Campus Ministry Mission Integration - Incarnate Word Academy

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Incarnate Word Academy is to challenge young women of faith to achieve their God-given potential as academically successful Women of the Word, following the example of Jesus, the Incarnate Word, by promoting human dignity, thereby empowering themselves and others to make a positive impact on our world.

STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of Incarnate Word Academy is rooted in the mission of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Our task is to make visible the love of God as revealed in Jesus, the Incarnate Word, by promoting human dignity. The mission challenges us to raise the consciousness of our school community, to respect cultural diversity, to respond to the needs of the poor, to work for peace and justice, and to be ecologically responsible.

The essence of the Incarnation gives religious significance to the humanizing work of education to which we are dedicated. The college preparatory curriculum develops the individual by encouraging academic achievement and personal growth.

IWA’s Mission Committee is a group of faculty, staff and students of all grade levels who are dedicated to preserving and implementing the original mission of the school. They meet monthly and plan ways to promote the mission in daily life at IWA. This year some of the student members have volunteered to help lead the new “Bridges” program for students. This will be a channel for girls to share their own faith traditions and also to learn more about the Catholic practices at IWA.

Other ways of making the mission visible have been to research the archives for photographs and facts for the History Wall, which was installed in 2006; gathering artifacts and information to display in the Memorabilia Exhibit, which was installed in 2007; planning an all school assembly for the planting of IWA’s international Peace Pole in 2008. The Mission Committee also participated in the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive to assist persons with developmental disabilities, collected toothpaste and toothbrushes for St. Vincent’s Parish Social Ministries, brought blankets for Missouri Energy Care and eye glasses for a foreign mission program, and helped sponsor IWA’s Mission Carnival for the benefit of Visitation House, a transitional housing program in San Antonio.

Most recently some members of the Mission Committee volunteered on a Saturday to help at WORTH Industries, Inc. They interacted with the adults with developmental disabilities who attend this sheltered workshop.

Mission integration is an ongoing process at IWA and all are invited to be a part of it.

Sister Eileen O’Keeffe, CCVI
Mission Integration Coordinator

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