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- Like the marks of the Church proclaimed in the Creed – one, holy, catholic, and apostolic – so, too, does the Holy See identify the principal features of a school as Catholic: a Catholic school should be inspired by a supernatural vision, founded on Christian anthropology, animated by communion and community, imbued with a Catholic worldview throughout its curriculum, and sustained by gospel witness.
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- They prioritize daily Mass. Mass is the central act of worship for Catholics. Schools that prioritize daily Mass communicate the importance of the Mass and also allow students and teachers to receive special graces not available through other worship.
- They avoid education majors when hiring teachers. Education degree programs at most colleges and universities are tainted by secular aims and methods.
- The #1 quality they look for in teachers is not how smart they are, or how experienced they are, or how many credentials they have... but whether they are passionate about growing in their faith.
- College and career readiness are not the primary goals. Holiness, wisdom, and a thriving sense of wonder are. All successful Catholic schools prepare students for college and a career—but they do so as secondary goals, achieved through the authentically Catholic education of children growing in knowledge and virtue on their path to Heaven.
- Centered in the Person of Jesus Christ. Catholic education is rooted in the conviction that Jesus Christ provides the most comprehensive and compelling example of the realization of full human potential (The Catholic School, 34, 35).
- Contributing to the Evangelizing Mission of the Church. By reason of its educational activity, Catholic schools participate directly and in a privileged way in the evangelizing mission of the Church (The Catholic School, 9; The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, 5, 11; The Religious Dimensions of Education in a Catholic School, 33).
- Distinguished by Excellence. Church documents, history, and practices, supported by Canon Law, establish that first and foremost a Catholic school is characterized by excellence.
- Committed to Educate the Whole Child. Catholic school education is rooted in the conviction that human beings have a transcendent destiny and that education for the whole person must form the spiritual, intellectual, physical, psychological, social, moral, aesthetic, and religious capacities of each child.
Feb 27, 2017 · The Gospel of Jesus Christ is central to the Catholic school. What the Catholic school offers is a Christian vision of reality, a set of values based on the loving, caring, challenging mission of Jesus.
- Part A
- The Mission of the Church
- KEY IMPLICATIONS*
- 14,15 The Common Good in Education. (CES 1997)
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- Pupils
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- Subject Leader / Head of Department of Religious Education
- All Staff
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- The Educative Process
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- Classroom Religious Education
- Chaplaincy
- Inclusion
- The Pastoral Curriculum
- Relationships and Sex Education
This Document is addressed principally to governors, teachers, parents, inspectors and local authority oficers to help their understanding and appreciation of the distinctiveness of Catholic education in schools and colleges (throughout this document ‘schools’ refers to both schools and colleges). It sets Catholic schools in the Diocese of Westmins...
In and through Jesus Christ, the Church understands her mission to make Him known and loved. Catholic schools are an essential part of that mission of the Church, to place Christ and the teaching of the Church at the centre of people’s lives and to form and develop in young people the inspiration to live their lives fully as Christians. Catholic sc...
In order to live out its distinctiveness, the Catholic school will: review its Mission Statement on a regular basis ensuring governors, staff, pupils and parents contribute to its development and its implementation in the daily life of the school; develop ways to ensure parents and carers are valued and engaged as partners in the education of their...
*Throughout the document Key Implications identity only some of the significant issues and questions arising from the text. Partners and Participants in Catholic Education
In order to develop the partnership between parents and schools: the school will work with parents to develop a shared understanding of its partnership with them to develop the faith of their child(ren) and their knowledge of religious education; parents will be encouraged to support and work with the school in developing this partnership throu...
Young people in our schools, whether as infants, early teenagers or sixth formers, are not simply the receivers of all that Catholic education has to offer, but are also the active participants in an education built on the belief that each one is loved by God. In a Catholic school, a young person’s journey into adulthood will also be an opportunity...
The school will provide opportunities for young people to reflect on the meaning and value of their lives from within the Catholic tradition and for those of other faiths, from within their tradtion. The school will provide opportunities for participate and pupils to engage with others in assuming responsibilities appropriate to their age and abil...
The Headteacher, together with members of the Leadership Team: is responsible for the quality of Catholic education provided; witnesses to the Gospel in word and deed through the exercise of leadership in a spirit of service, collaboration and encouragement of all staff; builds an educative community, based on the Gospel values of love, freedom a...
Catholic education is a religious education in the Catholic faith, leading pupils to both theological literacy and a lived experience of the richness of the Church’s prayer and liturgy. “Religious education is never simply one subject among many, but the foundation of the entire education process.” 25 The role of Head/Subject Leader in religious ed...
The success of the Catholic school depends on the quality and dedication of all the staff who teach and work there, whatever their role. All staff are witnesses to the vision and philosophy of Catholic education. While the appointment of Catholic staff is paramount to the development of the shared experience of living the faith in the school contex...
All teaching and support staff in a Catholic school actively work to fulfil the school’s mission statement. Performance Management enables and encourages all staff in their contribution to the development of the Catholic life of the school. Staff should avail themselves of opportunities for professional and spiritual development especially in relat...
Learning and Teaching Part D At the heart of the Catholic school is its belief in Jesus’ call to fullness of life. This leads our schools to be committed to providing an education imbued with that faith, in all its aspects, systems and structures, policies and priorities, pastoral care and discipline, relationships and charitable outreach. “The Ca...
Catholic education is a holy task which seeks to: provide outstanding learning and teaching which are derived from a Catholic philosophy of education; ensure that each subject area of the curriculum contributes to the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils.
The whole Catholic school is part of the Church’s ministry to evangelise and catechise. Through the centuries, the Church has educated young people and adults as part of its life. The witness, by the staff and pupils, to belief in Jesus Christ and the Catholic way of life, is itself a teaching and learning experience. In school, religious education...
Chaplaincy is a particular feature of a Catholic school and serves the personal and spiritual needs of both staff and pupils. Chaplains may be either lay (appointed by the school) or ordained (appointed by the Diocese).35 Local contexts vary and often, in the primary sector, the local parish priest acts as Chaplain. In the secondary and college se...
“All people are endowed with a rational soul and are created in God’s image; they have the same nature and origin and, being redeemed by Christ, they enjoy the same divine calling and destiny; there is here a basic equality between all people and it must be given ever greater recognition.” 37 The unique gifts of all pupils and the call to fullness ...
Catholic schools “offer each pupil an education that promotes their human growth since a vision of education inspired by Jesus Christ is one which is concerned with the development of the whole person (social, intellectual, spiritual, moral, emotional and psychological)”. 39 It is faith in the person of Christ and his invitation to each one to ‘ful...
“Sexuality is an enrichment of the whole person – body, emotions and soul – and manifests its inmost meaning in leading the person to the gift of self in love.” 45 Relationships and Sex Education is an integral part of the curriculum for all students. It takes place in the spiritual and moral context of the Catholic tradition. Underlying Principl...
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The ideal of the Catholic school proposed here is one whose ethos or characteristic spirit is rooted in its ‘Christian concept of life centred on Jesus Christ: He is the One who ennobles people, gives meaning to human life, and is the model which the Catholic school offers to its pupils’.
Oct 9, 2024 · A Catholic school, therefore, should nurture all that is human in the students it serves—the ability to observe, to listen, to attend, to remember, to imagine, to imitate, to integrate, to pray, and to love, among other traits.
