Lower School Mission Statement

Santa Catalina Lower School provides an educational program designed to encourage each boy and girl to work effectively, to communicate articulately, to approach life with a sense of purpose and competence, and to take responsibility for our gifts from God.

Our curriculum enables children to study the classic and the contemporary as they develop academic, artistic, and athletic skills and talents under the guidance of experienced teachers who take the time to know each child well. We are a close-knit, Christian community of students, teachers, and parents, working together to nurture student minds and hearts.

Our goal is that our graduates will be successful students in secondary schools and responsible, thoughtful citizens of the world. We believe that in the process of preparing and guiding young people toward intellectual growth and moral and spiritual awareness, the beginning is everything.

What We Believe
Veritas - truth - is the motto of Santa Catalina School. Underlying all actions, relationships, and communication is the assumption that this standard exists. Only with this principle clearly understood and firmly in place is the School's mission worthy and possible.

In Lower School, this dedication to truth, and to the enduring values that it engenders, rests at the foundation of the Honor Agreement every student signs:

"I respect myself and other people as individuals. I respect the property of others. I value my school as a place to learn, to grow in spirituality, and to improve myself. I will strive always to be honest, kind, and caring. I know that I am responsible for what I say and do to other people, for accomplishing my own work, for being cooperative and positive in manner, for being loyal to my school and my peers, and for showing good sportsmanship at all times."

Lower School students learn that in every endeavor, commitment, cooperation, and self-discipline lead to success. Perhaps most importantly, they come to realize that "success" really means giving one's best effort.