Notre Dame High School Graduates will:

• Think critically and creatively in order to problem solve.

• Work collaboratively.

• Master core learning objectives in required subject areas.

• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms.

• Develop the necessary research skills to access and retrieve needed information and knowledge.

• Be technologically literate.

• Understand the ethical and Catholic/Christian beliefs that will guide their behavior and decision making in the world beyond high school.

• Have core values essential in a democratic and civil global society.

• Have multicultural and artistic experiences that have enhanced their academic and spiritual lives.

We Share The Catholic Faith by:

• Believing that each student has worth, is valuable, and has many gifts to share.

• Fostering Notre Dame as a place to root students in their faith by assisting students in exploring spiritual ideas and growth.

• Discovering Christ in the daily routine of student life.

• Living the tenets of faith through service.

• Treating students, faculty, and staff with respect and compassion.

We Embrace Religious, Cultural, Economic & Academic Diversity by:

• Believing that our environment is enhanced by cultural diversity.

• Understanding that religious differences enhance the sharing of the Catholic faith.

• Ensuring that all students, regardless of economic background, have an equal opportunity for educational development.

• Believing that gifts develop differently within each student.

• Believing that every student is unique and learns in different ways and that teachers need to respond accordingly.

We Foster Academic Excellence by:

• Providing discipline which serves as a foundation to a sound educational environment.

• Assisting students in taking personal responsibility for their learning.

• Believing that critical thinking is as important as the individual facts learned by students.

• Teaching students how to work cooperatively to achieve a goal.

• Believing that a structured environment, characterized by quiet, serious and reflective learning, permits the best possible learning atmosphere.

• Motivating students to desire high standards.

• Believing that homework is an extension of the classroom.

• Holding students accountable for their learning.

• Teaching leadership skills as a means of developing leadership.