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The Mercy school community consists of parents, students, staff and management personnel sharing a common vision of mercy education. Each member of this community participates in the educational process by the example of a Christian way of life and by recognising the dignity of each individual.
STUDENTS The Mercy Philosophy of Education strives to... Enable students to become fully developed and integrated persons, calling them to grow in freedom, understanding and love. Develop each student's spiritual, intellectual, emotional, creative and physical potential. Enable students to value their own uniqueness as sons and daughters of Gods and to inspire in them a deep faith in Jesus Christ, enabling them to develop a life of personal and liturgical prayer. Assist the moral, social, cultural and political growth of the students. Encourage respect for the complimentary gender role of male and female and to promote equality of opportunity for all. Enable them to promote Christian values of collaboration in society, maintaining a deep concern for, and involvement in, community and an awareness of the Church as the people of God. Nurture in the students, a sensitivity to those who have special needs. Prepare the students by academic and practical training for adult living and to promote in them a co-operative spirit so that they can make a conservative sontribution to society. Enable students to live in reverent relationships with all of creation and to nurture in them a respect for life and care for the earth. Enable the students to develop a healthy self-image with the ability to adapt a rapidly changing world and to live in peace within in. The Mercy Philosophy of Education strives to nurture in the students... A sense of their cultural identity. An appreciation of the diversity of cultures which exists in the island of Ireland. A positive attitude to responsible citizenship within the European Community. A respect for people of other races, traditions and creeds.
PARENTS The school and the family strive to be mutally supportive of each other so that mercy education may be effective. Parents are encouraged to: Develop close links with the school. Collaborate with the school in developing the full potential of their children. Share the responsibility of seeing that the school remains true to its values and distinctive character. Become actively involved in school/parents associations. Participate in policy and decision-making processes affecting the school. Avail of ongoing adult education programmes organised by the school.
The above are extracts from "Mercy Philosophy of Education", a handbook prepared by the Congration of the Sisters of Mercy, Ireland. |