St. Peter Parish School Philosophy

St. Peter School endeavors to help prepare its students for a responsible role in society by instilling in them Christian moral values as members of the Catholic Community of St. Peter. Each student has been created with special gifts. Recognition of each student's uniqueness is our approach to a holistic educational program.

Teachers, with the support and involvement of parents, (who are their children's primary educators) direct, model and challenge the students. They all encourage students to accept the responsibility of learning in order for students to achieve their full potential.

St. Peter School attempts to achieve the following objectives through its curriculum:

• To provide religious instruction and faith experiences which foster a knowledge and appreciation of Roman Catholic beliefs and traditions.
• To foster an atmosphere in which children learn how to think for themselves, how to learn and study, and how to make individual decisions.
• To offer an academic program including Religion, Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Computer Science, Art and Music, wherein the student is challenged to achieve his full potential.
• To provide an atmosphere in which learning is encouraged through creative teaching methods.
• To encourage communication between school and our students' families which generates interest and involvement from parents and other adults in St. Peter Parish.