Faith

The administration, faculty, staff, parents, and students of St. Leander Catholic School continually create and promote the development of a rich Catholic community. As a ministry of the parish, St. Leander Catholic School nurtures and challenges its multi faceted Pre-K – 8 student body. Catholic Identity and Catholic Ministry are the keystones and foundation for teaching and learning at St. Leander Catholic School.

As a Catholic school, we place the highest value on our faith and the way it touches every aspect of our lives. Prayer and religious formation are central to the daily experience at St. Leander. Students are taught to actively live their faith and to recognize the role it continually plays in helping them grow as caring, moral individuals.

As a Catholic community, St. Leander School strives to live the Gospel message of Jesus by providing a number of religious activities for the students.  Formal religious education is a part of our daily curriculum.  School begins with a daily prayer assembly.  Parents and caregivers are welcome to join us for morning prayer and we ask that you participate in prayer and be respectful by not socializing during prayer and pledge.

At St. Leander Catholic School, our Catholic beliefs are woven throughout all facets of academic and social life. Our goal is to develop within each of our children a moral conscience - a soul - that will help guide them in today’s world.

• Daily prayers frame the students’ day.
• In religion classes, students learn the tenets and social teachings of the Catholic Church.
• Discussions about God and faith can pervade class discussions, projects, and events.
• Special liturgies and prayer services scheduled monthly throughout the year.
• Faith Family buddies, the backbone of student relationships, unite younger & older students at Mass & other school activities.
• Students are fully prepared for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion.
• Students participate in Catholic traditions such as saying the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Adoration and May Crowning.

While our curriculum emphasizes the Catholic faith, students are also taught to understand and respect people of every religious background. All are welcome, and we celebrate learning from each other.

SACRAMENTS
Students are prepared for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist through classroom and parish family catechesis.