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Our vision is to prepare our children for life in the 21st
century.
We strive to enable our children to be happy, confident
and secure in the knowledge that each one is a valuable member
of society and has the talent to make the world a better
place for others.
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God has created me to do Him some definite service.
He has committed some work to me
Which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission.
I may never know it in this life,
But I shall be told it in the next.
I am a link in a chain,
A bond of connection between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good, I shall do His work.
I shall be an angel of peace,
A preacher of truth.
John Henry Newman
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Mission Statement
At St Mary's school we aim to operate an educational philosophy
which:
- Places prayer, liturgy and worship at the heart of school life;
encouraging the development of faith of each unique individual
within the school's community.
- Recognises the importance of a purposeful link between home,
parish, school and community as a preparation for the pupil's
role as a Christian in the wider world.
- Strives to make our pupils' experiences of relationships within
the school productive and positive and seeks to cherish and develop
what is good.
- Promotes the growth and development of the whole person by
ensuring that their curriculum experience is within a Catholic
setting and where the pupil can acquire skills, knowledge, positive
attitudes and Christian moral values.
- Provides a Christ centred setting whereby all can live out
the messages of Jesus with love, understanding and care.
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The School Ethos and Aims
Our school aims to develop those values which Catholics believe
reflect the gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Church.
The basic religious ethos is to be found across the whole curriculum
and is reflected in all areas of the life of the school.
Christian values permeate each area of experience and learning;
in this way we endeavour to promote the formation of the whole person.
The overriding aim of the school therefore is the Christian growth
of the children, not simply their growth in their own faith, but
their growing awareness of the world as a maturing and worshipping
Christian.
In order to create an atmosphere which enables true Christianity
to grow, we aim:
- To provide a caring, happy environment in which all pupils develop
self-confidence and self-respect.
- To provide an environment in which all children can make a
worthwhile contribution, where everyone is valued and everyone's
needs are respected as important.
- To help the children realise that the school is a praying community,
by highlighting the uses of prayer as thanksgiving to God in times
of need, both personal and communal.
- To emphasise the Christian ideal of service, by giving the
children the opportunity to help people in need, both locally
and universally.
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