A school can only achieve academic excellence when the needs of individual students are recognized and met. At St. Charles, the traditional program of study fosters individual responsibility but leaves room for differences of ability and interest. An extensive tutorial program, voluntarily staffed by both faculty and talented upperclassmen, gives students with academic difficulties the individual attention and encouragement they need. The size of the school also makes possible closer rapport and greater cooperation between home and school, so that a student's growth can be appraised and promoted in the context of the whole person. At St. Charles, concrete expression is given to this commitment in and around the school.
Weekly collections emphasize our responsibility to the poor of the world.
The Cardinal Walk generates scholarship funds each year for fellow St. Charles students. In responding to Jesus' call for his disciples to be servants, the students realize the worthiness of the call to serve. Students and parents interested in St. Charles sometimes ask questions about whether it is a school for them. Public school buses provide transportation for a great many students. The school is centrally located for easy access by COTA bus, and car pools are organized in each area of the city.