St. Peter Claver School
Mission Statement
MISSION STATEMENT
Saint Peter Claver School is a Catholic elementary school whose purpose and mission is to work with parents and families and reach out to and educate the children of Saint Peter Claver Parish and surrounding community. Students of all races and ethnic backgrounds are welcome.
Grounded in the teachings of Jesus and the fullness of the Catholic tradition, the school draws particular strength from its rootedness in Africa, which teaches resilient faith, self-determination, perseverance, hospitality, participation, respect and everence. As an institution committed to a philosophy of excellence, the school provides the opportunity to achieve a high quality academic education and a solid spiritual, moral, and religious formation.
PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY
Saint Peter Claver School is committed to a philosophy of excellence.
The school manifests a respect for individual learners, different learning styles,
and effective educational process and methodologies.
Special attention will be given to both curriculum materials and working experiences reflecting African heritage,
based on the Nguzo Saba Principles.
Teachers strive to correlate principles and value issues with all subject areas.
In supporting and welcoming students from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds, the school reflects both
Catholic social teaching and its emphasis on the universal nature of the Church.
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF NGUZO SABA
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF NGUZO SABA
UMOJA/UNITY
To strive for and maintain unity in the family community, nation and race.
KUJICHAGULIA/SELF-DETERMINATION
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
UJIMA/COLLECTIVE WORK & RESPONSIBILITY
To build and maintain our community together and make our
sisters’ and brothers’ problems our problems and to solve them together.
UJAMAA/COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
NIA/PURPOSE
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community
in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
KUUMBA/CREATIVITY
To do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to leave
our community more beautiful and beneficial than when we inherited it.
IMANI/FAITH
To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders
and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.