“Last Friday for the teachers professional development, we spent much of the day discussing a book that we have been reading throughout the year titled, Renewing Catholic School: How to Regain a Catholic Vision for a Secular Age, which I highly recommend every family read. This book has been a fascinating look into a shared conceptual agreement → embodied understanding → cultural application.
Our reasoning for reading through this book is so that we may all “row” in the same direction on mission together. At the crux of rowing together is a shared understanding of who we are in forming a school community. Some of the reflective questions I wish to share with you all are: Why is community itself formative, not just supportive? And, How does a shared mission unify curriculum, faculty, and families?
The argument here is that our community is just as necessary to the formative process of our students as is our curriculum and faith. I pray that as we close out the year, we continue to open our hearts and grow as a community.
Vere resurrexit! — Headmaster Eric Schreiber
St. John Paul II Classical School and Chesterton Academy are of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. They are private Catholic classical schools serving Montessori preschool and elementary through high school. They have open enrollment and provide an individualized education in an integrated faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. Learn more by scheduling a visit.
