MISSION
As nurturing, dedicated Christian models of education, we, the professional staff of St. Lucy Catholic School, together with our school parents and the St. Lucy community are committed to providing a safe inviting environment while building the child's self- esteem, through challenging the intellectual development of each individual child, and providing the continuing knowledge necessary to develop a life long faith life, empowering them to become productive citizens in our global community by sharing their talents and addressing the needs of those around them.
To empower the ability within each child to joyfully embrace and incorporate the Gospel Message into their daily lives.
To challenge each child to recognize and be respectful of the unique gifts each individual possesses by creating a nurturing environment and allowing each child to become active in our classroom, school, parish, and global community.
To provide, through liturgical celebrations, daily prayer, service projects, modeling and religious instructions the opportunity to develop a life long relationship with God.
To develop within each child, through modeling and life experiences, an awareness of the individual needs of others and instilling within them the desire and courage to respond to the needs of those around them.
The staff of St. Lucy Catholic School, together with our school parents, and the St. Lucy community believe that we are called to provide models of Christian behavior within a safe nurturing environment, supportive of the Gospel message, while providing our students with a formal education and to develop within each child a positive self image, sensitive to the unique gifts and needs of others, thereby empowering each child to optimum growth intellectually, spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally as they become productive citizens of our global community.
- To provide the continuing knowledge and Liturgical experiences necessary to develop a life-long faith life.
- To nurture the prayer life of each student.
- To provide examples of a Catholic/Christian value system through modeling.
- To model life-long learning by staying abreast of the current trends in education through professional reading and advanced course work.
- To provide accurate and objective evaluations of student learning.
- To provide the skills and the time necessary for accurate and continual peer and self evaluation.
- To provide the skills necessary for children to become self-motivators.
- To provide a joyful climate conducive to learning.
- To provide an inviting environment where students, teachers, and parents feel comfortable and all take active ownership in the education of the learner.
- To provide an environment respectful of individual differences.
- To provide consistency in the application of the discipline code which allows a child to develop a sense of self-esteem.
- To create an environment where mistakes are turned into learning experiences.
- To provide an open atmosphere where students feel free to express themselves appropriately and to provide the opportunity to develop an understanding of the dynamics of active listening.
- To provide a supportive environment.
- To actively encourage the students and the parents/guardian to take ownership in the climate of the school.
- To be guides and guardians of our students, encouraging them to build the necessary skills to cope with the ever-changing world.
- To direct students and parents to the proper and necessary outside professional services available to them.
- To provide a clean safe environment.
- To ensure compliance with all state and federal requirements.
- To comply with the Dept. of Public Health rules and regulations.