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OUR PHILOSOPY
As a school community, we believe that all human beings enjoy a special dignity as children of God. With this belief as our foundation:
- We believe that parents are the primary educators of their children. The Church is needed to assist parents in their educational role because the Church has the constant responsibility of helping all people to be able to come to the fullness of life in Christ.
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- We believe that every Catholic has a right to a Catholic education, living the fullness of the Christian faith.
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- We believe that every person can learn and needs to be taught in a way that is appropriate to an individual’s God-given learning style.
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- We believe that education is largely a matter of the heart (God’s love) making moral choices and guiding the application of the mind (human knowledge).
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- We believe that Holy Name Catholic School should strive to realize the threefold purpose of Christian education: to teach doctrine, to build community, and to serve. The Catholic school is the most effective means available to the Church for the education of children and young people.
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- We believe that Holy Name should provide educational leadership for the community, and that the needs of the community, State, Nation and Church should strongly influence the educational programs presented by the school.
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- We believe that teaching and learning are cooperative efforts among administrators, parents, teachers, students, and the community in the development of youth mentally, physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually and culturally.
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- We believe that children of different faith communities and church backgrounds need to be respected and welcomed.
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Our Commitment
Holy Name School is a Catholic school encompassing grades preschool through sixth grade. As a school, Holy Name is committed to teaching the learning skills and providing the encouragement the students need for their personal development and for their future educations. As a Catholic school, Holy Name is committed to providing religious instruction and motivation in the Catholic faith and providing an atmosphere in which living a life based on Christian moral and ethical values is modeled and expected. In Holy Name School, educational development and religious formation are integrated in the unified curriculum with a commitment to excellence in both areas. Holy Name School is open to children of all faiths whose parents desire and support the type of program provided and who themselves, will live a life that will be supportive of the overall goal of the school, namely, Catholic Christian formation and educational development.
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