Notre Dame Academy

The campus ministry program seeks:

To promote a presence of faith and ministry involving the entire school community –   students, faculty and parents

To foster a sense of ministry and service in the students, faculty and families

To promote and foster a sense of justice, peace and mercy

To promote opportunity for prayer and worship in the traditions of the Catholic Church that are responsive to adolescents with a variety of religious and cultural traditions

To seek ways to integrate the content of the religion curriculum into the lived experience of the students

To empower students to exercise their role in ministry

To provide a full retreat program to help students reflect and integrate personal issues into their total faith journey

To provide opportunities and training for peer ministry

To provide opportunity for the faculty to explore their own faith journey together in the context of their ministry

To support the family in their role as the primary religious educator of their daughter through written communications and offerings of support

To facilitate communication between parish/church communities and the students

To promote and coordinate the school’s Christian Service Program

A key element in the campus ministry program, the retreat program, is considered a vital experience in the curriculum. The retreats are designed to enrich the religious experience of the students and to support and extend the basic catechesis done in the classroom. They are sequentially designed to help students at various stages of adolescence to increase their experience of God and to develop a personal spirituality