Mission Vision Values | St. Ursula Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio

Mission Statement

St. Ursula Academy is a nurturing Catholic educational community that unleashes the potential of each student to become a woman of faith, integrity and courage committed to building a better world.

Vision

As we live our Ursuline mission we:

Provide a rigorous college preparatory program that leads each student to knowledge and self discovery
Ensure that our Catholic mission is the cornerstone of all that we do, while at the same time respecting and welcoming students, parents, faculty and staff of all faiths
Challenge students to be open-minded critical thinkers and lifelong learners who study all aspects of an issue and form opinions based upon inquiry and analysis
Model the joy of learning
Develop young women with self-confidence, high self-esteem and integrity, aware of their own unique gifts and the responsibility they have to use these gifts to benefit themselves and others
Expect students to assume responsibility for their actions while having the freedom to express themselves and take appropriate risks
Provide caring support for each studentâ€™s academic, emotional, social, psychological and physical needs
Embrace diversity and inclusion as we celebrate the dignity of each person
Guide students to develop empathy for others both less and more fortunate than themselves
Emphasize the importance of balance in their lives as they learn to make prudent choices
Inspire students to develop their personal relationship with God leading them to grow into the persons God created them to be
Provide students opportunities to be involved in activities that are appropriately counter-cultural, and that challenge the status quo.