Immaculate
Conception School
The School of the
Immaculate Conception is a Catholic parish school in
which Gospel truths, values, and attitudes are primary
to the work of education. ICS sees its service of
education as contributing to the Church, the world,
and the local community of Eastchester and environs.
Since 1911, the Franciscan Sisters of Hastings have
served the school. Along with the priests and the
religious, ICS is proud of its dedicated lay faculty
and staff.
Philosophy and
Goals
We believe in the dignity
of each person and see every child as a unique and
special person created by God the Father, redeemed by
Jesus Christ; and called to grow in holiness by the
Spirit of God.
We further believe
that it is within the context of the school community
of faith, composed of students, parents, teachers and
staff, and administrators that growth to full
personhood is fostered.
As a school family, we affirm the following:
- To provide both
within the individual classroom and the school at
large an experience of faith in action.
- To create and
maintain a spirit of respect, understanding, and
love.
- To develop a sense
of responsibility for ones' actions and a maturing
awareness of right and wrong.
- To develop
educational programs that are current and meet the
needs and challenges of the students.
- To collaborate with
the parents so that they will be supported in their
efforts to nurture Christian values in their
children. Parent-teacher conferences, parenting
workshops and religious education are offered to
help achieve this goal.
You have made a free
will decision to have your child/children study at
ICS. We greatly appreciate the trust you have put in
this school to educate your child well.
Under normal
circumstances a child is not to be deprived of a
Catholic education on grounds relating to the attitude
of the parents/ guardians; nevertheless, it is
recognized that a situation could arise in which the
uncooperative or destructive attitude of
parents/guardians might diminish the effectiveness of
the school in acting in loco parentis (in the
place of the parents/guardians) that continuation of
the child in the school might be morally impossible.
The
Administration of the school reserves the right to
institute, amend or change, the policies herein to meet
specific needs and to announce them to the students.
