WHO IS Corpus Christi School?

Corpus Christi School accepts the challenges of education as we enter the third millennium.  We are not naïve to the challenges our children face in the future; challenges not only for their minds but also for their souls.  As a cornerstone of the community in which it serves, Corpus Christi School endeavors to perpetuate the values that form the fabric of Christianity and Catholicism.  With Jesus Christ as our model and guide, we develop our students’ religious faith, strengthened by the knowledge of scripture, regular participation in the Catholic liturgy, a growing sense of community, and a desire to serve, The key to a successful Catholic education is a faculty and staff united in sharing their faith and knowledge for the benefit of the student body.  We attempt to foster the spiritual, academic, physical, and social growth of each student in a loving, supportive environment.  The school strives to guide the children entrusted to its care to participate in the reformation of a more harmonious world, as God intended.  We seek to educate each child to the best of his or her ability, encouraging proficiency in all subjects necessary for acceptance into the secondary institution of his or her choice.

We follow the New Jersey State Standards along with the Curriculum Guidelines issued by the Archdiocese of Newark and Schools Office.  The administration will continue to seek highly qualified teachers who are certified for their field of instruction.  Faculty members are required to comply with New Jersey’s professional development requirements and are subject to periodic evaluations by the school administration.  The school will adapt to the evolving needs of its students, evaluating their performance and progress through class participation, in school and standardized testing, and ongoing communication with their families.

Moreover, Corpus Christi School offers our students the opportunity to be part of a warm school community that teaches confidence and compassion bringing forth the message of faith, community, worship, prayer, and service to others.  We seek to enable each child to develop relationships of mutual respect and support. Such relationships are encouraged through responsible and cooperative experiences with other students, teachers, and families within the atmosphere of a caring, open, and student centered school.

Corpus Christi School prepares its students utilizing 21st Century Skills to face life’s challenges and instills in them a deep sense of personal responsibility in all aspects of their being. By teaching and bearing witness to the principles of Christianity, Corpus Christi School strives to produce graduates who will be prayerful Catholics and who will be ready to face an ever-changing world, armed with a superior education and the eternal teachings of Jesus Christ.  The school, as an integral part of the parish, is dedicated to the holistic development of each child.

To this end the Corpus Christi community supports the following objectives:

• To provide an effective religious education through the use of a coordinated program, uniform texts, religious resource people, technology, liturgical and Para liturgical services, personal prayer experiences, charitable works which will serve to formulate a firm foundation and a well-rounded knowledge of the Catholic faith.
• To offer an enriched curriculum through the use of sequential text programs, supplementary material,  technology integration, interactive learning, field trips and special subjects such as technology, music, art, and physical education  which will enable the child to achieve his/her maximum intellectual growth.
• To help the child develop a positive self-image through example and encouragement, by promoting a favorable learning atmosphere and by instilling the confidence that God is working in the Body of Christ.
• To afford the child the opportunity to fully realize the responsibilities of his/her actions to himself/herself and through participation in school programs, civic activities and social events which are a reflection of the Christian ideals upheld by the Catholic Community.
• To guide the students in understanding the problems of famine and poverty in the world and to respond to this injustice by sharing with others what they have.  For example: working with organizations that collect food, clothes, or money for the marginalized.
• To include in all programs, formal and informal, an awareness of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in each student.