School Philosophy
Christ is the reason for Saint Bonaventure School. He is the unseen but ever present teacher in our classrooms. He is the model for our faculty and the inspiration of our students.
Catholic Schools, believing each student is a child of God, challenge each to achieve academic excellence, to embrace the Gospel message and to make a difference in the world.
-- NCEA Positioning Statement, 1994
-- NCEA Positioning Statement, 1994
We hold that our religious identity is the heart of our school. Staff, students and parents strive to model a strong and challenging faith. We seek an enduring faith community based on Jesus' command to love one another. Saint Bonaventure School is a lived experience of Church beliefs, traditions, and sacramental life, bringing the students to Christ.
We acknowledge that Saint Bonaventure School shares with the family the educational mission of the Church. Parents are the primary educators of their children; teachers are the facilitators of learning. We commit ourselves to a challenging curriculum that integrates the subjects of religion, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, technology, Spanish and health/physical education with themes rooted in Gospel values and Catholic tradition. We accept the responsibility to assist parents in educating the students to become adaptable, resilient life-long learners who know how to learn, how to collaborate, how to communicate effectively and how to ethically use the knowledge technology offers to improve life for all people.
We foster a supportive and challenging climate that affirms the dignity of all persons within the school community. An essential dimension of our school philosophy is a focus on the needs of the whole person. Recognizing that today's students are tomorrow's leaders, Saint Bonaventure School balances high expectations with respect for individual differences. Students are encouraged to manage their lives effectively, assume responsibility for their actions or failure to act and internalize positive healthy attitudes of personal value and self-worth.
We believe that Saint Bonaventure School is an integral part of the Church mission to proclaim the Gospel, build faith community, celebrate through worship, and serve others. We value apostolic service to deepen student awareness of and involvement in social concerns. We declare with Pope John Paul II in his address to American Catholic educators that this powerful experience will enlarge their horizons, challenge their life-styles, and offer them authentic human fulfillment.
We share the commitment, wisdom and gifts of parents by inviting them to work with the students, teachers and administration, both directly and indirectly. We believe that this level of partnership in education leads to the development of a strong faith community, builds a safe environment and fosters reverence for the unique value of each person.
