CHARTER OF école Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel
Principles
Given that :
- The purpose of the existence of every man is to go to Heaven
- The modern world leads the majority of souls to eternal perdition
- There is a great need for heroes and saints to reverse this trend
- Grace builds on nature without replacing it
- School is a necessary means to elevate nature and prepare it for grace
- Traditional teaching and educational methods are more suitable to our nature
- It’s through a love of children that educators have the greatest influence on them (Plus Potuit, quia Plus Amavit).
Our logo represents both a stained glass window which recalls our attachment to Catholic culture and its wonders as well as a fleur-de-lys which highlights our love of French culture.
Vision :
École Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel seeks to elevate souls to Heaven by educating the will, the intelligence, and the heart.
Motto :
Truth
Beauty
Valour
Pedagogical Principles :
Under the gaze of God and in an intrinsically Catholic spirit, prepare the child for true freedom through classical training and the development of virtues. At NDMC, all activities are oriented to inspire students to love: :
- God
- Others
- The Church
- Truth
- Hard Work
- Work well done
- Order and beauty
The School and its artisans :
To make this sublime mission possible, the artisans of the school, chaplains, administrators, professors and benefactors, aware of their misery, seek to live, for the love of God, an ideal of heroic service illustrated by these immortal words of Blessed Father Brottier: :
- To serve is to not be me
- To not be mine
- To have almost no rights
- To have only duties
Administrators :
Following Father Brottier, the administrators :
- Are guarantors of this Charter
- Recognize their fundamental mission as educators by implementing the vision of the School
- Dedicate themselves to the good of the School before their own good
- Make all their decisions for the common good of the institution and for the good of the students
- Do not count the hours and are always ready to serve
- Guide teachers and collaborate with them.
- Work for the temporal good of the School.
Principal :
Following Don Bosco, the principal :
- Is totally devoted to the good of the child by applying this present charter.
- Supports the teachers in their mission.
- Works hand in hand with parents, considering that they are the first educators.
- Applies school rules with charity.
Parents :
- Are in agreement with this present charter.
- Are aware that being the first responsible for the education of their children, they willingly entrust them to this institution with a view to their temporal and spiritual good.
- Support the school in its mission.
- Work for the temporal good of the school by paying tuition fees and participating in fundraising activities.
Chaplains :
Following St. Jean Baptiste de Lasalle, the chaplains :
- Are attached exclusively to the Tridentine Mass
- Ensure a Catholic spirit in the institution
- Take the means to ensure and nourish the spiritual life of children, teachers and administrators
- Offer a rigorous catechism
- Intercede with their prayers for the good of the School.
Teachers :
Imitating Don Bosco, the teachers :
- Recognize their fundamental mission as educators and implement the educational guidelines above
- Dedicate themselves to seeking the good of children before their own good
- Strive to be an example that students can look up to and create a healthy relationship of trust with them
- Participate at all times in the spirit of the School and its character
- Work for the temporal good of the School and collaborate in fundraising and promotional activities.
- Work under the responsibility and in conjunction with the principal.