At St. Victor Catholic Elementary School we strive to provide a safe learning environment rooted in our Catholic faith in which all students have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. We value and promote opportunities to join with our families and church in celebration of our faith. We believe that Jesus' commandment to: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the model of positive student behaviour.
Our Partners
We celebrate our Catholic faith on a monthly basis both at school and in our local parish. These liturgical celebrations include both our local parish Priest as well as our Board Chaplain. Parents/guardians are always welcome. As part of our Board focus, we select a Faith Ambassador annually who participates in the planning and facilitation of liturgical celebrations both at the system and school level to guide and deepen the spiritual development of staff, students, parents/guardians and our school community.
Our Catholic faith is celebrated in a variety of ways including:
Monthly masses/para-liturgies, morning prayers, classroom liturgies and celebrations, food drives, supporting local community initiatives and peer helpers.
Vision of a Catholic Learner
Catholic Learners:
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are discerning believers formed in the Catholic Faith community who celebrate the signs and sacred mystery of God's presence through word, sacrament, prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living.
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are effective communicators who speak, write and listen honestly and sensitively, responding critically in light of Gospel values.
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are reflective, creative and holistic thinkers who solve problems and make responsible decisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good.
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are self-directed, responsible lifelong learners who develop and demonstrate their God-given potential.
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are collaborative contributors who always find meaning, dignity and vocation in work which respects the rights of all and contributes to the common good.
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are caring family members who attend to family, school, parish and the wider community.
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are responsible citizens who give witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life.
(Excerpts from the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations- Institute for Catholic Education)
~School Prayer~
Our Father who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.