School Mission

Mission Statement

Our Mission is 'Teaching a way of living' and is realised by our commitment to ten essentials of a Benedictine School:

• Discipline of daily practice
• Prayer
• Stability in relationships
• Stewardship of creation
• Thoughtful and responsive obedience
• Humility (St Benedict's word for wisdom)
• Mutual service
• Love and forgiveness
• Hospitality
• Transformation towards full humanity

Through this Mission we seek to:

• encourage and help each individual student in the pursuit of excellence
• promote values of respect for ourselves, for others and for the world around us
• provide opportunities for spiritual growth and renewal
• create a close partnership with parents in the education of their children

We do this in order to promote the development of young men and women who will:

• achieve success at School and beyond
• understand and live by Gospel values
• be happy in their personal and family lives
• make a distinctive contribution to society in their own professional careers
• take with them throughout their adult lives a sense that they belong to the community of St Benedict's

The whole community is included in the many opportunities for prayer, assembly and Mass both in School and in the magnificent Abbey Church. Monks are a living witness in the school; not only do they act as Chaplains throughout the age range, but are readily available for personal counsel. Pupils and their families relish this support and are often known to return long after their direct association with the School has ended.

Opportunities for Christian service are encouraged with a wide range of activities including a student-led St Vincent de Paul Society, an Amnesty group, an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes to work with HCPT - The Children's Pilgrimage Trust, and a variety of fundraising efforts for many charities, chosen by the pupils.