National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, celebrated since 1974. The CSW theme, which is being used from 2021 through 2024, is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.”
Catholic schools have a specific purpose to form students to be good citizens of the world, love God and neighbor, and enrich society with the leaven of the Gospel and by example of faith, according to the website of the National Catholic Educational Association. As communities of faith, Catholic schools instill in students their destiny to become saints. Academic excellence is the hallmark of Catholic education intentionally directed to the growth of the whole person — mind, body and spirit. Finally, service is fundamental to Catholic education and the core of Catholic discipleship.
Service is intended to help form people who are not only witnesses to Catholic social teaching, but also active participants through social learning. The CSW logo emphasizes that the Catholic school, like the Catholic Church, is not a building or an institution, but it is the people. As the people of God, we work together to bring the kingdom of God to earth and raise up the next generation to do the same. The image of teachers and students forming the foundation of the school shows that they are active people of faith who serve others and God.
Find out more
Go to ncea.org/csw.
