St Eugene de Mazenod
Catholic Primary School
'Go shine in the world.'
Determination
Respect
Friendship
Inspiration
Excellence
Community
Integrity
Compassion
This means resolution, resolve, willpower. “Stand firm and you will save yourselves” (Luke 21:19)
This means regard highly, value, honour. “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” (Luke 6:31)
This means mutual trust and support. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18)
This means the process of being given passion and/or ideas for a task. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
This means being outstanding or extremely good. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23-24)
This connects us with each other. “We who are many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:5)
This means having strong moral principles e.g. honesty, decency, fairness, equality; having pure and balanced moral character. Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Philippians 4:8)
This means having a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering. When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things." (Mark 6:34)
Catholic Social Justice
As a Catholic school we believe that God has a plan for creation, a plan that still exists in the modern world. Our belief in God must not be limited merely to the "spiritual" world or what we do at Mass on Sunday, but must permeate all aspects of our lives as responsible global citizens. We teach the children about the dignity of the human person, how we are called to live as a family and community and rights and responsiblities, that we are called to stewardship, a responsiblitiy for the poor and vulernable, about the dignity and rights of workers and about solidarity and the promotion of peace. We do this through RE lessons, assemblies, outside visitors (for example CAFOD, The Catholic Children's Society and the Quakers) through drama, debate and first hand experience. As a result, our children feel that we are making a difference to the world by having an impact on social justice. The children know that they also make a difference through charitable giving, for example our school sponsorship via Plan International of two children of their own age in developing countries. Their £1 donation from non-uniform day monthly allows them to make this difference to the world. Our children tell us that they have changed their own attitudes and behaviour because of what they have learned.
