Vision
A Family of Families
Our vision is centered on three pillars, like the Holy Trinity itself, on which your child will thrive.
Faith and Family
For many years, parents have referred to Holy Trinity School as a family. That is revealing and conveys so much. It suggests a sense of belonging, mutual love, commitment, interdependence, challenge, and growth. Holy Trinity School is as the Church has been described, a family of families.
The ultimate model for the family is the Holy Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The revelation that God is not a solitary being has tremendous implications for our understanding of family life. Marriage and the family reflect the Holy Trinity as a life-giving communion of love.
The Church continues the presence and mission of Jesus Christ, the only Savior of mankind. Catholic families and Catholic schools share in the Church’s mission to help their children to know, love, and serve God, and to be happy with him forever in heaven. Jesus came “so that [we] might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
Rather than think primarily in terms of preparing individual students for success, however broadly defined, we think of ourselves as ministering to families, helping parents to fulfill the mission God has entrusted to them.
We encourage and support our families to practice principles that lead to flourishing in the grace of Christ. This includes guidance in (1) putting God first through worship and prayer, immersion in the Christian Story of the Bible and the saints, and service to those in need; (2) rejecting the false gods of misplaced priorities and addiction to technology; (3) spending time together in family meals, conversations, work, and play; (4) engaging in familial communication that is truthful, sincere, and upbuilding; and (5) allying with like-minded families.
To ensure that all members of the Holy Trinity family have encountered the power of the Gospel, we provide the Good Life mini-retreat to staff and parents, and they are expected to experience the retreat soon after starting at Holy Trinity.
Students participate in Mass at least once per week and pray throughout the day. Confession is conveniently available to school families on weekdays. Students end their day with the Examen prayer. Teachers guide the students into interior silence and awareness of the presence of God, and then review the day to notice its blessings and challenges, to give God thanks and ask for his grace. Prayer is not only talking to God, but learning to listen to his voice.
Holy Trinity School seeks to form families in virtue. The students learn about and interiorize the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity, and the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. The school promotes the virtues of chastity and modesty. The faculty model the virtues through their own conduct.
Academics & Curriculum
In partnership with parents, we form the whole child: spiritually, morally, intellectually, and physically. The Catholic faculty integrate Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterial teaching in all of their instruction.
Catholic formation leads to authentic freedom. A child who understands and cherishes the true, the good and the beautiful is a child who is free to love. “The flesh, the world, and the devil” (1 John 2:16) tempt us towards what is false, evil, and ugly. Sin is slavery, and the Son sets us free. (John 8:36)
Due to the influence of various ideologies, the dominant culture is confused, fragmented, and searching for meaning. Holy Trinity is the alternative to that confusion. We offer children a coherent vision of reality, one in which they are known by God, loved by God, and called by God to something specific and eternal.
We embrace the Church’s time-tested tradition of the liberal arts. We establish a strong foundation in what is called the Trivium (the three ways): grammar, logic, and rhetoric. This recognizes the natural development of a child; the knowledge, understanding, and wisdom stages of human development. In education, the learner must acquire information, grasp it intellectually, and use it purposefully.
History is taught as the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation. Math explores the order and harmony of God’s creation. Science helps us understand what the natural world reveals about its Creator. Literature and writing are taught through exceptional works of Christian civilization that tell the Great Story with its timeless themes. Art and music immerse us in beauty and transport us to the realm of the divine. Nothing is fragmented, because nothing is separated from its source.
We understand that we exist within a broader educational framework in which state guidelines are used to evaluate learning. Our students are taught to demonstrate proficiency in the skills these guidelines measure while at the same time avoiding the ideological errors reflected in them.
Our small class sizes enable us to give more teacher attention to each student. We assess student’s knowledge and abilities and personalize their education. Our more advanced students will not be bored through the absence of challenge, and our students who are behind will not be left there alone to struggle in frustration.
Early in the school year, we establish a proper order in the classroom through clear and consistent norms of behavior. External discipline, which is motivated by love, is meant to foster the internal discipline necessary for freedom. Students are formed to respect the authority of their parents and teachers and the rights of their siblings and classmates.
The Christian understanding of the human person recognizes the unity of mind, body, and soul. Holy Trinity’s physical education program promotes the development of bodily health. Sports and games provide an excellent framework to grow in the cardinal virtues.
We use technology with discernment, aware of its promise and peril. Pope Leo XVI observed that “digital media fosters a culture of immediacy and hyper-stimulation, which gives rise to fatigue, boredom and apathy concerning the effort required for seeking the truth. Education, by contrast, is a long journey requiring patience, and therefore needs time for development and for engagement with reality beyond appearances.” (Magnifica Humanitas 139-40)
Community and Enrichment
Holy Trinity provides many occasions for member families to spend time together and grow in friendship through formational and social events for parents and children alike. Volunteer opportunities for parents connect them with other member families. It is our goal that the friendships between families formed at Holy Trinity will last throughout life. “A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one has found treasure” (Sirach 6:14).
We endeavor to provide a diverse and rich offering of afterschool activities that are fun and engaging and supplement the formation of our curriculum. We partner with trusted service providers to offer tutoring, sports, and creative arts. We provide before and after school care to help families where both parents work outside the home.
Holy Trinity School is united to the broader parish community. On some Sundays, school families will have a presence at 10am parish Mass, and parishioners will be informed of what happens at the school and encouraged to support the school through prayer, donations, and volunteering. The pastor is engaged in the life of the school and personally directs the faith formation of the school community.
The majority ethnicity of Holy Trinity Parish is Hispanic. The majority of our students are Chaldean-rite Catholics. They are encouraged to be involved in their Chaldean parish. We have students of various other ethnicities. We treasure the ritual and ethnic Catholic diversity of our school and parish as an opportunity for mutual learning and appreciation, demonstrating how the Gospel adapts and grows within the stories of particular peoples.