Raleigh Diocese Curriculum Guide Excerpts
(From the Diocese of Raleigh
Administrator's Handbook)
"Mission of the Catholic Schools
The mission of the Diocese of Raleigh is to engage our school/center
communities in creating a quality education within a Catholic environment
that fosters the current and future development of the whole child.
Philosophy of Catholic Educators
- We believe quality Catholic education calls us to integrate Gospel teachings and values with real life.
- We believe all secular subjects need to be taught in the light of these values.
- We recognize and accept that parents are the primary educators of their children therefore we work closely with them in both the school and parish context.
- We believe students of all faiths, ethnic origins, and economic levels contribute to the world community and thus we welcome these students and strive to create an environment which reflects the dignity of each person.
- We believe the faith shared with parents, teachers, and students is nourished by prayer and worship within to total life of the school and parish community.
- We believe students reach their individual potential by thinking clearly, forming strong convictions, and acting in ways consonant with their beliefs for the betterment of their own lives, their Church and society as a whole.
Goals of Catholic Schools
- The goals of Catholic Schools, message, community, service and worship are consonant with those expressed in To Teach as Jesus Did (1973). Catholic schools are to make "faith become living, conscious, and active, through the light of instruction" (1973). Primarily, Catholic schools are delegated to further the command of Jesus "to teach all nations".
- To teach the children is to present Jesus' "good news", the gospel message in word and examples. Children are instructed in Catholic doctrine, values and moral standards.
- The religious and academic message is experienced in community shared by the people of the school environment and expanded in service to the broader local and civic community.
- Worship and celebration are means of offering thanks and praise to God that has gifted people with freedom to grow and develop in a global world of complex, multiple realities and values.
- Catholic schools are teaching/learning environments in which the needs of students are addressed. The instructional process is based on the belief that all children can learn. Therefore, teachers and administrators collaborate with parents to provide learning experiences consonant with student ability and financial resources.
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