OUR MISSION
The mission of the Office of Catholic Schools is to assist the Bishop in his mandate as Teacher of the Catholic faith, by establishing a climate and framework for fostering excellence in catechetical and academic education in the schools of the diocese in adherence to the Magisterium of the Church.
The mission of the Diocesan Schools is to develop and nurture the spiritual, intellectual, social, and emotional growth of each student in the spirit of the Gospel and teachings of the Catholic Church.
OUR VISION
The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond will:
- Proclaim to be formative communities of prayer, worship, justice and peace.
- Be known to be integral to the mission of the church and as the responsibility of the entire Church.
- Be positioned as the heart of the Church’s life, and as such share in the responsibility of being church in the world.
- Nurture personal growth, scholarship, life-long learning, service, and responsible stewardship.
OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS
The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond rooted in the richness of the Catholic tradition, and addressing the challenge of the present, are enthusiastically creating a future based on the person and teaching of Jesus Christ.
Catholic schools proclaim their identity as formative communities where prayer and worship, justice and peace, reconciliation and evangelization, become lived experiences.
Catholic schools know themselves as integral to the mission of the church and as the responsibility of the entire church.
Catholic schools are positioned as the heart of the church’s life, and, as such, share in the responsibility of being church in the world.
Catholic schools nurture personal growth, scholarship, life-long learning, service, and responsible stewardship through a faith-centered way of life.
Catholic schools are committed, as responsible stewards, to collaborative planning to remain the educational choice for the future.
