Excellence
is an inclusive value
in an FCJ school,
incorporated in every aspect
of school life and living.
We set the highest possible standards
in supporting each other
as we strive to achieve our personal best,
to become what we aspire to be.
This commitment to excellence requires us to
care more than others think is wise
risk more than others think is safe
dream more than others think is practical
expect more than others think is possible.
Claude Bissell
The best lesson
I could give
is that of example .
Magdalen Adnett, fcJ (1845-1917)
The ideal of excellence ‘for God’s
greater glory and the salvation of
souls’ pervades Marie Madeleine’s
writings and recommendations.
Inspired by the Gospel and
true to Marie Madeleine’s founding ideal ,
our vision is that FCJ schools are
communities of personal and academic excellence .
Philomena Skiffen fcJ
(1840– 1898)
‘Her motto: Thorough!
No matter what she undertook
it was always the same,
heart and soul .’
Patricia Gallagher fcJ
(1920 – 1990)
was quick to see and encourage the potential
in people , she supported them and was prepared
herself to take the consequences of their faltering
or failure . ‘She was unique in her ability to
inspire , to challenge , to laugh and to be ,
on occasion , extraordinarily humble .’
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