St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Classical School
ABOUT · OUR MISSION

Our Mission

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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Classical School, a parish apostolate rooted in the sacramental life, exists to form the whole person in goodness, truth, and beauty through the living tradition of the Catholic Church, so that our students and families, sent forth as missionary disciples, may become a leaven of Christian culture in the Inland Northwest and beyond.
WHAT THIS MEANS, IN PRACTICE

Five convictions.

I.
The Faith comes first.
Every other subject is ordered to, and illuminated by, the truths of the Catholic Faith. The Mass is the most important part of our school day.
II.
Truth is real, and knowable.
Education at Saint Charles Borromeo is not a process of self-discovery but a search for the truth — which exists independently of the student, and which the student is invited into.
III.
Beauty matters.
We surround students with beautiful things — beautiful music at Mass, beautiful prose in their books, beautiful art in the classroom. The eye and ear are trained alongside the mind.
IV.
Virtue is taught.
Habits of attention, courtesy, and honesty are not assumed. They are practiced daily, modeled by the faculty, and expected of every student.
V.
The intellect is made for contemplation.
The mind is a faculty, not a tool. It is made to behold what is true and, at last, to rest in God. We train the intellect for ends greater than utility — for wonder, for worship, for attention, for the long work of learning.