A Catholic school education provides more than rote learning of reading, writing, and mathematics. It fosters a rigorous yet imaginative space of safety and excellence where a child can grow to succeed in life. Currently, our society is laden with values of apathy, indifference, greed, and sociopathy. A Catholic school education fosters the ability to enliven the mind with focused education by fostering academic excellence and high achievement. It educates the whole child within a values-based setting with an emphasis on a grounding in the Catholic faith. This prepares youngsters for success in life.
Building Success
Provided with the building blocks of a decent education, religious instruction offers discipline, reverence, and some degree of imagination. Many of the most influential members of society have come from Catholic school educations. These influential people, like well-known celebrities, have all attributed their success to the discipline and knowledge attained in their youth in Catholic school.
Safe Learning Environment
Catholic schools provide a safe learning environment, an intimate setting, and a supportive culture. With a lower student-to-teacher ratio, interventions for learning or social-emotional issues can occur at an early stage. This is because each student receives critical individualized attention from teachers. The school also places emphasis on personal responsibility and ethics as well as dedication to community well-being. According to a Fraser Institute survey, 62% of private school parents feel that their school's environment is motivating, supportive, and nurturing.
Advantages of Small Size
Because of a smaller school size, there are more co-curricular options, giving more students the opportunity to join a sports team, participate in the school musical, play in the orchestra, or have a voice in the debate club. In fact, because of the school size, they can explore and choose multiple activities to stretch their ideas and imagination.
Academic Excellence
Academic excellence is another factor and more than 95% of graduates of private school go on to succeed in good colleges and success in life. According to Dr. Jared Staudt, an advocate for the return to a strong Catholic education, he states that what we seek in our leaders, we should cultivate in our students: endurance or fortitude, tempered by temperance and erudition.
