学校概况

Guerin Catholic is located on seventy acres in the heart of Hamilton County in Central Indiana. 该校成立于2004年, and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Catholic high schools in the United States.

Guerin Catholic是开放注册的, 教区, college preparatory school that offers students the opportunity to lead and serve others, to challenge themselves with a rigorous academic program, 并在他们的信仰中被塑造. Our faithfulness to the teachings of the Catholic Church prepare our students to not only contribute positively to the colleges and universities they attend, but equipped to be the salt of the earth and the light to the world.

结构

作为一所教区天主教高中, Guerin Catholic is part of the official Church structure. The school is under the control of our 教区 bishop, Timothy L. Doherty, who serves as chairman of the Corporate Board. This means Bishop Doherty and his successors have ultimate authority over the school’s operations. 牧师是主教任命来教书的, to celebrate the sacraments and to ensure an authentic Catholic identity. Priests also provide for us physical icons of Jesus’ Priesthood in our school. The structure also includes the pastors of area 教区 parishes. Some serve on the Guerin Catholic 学校管委会 with lay members from 教区 parishes. This structure assures priest involvement and oversight regarding living the Catholic identity and values that are intrinsic to our mission.

教育哲学

Guerin天主教高中 is committed to offering courses inspired and taught from a Catholic world view, based on the Christian concept of the human person, and in communion with the Magisterium of the Church. Guerin Catholic students will be exposed to a rigorous liberal arts curriculum that stretches them beyond what they believed possible to prepare them for college and life.

学术焦点

The main message at Guerin Catholic is that students should challenge themselves appropriately in order to develop their God-given potential. The administration at Guerin Catholic encourages parents and students to work with the 教师 in determining classes that are appropriate for the students, yet also encourage them to achieve more than they thought possible.

100% of the student body participates in the IB program during junior and senior year in order to meet the graduation pathway for college readiness. The most important academic goal of Guerin Catholic is that all students are properly prepared for success in college studies.

Guerin Catholic’s school performance report from the 2021-22 cohort can be found 在这里.

教学

学校是教与学的地方. 作为一所教区天主教高中, the teaching and learning–in fact the overall environment and culture–is shaped by the teachings of Christ as given to us by official Catholic Church teaching. Our staff and 教师 work as ministers of the Church. 梵蒂冈的文件，包括但不限于 《基督教教育宣言, The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School, 天主教学校-为行政部门提供指导, 教师, and staff on how they are to approach their education ministries. All subject areas and extra-curricular activities emphasize Catholic principles of living a Sacramental life, 人的尊严, 道德责任, 重视信仰和理性, 以及家庭和社会教育的作用. 作为一所教区高中, 我们的教导来自教会, which is the official teaching office of the Church.

课程

The academic calendar is organized on a trimester schedule, 每学年有三个为期12周的学期. A comprehensive liberal arts curriculum of 110+ courses emphasizes preparation for college. In addition to offering the Indiana Core 40文凭, Guerin Catholic also offers the Indiana 学术荣誉文凭 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

领导

Guerin Catholic places much emphasis on leadership. 我们的校园事工项目, 哪个更注重领导力, strives to help students become involved in their community. Each student at Guerin Catholic is required to perform 30 hours of service per year; full IB diploma students are required to fulfill 150 hours over two years. 2020届毕业生超过21人,在全球范围内提供000小时的社区服务, 在区域和地方进行为期四年的调查.

社区

The community of Guerin Catholic includes more than our students, families and staff. The Guerin Catholic community includes our 教区 parishes. Our mission is to serve the parishes in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana. This means much more than accepting students from these parishes and providing them a Catholic education. Our school community is part of the parish communities. Practically speaking, this means we host parish or deanery events, speakers, and workshops. 在教育方面, the principals and teachers from parish schools meet to align curriculum, 分享最佳实践, and coordinate the matriculation of students from elementary Catholic schools and parish religious education programs. We work with parish youth ministers to coordinate retreat programs and encourage Guerin Catholic students to participate in parish youth ministry. The Guerin Catholic community includes the communities of our 教区 parishes.