About St Ursula’s - Principles of Presentation Education

• nurtures a spirituality which is focused in a relationship with Jesus Christ and the human concerns of our world.
• strives to bring students to an awareness of God’s unconditional love so that they will find meaning in life and hope for the future.
• provides opportunities for prayer and for meaningful participation in liturgy.
• takes place in a pastoral care context to enable all students to achieve growth through love, trust, responsible freedom and mutual respect.
• provides an environment in which faith is nurtured and in which priority is given to the Religious Education curriculum.
• encourages genuine acceptance and appreciation of all people regardless of gender, social status, ethnic origin or financial means.
• promotes the full potential of each person in the school community and a sense of personal worth.
• encourages students to develop critical thinking, self-motivation and a sense of personal responsibility.
• strives to develop the aesthetic sense through the active encouragement of the creative spirit in art, music, drama and literature.
• aims to provide school structures that promote justice and personal responsibility.
• provides students with the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge to live creatively in a rapidly changing world.
• encourages the critical assessment of and creative response to culture and lifestyle in the light of Christian values.
• provides experiences of co-operative teamwork to develop the skills and attitudes necessary to work with others to achieve a common goal.
• helps students to develop an understanding of their society, especially an awareness of injustice and oppression, and a concern to transform the attitudes and structures that cause them.
• provides opportunities for the development of leadership skills.