Our Lady of Fatima Academy

Our Lady of Fatima Academy

"Without confidence and love, there can be no true education. If you want to be loved...you must love yourselves, and make your children feel that you love them." Saint John Bosco

About Us

Located in the city of Weeki Wachee, Florida, the Shrine of the Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima & St. Cajetan Church is now the home of Our Lady of Fatima Academy, a K-12 school staffed by religious of the Congregation of the Mother of God (CMD). This traditional Catholic academy offers a unique educational alternative by striving to impart to its students an abiding faith and love of God, respect for themselves and others, and a true love of country.

The dedicated traditional Catholic Sisters who form the core of the faculty are aided by other teachers who uphold high ideals through rigid academic standards and character formation as well as a deep spiritual connection with God. Thus Our Lady of Fatima Academy is dedicated to excellence both in education and the salvation of souls.

The faculty strive to accomplish this end by teaching students to gain a deep understanding and commitment to the Roman Catholic Faith; to learn and appreciate the traditions and values of a Catholic culture and the means whereby these may be preserved in the modern world; to develop solid academic skills in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, speaking and critical thinking; and to gain an appreciation of the fine arts.

Close interaction between teachers and students will provide a bond not found in larger schools and helps to ensure that no student is neglected or overlooked. Inspired by the teachings of our Divine Lord Jesus Christ, Our Lady of Fatima Academy, a private Catholic school, will prepare young men and women to recognize and choose good, to contribute to a moral society, and to be the future leaders of the 21st century.

Mission Statement Our Lady of Fatima Academy educates its students to become industrious, moral and intellectual leaders who enhance society by the example of their Catholic lives. Founded on Christian ethical principles, instruction emphasizes fundamental academic skills and perpetuates the legacy of Western tradition. Recognizing the uniqueness of each individual, the academy challenges its students to perfect their characters, cultivate their talents and pursue their full potential. Our Lady of Fatima Academy’s emphasis is pre-eminently spiritual, assisting students to cooperate with divine grace, become true and perfect Christians, effecting transformation in Christ. Goal Statement Our Lady of Fatima Academy is a place where parents and students must be committed to Catholic education and must become involved in the process of forming Christians. The academy is a dynamic school that is about the ever-challenging and eternal business of knowing, loving, and serving God. The specific goals of Our Lady of Fatima Academy are: * first and foremost, to gain a deep understanding of and commitment to the Roman Catholic Faith; * second, to learn and appreciate the traditions and values of a Catholic culture and the means whereby these may be preserved in the modern world; * third, to develop solid academic skills in the areas of reading, writing, arithmetic, speaking and critical thinking; * fourth, to gain an appreciation of the fine arts; finally, to develop motor coordination skills.

Why Catholic Education THE CODE OF CANON LAW The official position of the Catholic Church on education is summarized in the Code of Canon Law: “Parents are bound by a most grave obligation to provide to the best of their ability for the religious and moral, as well as for the physical and civil education of their children, and for their temporal well-being” (Canon 1113). PASTORAL LETTER OF 1919 The pastoral letter issued by the American hierarchy in 1919 stated five principles as the basis of Catholic education: First: The right of the child to receive education and the correlative duty of providing it are established on the fact that man has a soul created by God and endowed with capacities which need to be developed, for the good of the individual and the good of the society . . . Second: Since the child is endowed with physical, intellectual and moral capacities, all these must be developed harmoniously . . . Third: Since the duties we owe our Creator take precedence over all other duties, moral training must accord the first place to religion, that is, to the knowledge of God and His Law, and must cultivate a spirit of obedience to His commands . . . Fourth: Moral and religious training is most efficacious when it is joined with instruction in other kinds of knowledge . . . Fifth: An education that unites intellectual, moral and religious elements is the best training for citizenship

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