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Updated: May 23, 2004

The Sisters of St. Joseph

Our 10 Objectives
As Sisters of Saint Joseph, motivated by the love of Christ and committed to the pursuit of excellence in the apostolate of Christian education, we strive to achieve the following objectives.

  1. To transmit the Christian message and to educate our students to develop a mature and personal relationship with Christ.
       
  2. To help each student to fuse religious truths and moral integrity with life in contemporary society and our world of technology: basic to this task is instruction in authentic Catholic doctrine.
       
  3. To foster in our students a positive self-image and a spirit of inquiry and discovery that will inspire them to attain a mastery of curriculum commensurate with their potential.
       
  4. To provide our students with fundamental knowledge and usable skills sufficient to prepare them for life work, and to develop sensitivity to cultural and aesthetic values.
       
  5. To extend the interest and concern of our students beyond themselves into the total community, thereby fostering in them a sense of responsible freedom and a desire to acquire those qualities of heart and mind necessary for effective service to others.
       
  6. To give witness to the meaning of Christian service by our dedication and effort to instill Catholic truths and wisdom in a community of faith, creating a climate of warm-hearted concern, mutual respect, and joy.
       
  7. To use our abilities and aptitudes, our time and talents with a spirit that best serves others; in the accomplishment of this goal, to seek for ourselves and our colleagues opportunities for professional enrichment and for personal growth and fulfillment.
       
  8. To initiate those changes and innovations that will improve the education of our youth to prepare them better for life in today's world.
       
  9. To respect and appreciate the cultural, the mental, and the ethnic differences of those in our apostolate and to respond sensitively to the challenges of race, poverty, and religion.
       
  10. To encourage the involvement and the active cooperation of parents as partners in education.

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