MISSION STATEMENT

PHILOSOPHY

Our school recognizes each pupil as a valuable person created by Almighty God and as such, is entitled to the best efforts of the faculty in educating him/her. Through the curriculum and Catholic teachings we hope to lay the foundation necessary for your child(ren) to go on to become useful and worthwhile citizens. Each child lives and interprets every moment in the ongoing procession of school activity from the only vantage point accessible to him..... his own needs and background of experience. It is our aim to know and understand these needs and background in order to help each child realize his/her potential.

As stated by Pope John Paul II to Catholic Educators, “It is the school’s task to cultivate in students the intellectual, creative and esthetic faculties of the individual...to promote in them a sense of values; to encourage just attitudes and prudent behavior; to introduce them to the cultural patrimony handed down from previous generations; to prepare them for their working lives, and to encourage the friendly interchange among students of diverse cultures and backgrounds that will lead to mutual understanding and love.”

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

St. Monica’s School endeavors to achieve through its total program the following goals & objectives:

1. To contribute to the spiritual, intellectual, personal, social, and physical development
of each student in terms of his/her potential
a. By helping mold strong character traits through Catholic teachings, the practice of virtue,
and recognition of every creature as belonging to God
b. By teaching each student to be well adjusted in the society they face and by giving them
some of the basic rudiments involved in living a well-rounded life
c. By providing sports and conditioning facilities to meet physical development needs

2. To reflect through our program a current knowledge of human growth and development and of student’s needs at a given level
a. By facilitating ongoing professional development of the faculty and staff
b. By participating in the archdiocesan sponsored catholic educators conferences
c. By providing tuition assistance to further educational goals

3. To have our school committed to excellence on all levels
a. By stating clear expectations
b. By encouraging everyone to strive for high learning outcomes

4. To employ both traditional and technological methods to educate the student in the knowledge and skills necessary to lay the foundation for ongoing education
a. By providing supplemental tools to enhance their learning experiences
b. By providing a quality, user friendly library
c. By integrating technology across the curriculum using state of the art systems

5. To provide for the development of student potential to think creatively and accept responsibility
a. By assigning challenging group/individual student projects
b. By setting time lines for completion of projects

6. To establish a foundation for alert, active and articulate leadership
a. By cultivating the students’ spiritual, intellectual, creative, and esthetic faculties
b. By assigning students tasks which provide leadership opportunities