About Bishop Connolly | mission

We believe that...

• A mission-driven, standards-based curriculum, rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ, facilitates academic, spiritual, physical, cultural and social growth among students.
• Ongoing professional development in the spiritual, academic and pedagogical domains cultivate a more skilled and nurturing faculty.
• All students can come to know and have a personal experience with Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.
• All students can learn provided they are given the appropriate contextual support.
  Critical thinking can be taught and nurtured. Students learn best in an environment that is safe, secure and accountable.
• A Catholic, holistic approach to education facilitates the development of life-long learners who become leaders in the secular world.
• Families are a vital component of the school community.

Our students will be able to...

• Demonstrate knowledge of the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church.
• Make morally responsible decisions based on the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church.
• Develop a culture of Christian Service to the neighbor.
• Acquire, integrate and apply essential knowledge.
• Access information from a variety of sources.
• Communicate effectively through reading writing, speaking, active listening, computing, the arts, and technology.
• Think critically.
• Solve problems effectively.
• Develop skills for life-long learning.
• Demonstrate moral personal, social, and civic responsibilities.
• Actively participate in and contribute to their Church and civic communities.
• Demonstrate respect for diversity in a global society.

Our religious vision.

• The Jesuits’ long association with Connolly, from 1966 to 1995, laid a strong foundation upon which Connolly continues to build.
• That tradition calls young men and women to find God in all things, to experience their own value in God’s eyes, and to respond to that experience with generous service to God and others.
• This vision, which is the heart of Connolly, remains the central focus and mission of our faculty, staff and families.
• In order to appreciate and develop their talents, students are challenged to excellence. This goal is accomplished through academic classes, extra-curricular activities, religious instruction, and team cooperation. Interwoven throughout these experiences is the principle that to know God is to learn more about loving oneself, so as to love one’s neighbor. 
• Consequently, our graduates, as people touched by the Spirit of God in the tradition of St. Ignatius, are prepared to be Not only hearers, but doers of the word.