Catholic schools understand that paying attention to Jesus, as he is known and experienced in the Catholic Church, is the deepest dimension of a school s life. Day in and day out, without fail, Catholic schools pay attention to Jesus, and because they do, the education that Catholic schools give to students is a complete education. It is an education in mind, in body, and in spirit . This kind of education deserves to be celebrated. In the home, parents are concerned about their sons and daughters as total persons .
Catholic schools are equally concerned about the total person of the student.
Thus, there is in Catholic school education an understanding of parents and a compatibility with the parents role in their child s life that makes Catholic schools and parents natural partners . Catholic schools esteem parents. They join with parents. The two are natural partners in education.