Mission
Ursuline Academy is an independent, catholic school community that empowers students for leadership and service in our global society.
We are Disciples
- We devote ourselves joyfully to model Christian values through serving family, neighbors, and the world at large.
- We evangelize the virtues and legacy of the Ursuline family, following the path of St. Angela Merici.
We are Citizens
- We take ownership in our place in a community that extends beyond the immediate.
- We recognize our part in a complex and ever changing landscape, aware of the struggles and strengths of people near and far.
- We include all voices, acknowledging that cooperation is the key to harmony.
- We exalt the humility, compassion, and love we see reflected in each other and the world around us.
We are Thinkers
- We relish the pursuit of finding those moments in life that ignite our curiosity.
- We reflect on ourselves and ruminate on the inner universe of others great and small.
- We daydream of our futures and create the circumstances to realize them from within ourselves.
- We wander and wonder.
We are Pioneers
- We navigate the unknown with a confidence in ourselves and our faith in others.
- We dare to be companions to new ideas, peoples, and places.
- We ignite in our communities.
- We awake every day to a world that challenges us, and we challenge it back.
- We share our passion and resilience with all who need it.
Portrait of an Ursuline Educator
I KInDLE
- I tend the embers of students’ curiosity and stoke the flames of their learning.
- I fuel the fire of opportunity with ownership of action.
- I marvel in the twinkling glory of our students.
I Delight
- I am a companion in learning, reveling in the spark I see reflected in my students.
- I applaud my students’ limitless success and bolster their spirit in their inevitable adversities.
- I laugh kindly, at myself, with my students, and in our spaces.
I Weave
- I tend the embers of students’ curiosity and stoke the flames of their learning.
- I fuel the fire of opportunity with ownership of action.
- I marvel in the twinkling glory of our students.
I love
- I celebrate the soul at the center of each student.
- I welcome all families into our Ursuline story.
- I embrace my profession as a calling to serve each of my students.
I proclaim
- I embrace the guiding teachings of our foundational mother, St. Angelina Merici, and the Ursuline Sisters.
- I echo the Disciples of Christ in my commitment to our motto: Serviam.
- I emblazon the boldness of St. Angela, and the courage of St. Marie of the Incarnation.
I Go
- I vault forward, mindful of the steps that shaped my path.
- I am a student myself, becoming a vanguard of the new technology and philosophy.
- I go where the students are, meeting them at their level and raising them up with me.