Goals and Criteria
The Goals and Criteria are the conditions for every school that belongs to the Sacred Heart Network. In the late 1960s and in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, Sacred Heart schools faced a number of serious challenges. A declining number of religious workers available for work in the schools, a diminishing number of Sacred Heart schools open and operating, and the development of independent Boards of Trustees in the remaining establishments were some of these. Sacred Heart educators began to meet to find a way to secure the legacy and vision of a Sacred Heart education in the United States. Eventually, five goals true to the inspiration of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat were published that helped to define what a Sacred Heart school strives to do. Specific criteria were drawn up for judging whether an institution was indeed following the five goals and deserved membership in the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. The original Goals and Criteria published in 1975 were adapted and redefined in 2005 to reflect more accurately the challenges facing the schools. The school has five foundational principles on what a Sacred Heart school should be. The Regis School teaches according to these goals and criteria:
- Goal 1: Educate to a personal and active faith in God.
- Goal 2: Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values.
- Goal 3: Educate to a social awareness which impels to action.
- Goal 4: Educate to the building of community as a Christian value.
- Goal 5: Educate to personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.
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