{"id":113,"date":"2020-03-30T15:27:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svdpdev.usnx.com\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:26:23","slug":"philosophy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.svdpcatholicschool.org\/?page_id=113","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our philosophy<\/h2>\r\nAt St. Vincent de Paul we believe that in the atmosphere of a developing Faith Community we are to encourage persons to become more fully the unique individuals they are destined to be. This belief involves an acknowledgment that we are not the primary educators of children, but rather participants in a growth process that has begun before us and will continue after us. In\u00a0Christ<\/strong>\u00a0we find our reason for existence.\r\n\r\nAs Christian educators we are commissioned by the Catholic Church to assist each child in developing a life in response to the message of Jesus and the stewardship of creation. We further believe that everyone is both teacher and learner, and that cooperative endeavor is essential in the developing Faith Community of students, parents, and faculty to:\r\n