our core values respect for self respect for others others respect for the environment

OUR CORE VALUES

RESPECT FOR SELF

RESPECT FOR OTHERS OTHERS

RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

VALUE

VALUES

ATTITUDESAPPROACHESJUDGEMENTS

WHICH UNDERLIE ALL WE DO,

SAY ANDTHINK

UNWRITTEN RULES

“My children always come first”

“Home is where the heart is”

“Honesty is the best policy”

EXAMPLES KNOWN TO US

At St. Mary’s

just ONE very clear value

underlies everything:

RESPECT

WHAT SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO SEE

AMONG OURSELVES IF THE VALUE OF

RESPECT IS REALLY UPHELD IN OUR SCHOOL?

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT ST. MARY’S IS A PLACE WHERE:

INDIVIDUALS FEEL OK TO BE THEMSELVES

WHERE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS HEALTHYAND RELAXED

WHERE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CORRIDORS AND CLASSROOMS REFLECT CLEARLY THAT THEY ARE CARED FOR BY STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE CLEANING STAFF

DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF

RESPECT:•ADMIRATION•HIGH OPINION•ESTEEM•VALUE•REVERENCE•REGARD

WHICH OF THESE BEST REPRESENTS

HOW YOU SEE

YOURSELF?

“RESPECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS

WILL RESPECT YOU”

Confucius

“DO NOT DO TO OTHERS

WHAT YOU DO NOT WANT DONE TO

YOURSELF”

Confucius

SELF RESPECT IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT

WHAT WE DO.

IT IS ABOUT WHO WE ARE

SELF RESPECT IS ABOUT:FEELING VALUED

SELF RESPECT IS ABOUT:

BEING ABLE TO STAND TALL AND

FEEL PROUD OURSELVES

SELF RESPECTIS ABOUT

BEING ABLE TO LOVE

OURSELVES –JUST AS WE ARE

SELF RESPECT IS THE CORNERSTONE

ON WHICH MANY OTHER ATTRIBUTES

ARE BUILT

OUR SENSE OF SELF

IS OFTEN DETERMINED

BY LIFE’SKNOCKS

AND BRUISES

IF WE HOLD ON TO RESENTMENTS,

UNTRUTHS,DISHONESTY AND LIES

ABOUT OURSELVES OUR SELF RESPECT

WILL SUFFER

WE CANNOT

GET

SELF RESPECT FROM OTHERS.

IT COMES FROM WITHIN US AND MUST BE KNOWN BY US

AND EXPERIENCED BY US AS OUR OWN TRUTH.

MY LIFE WILL BE HAPPIER IF I HAVE

A GOOD SELF IMAGE,SELF ESTEEM,

REVERANCE AND REGARD

FOR MYSELF

MY SELF RESPECTWILL BE

CLEARLY SEENIN HOW I CARE

FOR MYSELF

HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF?

QUESTIONS I CAN ASK MYSELF:

DO I EAT PROPERLY?

DO I TAKE SOME EXERCISE?

DO I GET ENOUGH SLEEP?

DO I TAKE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL?

HOW DO I PRESENT MYSELF IN SCHOOL?

WELL GROOMED HAIRCLEAR SKIN

BLOUSE WITH CLEAN COLLAR

PRESSED SKIRTCLEAN SOCKS AND

SHOESA WELL-CARED FOR BAG

ALL THESE OUTWARD SIGNS INDICATE HOW

I VALUE MYSELF

“YOU ARE PRECIOUS IN MY EYES AND

I LOVE YOU”

LET US, THE GIRLS AT ST. MARY’S,

BE OUR BEST SELVES

NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR

OTHERS TOODEVELOP

RESPECT FOR YOURSELF AND YOU WILL BE

RESPECTED BY OTHERS