Mission

Mission statement

We work together towards ensuring that our school is an environment where children, parents, staff and visitors recognize a Christian community guided by the Servite charisms of hospitality, community, Mary and compassion.

The school aims to assist the development of the whole child so that they can realize their full potential, reaching a high academic standard of achievement within a friendly educational environment.


Ave Maria


Registered Charity no. 241434

Aims

  1. To provide a happy, caring and secure learning environment where each child works with concentration and with confidence in an atmosphere of good order and courteous behaviour.
  2. To provide religious education and to foster spiritual formation that enables the child to develop moral values and tolerance of religion, race and culture.
  3. To develop a child's confidence in expressing him/herself in speech and writing, using spelling and grammar appropriately. To encourage pleasure in reading books and to develop comprehension skills.
  4. To develop listening skills and the ability to follow instructions.
  5. To develop numeracy and other mathematical skills in order to be able to investigate and solve a wide range of everyday problems.
  6. To develop the scientific skills of hypothesizing, predicting, fair testing and handling data.
  7. To develop understanding and appreciation of the arts and of different cultures, particularly Japanese and French cultures.
  8. To promote the all-round physical well-being of each child through a healthy and enjoyable programme of activities.
  9. To realise that environmental and historical links are important to our lives now.
  10. To enable each child to develop as a whole person, thus preparing them for the secondary school best suited to their needs and from there into the adult world of work, leisure and service.