SCHOOL GOALS

“… every Christian child or youth has a strict right to instruction in harmony with the teaching of the Church, the pillar and ground of truth.” #57 Thus, “The proper and immediate end of Christian education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian, that is, to form Christ Himself in those regenerated by Baptism.” #94 Pope Pius XI, On Christian Education

Holy Family Academy will strive to:

• Teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ as handed down by the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Provide an education of excellence that assists children in their growth toward full personal potential.
• Develop and offer an education in which intellectual, physical, and social components are integrated with religious and moral instruction, and where the Catholic Faith imbues all that we say and do.
• Teach students to think critically and express themselves with clarity and competence.
• Promote character by insisting on responsible study and submission to intellectual and moral discipline.
• Inspire students to realize their duties as American citizens and promote general welfare through a deeper understanding of the effect of personal actions upon the lives of others.
• Promote the development of leadership through the application of Christian principles in activities and personal conduct.
• Foster refinement in manners, speech, and dress in accordance with Christian ideals.
• Promote the dignity of all human life, especially that of the unborn and elderly who are in desperate need of protection amidst today’s culture of death.
• Develop the spirit of Christian charity as commanded by Jesus Christ.
• Foster each student’s personal relationship with Jesus Christ through personal prayer, public worship, and the study and imitation of the lives of the saints.