| Goal |
Objectives |
| TO EDUCATE FOR FORMATION IN FAITH |
- To encourage and help all members of the Chaminade community to bear witness with a personal and committed faith that touches the heart
- To promote a faith and culture dialogue which illumines reality from the perspective of the Gospel
- To form students in the Gospel's values and Christian attitudes
- To educate in a free and responsible style which elicits a personal response of faith
- To present the Marianist heritage and charism as a viable approach to living the Gospel
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| TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRAL, QUALITY EDUCATION |
- To promote quality education of the whole person
- To provide a broad and coherent curriculum
- To provide a well-formed, professional administration, faculty and staff
- To develop respect for every person as a daughter or son of God, unique and individual
- To develop an interior spirit and self-knowledge
- To develop a concern for global and local issues of culture and ecology
- To develop a facility and familiarity with technology
- To foster a diverse faculty and staff as well as diverse student body
- To provide fiscal stability
- To augment our physical facilities to provide for current and future needs
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| TO EDUCATE IN FAMILY SPIRIT |
- To create a favorable environment for collegial approach to education
- To cultivate interpersonal relationships characterized by openness, respect, integrity and dialogue
- To form an educational community with collaborative structures and processes
- To express authority as loving and dedicated service
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| TO EDUCATE FOR SERVICE, JUSTICE AND PEACE |
- To promote a sense of responsibility for the growth and development of our world
- To educate for solidarity as well as justice and peace
- To promote the sacredness of human life in all stages and the inherent dignity of all people
- To attend to the poor and marginalized
- To promote the dignity and rights of women and minorities
- To promote programs of service, encouraging the formation of Christian service groups
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| TO EDUCATE FOR ADAPTATION AND CHANGE |
- To educate to shape the future
- To educate each person to accept and respect differences in a pluralistic society
- To develop critical thinking skills in the search for truth
- To be open and adapt to local and global contexts through inculturation and interdisciplinary education
- To learn to read and respond to the signs of the time in faith
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