Mission

About St. John Paul II

Mission


Mission

St. John Paul II Classical School strives to help parents form saints of the new millennium through the Catholic classical tradition, seeking what is good, true, and beautiful.

Philosophy

“It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives; the will to follow an ideal; the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity; the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.”

Pope St. John Paul II

In our culture, there is a need for great leaders exemplifying heroic virtue. Our students will excel academically and become strong, independent, and faith-filled. St. John Paul II Classical School preserves and promotes the sacred traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. We are committed to the formation of the whole child: Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul. We draw from rich tradition, and the integration of Catholic values into all subjects results in students who are knowledgeable, analytical, and articulate.

Catholic Culture

St. John Paul II Classical School embraces and lives the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, which are defined and clarified by the Magisterium. We base our admissions, employment and operational decisions on the Church’s teachings on faith and morals, which promote the dignity of all persons created in the image and likeness of God. Central to this mission and foundational to our institutional identity are the public witness to the defense of human life from conception to natural death and promotion of the sanctity of marriage. We offer children and families the freedom and happiness of an encounter with Jesus Christ through an education founded upon the objective moral truths of the Church.

Parental Responsibility

As stated in the Church’s Declaration on Christian Education, parents’ role as educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it. This recognition of parents as the primary educators of their children is further supported in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is at the heart of our philosophy of education. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, we seek to assist parents in the formation and education of their children. Through a close and cooperative relationship between the school and parents, students will be blessed by the riches of St. John Paul II Classical School.