Our Catholic Faith - the Bishop’s vision - Bringing People closer to Jesus Christ through His Church
As a Catholic primary school our mission is to provide a Catholic education that puts Christ firmly at the centre of everything we do. Our extremely strong Catholic identity permeates all areas of school life. Children are provided with rich opportunities to encounter God and high quality experiences of liturgy, supports their spiritual journey and allows them to deepen their relationship with God, as a loving compassionate Father.
Key events in the liturgical year are celebrated across the school through liturgies, masses, carol services, nativity performances in KS1, Advent and Lenten liturgies. We work in partnership with our parents and local parishes to support in educating the children in our faith.
The Christian values at the heart of our Catholic faith incorporate British values and we aim in everything we do to further each child’s sense of commitment and responsibility to themselves, to others and in the wider world.
Charism of St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
The charism – our identity – of St. Joseph’s Primary School is that we make everyone feel welcome as soon as they walk in through our doors, regardless of whether they are a pupil, parent, part of our community or are from outside the Aldershot area. No one is treated like a stranger. We welcome people as we would welcome Jesus.
We welcome
At St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, we welcome all into our family. We believe that we are all equal in the eyes of God and that no one is a stranger. We appreciate all for who they are and what they can bring to our school, to enrich the lives of us all.
We care
As a school we actively try to see Jesus in everyone. That means that we try to see the best in people and we try to bring out the best in people and children too! We joyfully work together. We help each other with our short-comings. We look out for one another. We show respect for each other and we take an interest in our extended St. Joseph’s family. St. Joseph’s actively helps our local community through many charitable endeavours.
We work hard
We try our best to do our best in everything. St. Joseph’s boys and girls are not deterred by what they can’t do – as it is a can’t do yet ! We recognise that in our failures we build our successes- we grow from our mistakes. We strive to emulate our patron saint St. Joseph.
Our Vision and US
Some of our school family took the time to say what the vision means to them. This is displayed in our main reception area but we wanted to be sure that everyone can see it. Thank you to the children, staff, director and parent who took the time to help put this together.
Sacraments
At St. Joseph's Primary School, we believe in the importance of supporting our children, and their families, in their journey of faith and do what we can to support them. The seven sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage and Holy Orders.
Please see HERE to watch a video on Reconciliation from Sr. Hyacinthe Defos du Rau, OP (Head of Formation for Mission Team in the Portsmouth Diocese). This video was created after Sr. Hyacinthe had visited our school and worked with the children.
