THE PATH WE WALK TOGETHER
SHAPING THE MISSION TO MATCH THE MOMENT
WHEN I ARRIVED at Cathedral School for Boys in 2015, the school’s Mission had served it well. It was thoughtful. It was accurate. But it was long and, over time, began to feel more like a checklist than a rallying cry. That didn’t mean it was wrong. It meant we, as a school and a community, had grown beyond it.
Schools, like people, evolve. They deepen. They clarify. When the world around us changes, as it has, profoundly, it is our responsibility to make sure the words we use to define ourselves still reflect the work we are called to do. WHEN THE WORLD CHANGES, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE WORDS WE USE STILL REFLECT THE WORK WE ARE CALLED TO DO. That’s why, this past year, Cathedral School updated its Mission. Our new Mission statement reads: Cathedral School for Boys cultivates exemplary young men who are scholars and leaders of strong
moral character. Our approach is guided by a commitment to intellectual inquiry and rigor and our Episcopal values of community, integrity, and service to others. To many of you, this vision already feels familiar because you see it in action every day. Our job is not simply to teach boys; it is to form them. Not just to succeed, but to lead with purpose. That idea lives at the center of our Portrait of a Graduate. It lives in our newly articulated belief statement. It lives in our brand values: Minds, Hearts, Hands, Voices. And it lives in every classroom, Chapel, practice, and performance. OUR JOB IS NOT SIMPLY TO TEACH BOYS. IT IS TO FORM THEM. NOT JUST TO SUCCEED, BUT TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE. In other words, our Mission hasn’t changed. Today, it speaks more clearly to the kind of boys we are raising together, confident in who they are, and ready for who they’ll become.
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