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MISSION STATEMENT
The parish community of Divine Infant calls the school to prepare its students for their high school experience and their role as the future of the Catholic Church. The school does this by integrating and imparting faith, respect and moral values throughout its academic curriculum.
The parish community will provide the school with financial support and an atmosphere of Catholic Christian faith. The school will provide the parish community with teachers of the gospel who model and share their faith through prayer, word and example.
The primary mission of the school is to serve active parishioners within the parish’s physical boundaries, and if staff and space are available, all others who feel a quality Catholic education with strong religious training is best achieved at Divine Infant School.
VISION STATEMENTS
We envision the graduates of Divine Infant School to be individuals who:
- Respect and value self, others and their environment;
- Recognize their unique potential and use their gifts to make the world a better place;
- Grow in their faith and are willing to share that faith by living as Christ taught us to live; and
- Are prepared academically and spiritually for their high school experience.
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES
Religious instruction is provided on a daily basis and should be the basis for having your children enrolled at a Catholic school. The curriculum is age appropriate and includes the doctrines of our faith, liturgical experience, sacramental preparation, prayer and apostolic activity.
The pastor, associate pastor, director of religious education, principal and teachers design the religion curriculum.
The Director of Religious Education (DRE) is employed by the parish to coordinate all religious education, while working closely with teachers and parents.
Prayer: Since prayer is a necessary and valuable part of a person’s spiritual formation and enhances our awareness of God, formal prayer is taught and offered in each classroom daily. Spontaneous and creative prayer is encouraged and nourished.
Sacraments: A two-year program of preparation is provided for students preparing for the first reception of the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. Parent meetings and special family projects supplement the formal program in school. Ordinarily, students receive First Reconciliation and First Eucharist in second grade and Confirmation in eighth grade.
Liturgies/Prayer Services: The faculty and students plan special prayer services and para-liturgies for various Church celebrations. Students in grades K through 8 attend weekly liturgy. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is received by students in grades three through eight at prayer services during Lent and Advent. Devotion to Mary is encouraged through the Rosary and May crowning.
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