SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY OUR MISSION
• We provide an environment allowing students to feel safe, loved
Notre Dame Preparatory is a Diocesan Catholic high school, dedicated
and validated in their physical and social-emotional development
to the promotion of academic excellence and the pursuit of holiness
knowing they are supported across the community.
through the shared values of Reverence, Respect and Responsibility, out of love for Jesus Christ. VISION STATEMENT To provide the highest quality Catholic high school educational experience, offering student-centered learning opportunities which develop the whole person: mind, body and soul.
Mind • We are a leader in Catholic education through innovation and visionary focus and constant examination of best practices. • We instill a strong spiritual foundation among our students in order to discern vocation using their God-given talents through a rigorous, multifaceted program of study. • We promote high academic standards to form future problem solvers engaged in critical and creative thinking, who are able to collaborate and utilize diverse means of learning and evaluate
• We develop the whole person by creating a culture of active participation through a variety of co-curricular and athletic activities that enhance creativity, leadership, passion, teamwork and physical health.
Soul • We partner with families to educate students in the Catholic faith, so they know their identity in Christ and their unique call to holiness. • We foster an environment where students can encounter Christ through the Sacraments of the Church, prayer, retreats and opportunities for lifelong servant leadership. • We encourage and invite students to become transformational Christian leaders that support faith, patriotism and moral values so that they may choose what is good, true and beautiful with ease and clarity.
the moral implications of their decisions.
Body • We uphold the virtues of fortitude, selflessness, sacrifice, integrity, strength, tenacity, humility, charity, courage and loyalty
As a community of Saints, we are called to bear witness to God and share our gifts with the world.
through peer support, accountability and love.
2019-20 | SAINTS NATION 5
