Vision


The CDSBEO's vision for Catholic Education is outlined in the Board publication
Catholic Education: The Call to Transformation (Adobe PDF - 7.2 MB).

Catholic Education is a holistic education designed to form and inform students, mind, body, heart and soul. It is committed to excellence as it invites students to respond in the context in which they live in the light of their faith. Catholic education is dedicated to ensuring that students reach their full potential so that there is success for all.  This desire is expressed well in the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations where the vision of the learner is:

The student on a journey toward graduation from a Catholic school will be:

• A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith community who celebrates the signs and sacred mystery of God’s presence through word, sacrament, prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living.

• An effective communicator, who speaks, writes and listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values.

• A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes responsible decisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good.

• A self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner who develops and demonstrates their God-given potential.

• A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity and vocation in work, which respects the rights of all and contributes to the common good.

• A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish and the wider community.

• A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life.