MISSION STATEMENT

The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

IBO, Mission

The community of St. Francis Xavier will strive to live the Gospel values of Faith, Love, Hope, Peace, and Service as taught by Jesus and his Church.

In doing so, we will create environment where cultural differences are celebrated, and individual gifts are valued.

We will work together to promote excellence in Catholic Education.

• We believe that the individual has intrinsic worth

• We believe that all people have the ability and the need to learn

• We believe that all individuals have a right to safety, love and learning

• We believe that a high-quality Catholic education is necessary to empower students to meet future challenges that will enhance our society

• We believe that diversity strengthens our community and should be honoured and protected We believe that God calls us to share our gifts and serve our community

• We believe that God calls us to witness, challenge and serve each other to ever-deepen our relationship with Christ

• We believe that a complete education includes exposure to a wide variety of subject areas

• We believe that physical, mental, spiritual and social/emotional growth are part of the education experience Our Vision St. Francis Xavier is a Catholic, secondary school created to serve our student population, which is a culturally diverse student population.

• We will be faithful to our rich Catholic tradition and at the same time be responsive to the changing needs of our community. St. Francis Xavier is committed to an ongoing faith journey, ever deepening our relationship with Christ.

• We will strive to share and integrate our Faith into all subject areas and we will constantly ensure the Catholic character of the school.

• We will nurture each other’s spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional growth, empowering and challenging each other to become socially responsible Christian adults.

• We will embrace new initiatives to constantly improve the quality of education delivered.

• We will maintain open communication between all partners of education.

• We will encourage and support parent and community involvement, and are committed to on-going dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Faith (Fides) · Peace (Pax) · Love (Amor) · Excellence (Excellentia)