The pastoral dimension of Lycée Saint-Géraud
The Pastoral aims, first and foremost, to create a climate, a state of mind, a posture that allows everyone to find their rightful place in relationships of respect, trust, and forgiveness.
It concerns the entire educational community and offers everyone who wishes to discover and deepen Christian culture and faith.
This design does not require one to be a believer to share it; it is founded on realistic principles of understanding human nature.
«The Catholic school is committed to respecting the person, who truly and fully attains humanity through culture. This is why it is a place for the «systematic and critical transmission of culture for the integral formation of the person.» In the name of the Gospel, the Catholic school is committed to freedom of conscience, to listening to beliefs in their diversity, and is welcoming to different personal journeys. This is why it allows everyone, within a community, to grow in humanity by freely responding to their vocation.»
Excerpts from the Statutes of Catholic Education.
The Congregation of the Child Jesus, sponsor of Saint Géraud High School
Within our educational and living environments, we are mindful of respecting the dignity of each individual in their entirety. • Places open to everyone, with a special welcome and attention for the most modest and vulnerable, without any discrimination The person is considered in their entirety, so that their human and spiritual richness can flourish. • In trust, we help young people discover that they are relational beings, capable of love and commitment. The climate within institutions is created through times and places for exchange and sharing; moving beyond oneself, going towards others to listen to them, to understand them better, becomes a natural approach.
Excerpt from the charter of establishments Congregation of the Child Jesus.