Saint John Paul II Preparatory School is a hybrid education program. Our program includes a rigorous classical curriculum, character development, spiritual formation, and extracurricular activities.
The hybrid model embraces the best aspects of traditional schools and the advantages of a homeschool. Professional teachers instruct students in their areas of expertise and provide assignments for both school and home. Students in grades K-12 are required to attend school three days per week; on the other two parents continue instruction and monitor their students’ progress at home. The family works together to facilitate a learning environment in the home to complete assignments on home days, and teachers guide and monitor the progress through the school’s classical curriculum in their own areas of expertise.
Because the family represents the domestic church, JPII is designed as a supportive tool for the parents in educating their children by offering an authentic Catholic curriculum taught by qualified teachers. Parents continue to play an integral and irreplaceable role in their children’s formation.
JPII is the ideal setting for families that desire flexibility and parental involvement with a focus on rigorous academics and strong Catholic faith formation. Our educational approach develops capable and independent students, strengthens family bonds, and lowers costs for private Catholic high school education.
This program is built to allow greater individualization of the educational experience within the framework of both a family environment and a professional atmosphere, with reliable and authentic religious formation permeating each setting.
The involved community of parents drives the JPII mission forward. This is one of our greatest strengths. JPII relies upon volunteerism and the shared involvement of all parents to build a loving, faith-filled community.
Our dual emphasis on the family and the school supports the natural role of parents and the educational needs of students. For parents to succeed in their all-important task of discipleship, it is essential for families to experience meaningful time together. JPII gives time and access back to parents in exchange for trust in and commitment to the program of the school. Such involvement, when lovingly and joyfully administered, leads to success for the entire community in teaching the highest virtues of faith, hope, and love. A committed partnership between parents and teachers is imperative for making home and school integration possible, practical, and successful.
The school adheres to the Catholic Faith as set forth in the Magisterium of Scripture and Tradition. To this end, the Board of Directors, Principal, deans, faculty, and staff are required to take an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium and make a Profession of Faith to the Holy Roman Catholic Church. A signed copy is kept in the personnel file. Students and parents sign a Statement of Faith.
The Board of Directors, Principal, deans, faculty, staff, parents, and students are in agreement with the tenets of the Catholic Faith because they define the Catholic identity of the school. The school expects the Board of Directors, Principal, deans, faculty, and staff to know, adhere to, accept, and demonstrate the standards of Catholic moral teaching in all its particulars.
The Principal, deans, faculty, and staff demonstrate the practice of the Catholic Faith. With the support of their parents, students are expected to participate in all religious services and educational activities.
Saint John Paul II Preparatory School bases its educational philosophy on four main components: