Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • January 21, 2022 4 Focus on Our Mission: Vision for Catholic Schools The “Vision for Catholic Schools” calls us to share our journey of faith as followers of Jesus Christ, through making disciples, serving each other and the wider community, and living our faith in partnership with our families, our schools, and our parishes. The four pillars of Catholic schools are written in “The Mission of Catholic Schools.” • Discipleship: To form disciples and disciple-makers through faith formation, accompaniment, and personal faith commit- ment • Faith Formation: To nurture disciple- ship that leads to transformation and growth on both the personal and collective level and to share and grow by celebrating our faith in prayer and reflection, encouraging and car- ing for each other and all those we serve, and acting with truth and compassion • Service: To foster positive relationships with our schools, communities, and parishes to maintain and enhance quality support • Academic Excel- lence: To respond to chal- lenges, pursue continuous improvement, nurture a love of learning that will last a lifetime, and strive for academic growth in all subject areas. The “Core Values of the Diocese of Biloxi Catholic Schools” emphasizes that living and growing in the faith is the most important reason for the Catholic schools. The faith formation that a student receives in Catholic schools will go with him or her throughout his or her life. Our Catholic schools and parishes exist to form disciples and disciple-makers of Jesus Christ. The vision and mission of Catholic schools and parishes are focused on that goal. Everything that happens in the class- room, athletics, extracurricular activities, or in any part of the Catholic school and parish program must be geared toward that end. Families who choose Catholic education enter a partnership with the parish and the school to form disciples and disciple-makers of Jesus Christ. In the Catholic schools and parishes, we desire to share the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. We prepare our stu- dents to selflessly serve the community and the church and to passionately share the life- changing message of Jesus. Our most impor- tant charge is to form disciples and disciple- makers. This mission is what makes Catholic education distinctive from other types of schools. Dr. Rhonda Clark is the Superintendent of Catholic Schools. Dr. Clark