At Saint Patrick Academy, we strive to help our pre-school, elementary and middle school students live the Truth of Christ, teaching students to cultivate virtue in their daily lives.
It has been noted that the longest journey we ever make is between our head — what we know — and our heart — what we do. Sometimes there exists a disconnect between what we know to be right and what our actions tell others we think is right. Said plainly: it is not enough to know truth. We must live it out. As educators and as parents, the responsibility of developing a lesson plan falls squarely on each one of us.
Each week, our students study a virtue that falls under one of the parent virtues: Justice, Temperance, Fortitude or Prudence.
When our children study kindness, for example, they learn its definition, what it looks like when it is practiced and what it sounds like when it is lived out. Then, students make the long journey from head to heart by considering how they can cultivate kindness in their daily life – on the playground, in class and at home with you.
One of the greatest benefits to our Virtues Program is that our teachers, students and families are all thinking—in common—of the virtue of the week and how it can be lived out. Another unique benefit of our program is that it trains our teachers to look for the good in our students.
Saint Patrick Academy
315 Banfield Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Saint Patrick Academy is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or gender in its educational programs and activities. Employees and students of any race, color, national origin, or gender are entitled to all rights, privileges, programs, activities, and services generally made available in the programs and activities. It does not discriminate in its educational policies, admission policies, athletics or other school-administered programs.
