Our Sacred Heart Mission and History

"For the sake of one child, I would have founded the Society."

St. Madeleine Sophie Barat

Since 1800, when St. Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in France, 宗教的圣心协会和教友圣心教育工作者已经实现了她对卓越教育的愿景. Today, 圣心学校网络是横跨美国和加拿大的25所天主教学校的协会, and nearly 160 schools internationally.

Independent yet united spirit and purpose, 圣心学校的国际社区相信教育整个孩子, and preparing her to live fully and wisely.

At the core of Sacred Heart education are the Goals and Criteria. These principles are tied into Carrollton's culture and identity, 表达了我们200年圣心传统的意图和希望. 它们构成了道德指南针，影响着我们在社会中做出的选择, 在学生上学期间，向他们灌输这些价值观, 并最终引导我们的卡罗尔顿毕业生成为有信念的女性, courage, and confidence.

Goals and Criteria

Goal I

圣心教会的学校致力于培养个人对上帝积极的信仰.

学校将自己定位为天主教独立的圣心学校，并体现了圣心协会的使命.
学校以耶稣的心来培养学生和成人成员, such as gratitude, generosity, compassion, and forgiveness.
The school community reflects an ethos of joy, hope, 庆祝活动及其节目表明，生命是有意义和价值的.
学校社区欢迎和尊重所有信仰的人，并教育他们了解世界上的宗教和精神传统.
学校领导优先考虑的空间和时间沉默和沉思，为其成员加深他们的内心生活.
Members of the school community, open to the transforming power of the Spirit of God, engage in personal and communal prayer, discernment, and reflection which inform their actions.
The school community, rooted in the love of Jesus Christ, 通过探索一个人与上帝的关系来培养其成员的精神生活, to self, to others, and to creation.

Goal II

圣心学校致力于培养对知识价值的深刻尊重.

圣心教育工作者和学生参与激发求知欲的具有挑战性的经历, a global mindset, and a life-long love of learning.
Sacred Heart educators develop and implement a dynamic curriculum, effective instructional methodology, current educational research, and ongoing evaluation.
圣心教育工作者和学生利用各种教学和学习策略来支持他们的成长和发展.
学校的课程和课外项目整合了创新和合作, critical thinking and problem-solving, the exploration of emerging technologies, and critical evaluation of information.
学校利用空间和物理环境与最佳教学实践保持一致.
学校培养审美价值和创造性地运用想象力.
圣心教育工作者为他们的专业成长承担责任, supported by resources and a culture that promotes life-long learning.

Goal III

圣心学校致力于教育推动行动的社会意识.

圣心教育工作者培养学生在相互依存的世界中为共同利益服务.
Sacred Heart educators immerse students in diverse global perspectives, developing competencies such as critical consciousness, language facility, and cultural literacy.
The school, drawing from Catholic Social Teaching, educates students to analyze and work to eradicate social structures, practices, systems, and values that perpetuate racism and other injustices.
学校社区的所有成员都有责任照顾上帝的创造, practice effective stewardship of the Earth's resources, and work to alleviate the climate crisis.
学校课程促进当地知情的积极公民和公民责任, national, and global level.
The school community engages in direct service, advocacy, outreach, and partnerships to work for justice, peace, and the integrity of creation.
圣心教育工作者致力于培养学生对服务的终身承诺.

Goal IV

圣心学校致力于将社区建设作为基督教价值观的教育.

The school, affirming that all are created in the image and likeness of God, 促进人的固有尊严，争取以包容和相互尊重为特征的关系.
学校实施一项持续的计划，教育社区所有成员的神恩, mission and heritage of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
学校与美国和加拿大的圣心学校网络以及世界各地的圣心学校合作.
学校社区的所有成员都支持一个干净、健康和安全的环境.
学校社区的成员以和平与和解的精神实践和教授非暴力和冲突管理的原则.
学校领导表现出有意识地努力招收不同种族的学生和雇用教师和工作人员, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
学校领导分配财政资源，在招生过程和学生的日常生活中支持社会经济多样性.

Goal V

圣心学校致力于在明智自由的氛围中教育个人成长.

当学生和学校社区的成人成员发现新的能力时，他们的勇气和信心都在增长, cultivate strengths, learn from mistakes, develop empathy and exercise resilience in meeting challenges.
学校社区的所有成员都对他们生活中的健康和平衡承担个人责任，足球博彩网站排名促进精神健康, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional well-being.
学校社区成员示范和教授尊重对话，支持明确, direct, open communication.
All members of the school community endeavor to practice informed, ethical decision-making and accountability.
Student and adult members of the school community model, practice, and teach safe, ethical, and responsible use of technology.
Sacred Heart educators cultivate in the students' life skills, such as initiative, creativity, and agility.
Sacred Heart schools recognize and educate to motivational, inspirational, and transformational leadership.

圣心的学校分享圣心协会的教育使命，正如目标和标准所阐明的那样. 在美国和加拿大支持圣心教育的机构包括圣心教育会议和圣心学校网络. 他们一起提供服务和计划，以确保由圣心协会赞助的成员学校的使命活力.

Links to the Network of Sacred Heart Schools:
- Network of the Sacred Heart Schools

- Religious of the Sacred Heart

- Religious of the Sacred Heart (International)