Goals

Communication within the St. Joseph School family is a continuous process involving the school, the school staff, and the school families. The school community seeks to attain the following goals and objectives:

1. To create a nurturing Christian environment which promotes mutual respect, acceptance of differences, and reverence for life.

2. To provide an education in the beliefs, values and traditions of the Catholic faith by adhering to the teachings of the Church.

3. To guide each student in reaching his/her God-given potential while developing a sense of responsibility and self-worth.

4. To help the students share the mission of Jesus Christ by designing activities which extend beyond the school in compassion and service to others.

5. To provide a well-balanced curriculum which meets the developmental needs of the whole child and includes Religion, Math, Language Arts, Reading, Science and Social Studies, as well as Music, Art, Foreign Language, and Physical Education.

6. To encourage individual students in areas of weakness, supporting them with skills and working as partners with their parents.

7. To respect the individual gifts of faculty, students and families by planning cooperative activities that utilize the gifts of all for the common good.