School Mission

Proud of our Catholic heritage and woven into the Norfolk community, Saint Patrick Catholic School proclaims the Gospel by offering families with children in grades pre-K through 8 an exceptional Catholic education built upon character formation, spiritual development, leadership training, academic rigor, physical well-being, and an ethic of service.

Parents are the primary educators of their children, and Saint Patrick is committed to a close collaboration with them to promote their children's growth and learning.  While utilizing the best educational technologies and facilities possible, Saint Patrick is dedicated to maintaining a safe and caring Christian community in which every child's gifts are identified, nurtured, and celebrated.

Objectives

Every child is endowed with God-given gifts. Sometimes those gifts are obvious. Other times, they must be carefully and lovingly sought out and encouraged. At Saint Patrick, we believe that when children's giftedness is discovered, nurtured and celebrated in the context of Christian community, the foundation is laid for a fulfilling life of faith, love and service to others. It's an approach that takes the whole child into account—mind, body and spirit—and actually begins with the end in mind. The goal is to see that as each child graduates, it is to a life that is satisfying both academically and spiritually.