"A School To Believe In"

Here, at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic School, our main pastoral message is to teach as Jesus did, by forming a community life of the Spirit, teaching how to render service to the Christian community and the entire human family, and developing a true love for the learning process. The curriculum at Saint Mark Catholic School reflects a balance of all areas of learning about the world, about life, and bout one another through an emphasis on the integrated learning of reading, science, math, and the language arts.

The Catholic Church's involvement in education has special importance in the pursuit of the development of youth as it aims to create an atmosphere enlivened by the Gospel spirit.  It has been reinforced by the Second Vatican Council, which stated: "True education aiming at the formation of the human person with respect to those societies... in responsibilities he/she will share" (Declaration of Christian Education, Vatican Council).

The Philosophy of Saint Mark Catholic School reflects this tradition and it summarized in the statement: "Dum Tempus habemus, operemur bonum" (While we have time, let us do good for the children who need us as parents and educators).  It is our mission in partnership with the parents, to maximize the development of the students intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.  This is accomplished by a well-balanced program directed to meet each student's individual potential ability and achievement in order that they may become useful citizens with meaningful Christian values in a democratic society within an ever-changing contemporary world.  As the school cultivates the child's development it also "ripens the capacity for right judgment, promotes a sense of values and readies them for professional life" (Vatican II)

The staff of Saint Mark Catholic School, along with the entire Church and School  community, is committed to meet the needs of each and every student.  Qualified and enthusiastic, they encourage confidence and an eagerness for learning.  Students will ready themselves for the world and community in which they live, to become productive citizen and true followers of Christ.  The teachers, students and parents strive together to create an atmosphere of understanding and trust, of sincerity and joy, like that of a healthy family.  We also seek to instill in our students an appreciation for their own unique individuality, their cultural heritage and interests, as well as those of others.  We view the multi-cultural nature of our society as a celebrations of our diversity.

Saint Mark Catholic School is "A School To Believe In".  Our main pastoral message is to teach as Jesus did, by forming a community life of the Spirit, teaching how to render service to the Christian community and the entire human family and develop a true love for the learning process.  The curriculum reflects a balance of all areas of learning about the world, about life and about one another through an emphasis on the integrated learning of reading, science, math and the language arts.

The faculty recognized, in accordance with the Bishops of the United States that: The Catholic school has the opportunity and obligation to be unique, contemporary, and oriented to Christian service.... All those involved in a Catholic school, - parents, pastors, teachers, administrators, and students - must earnestly desire to make it a community of faith which is indeed "living, conscious, and active." (To teach as Jesus did).  Faculty and students understand their role in establishing and maintaining a safe environment to meet the mission and philosophy of the school.