We are pleased to partner with PRYDE Child Care Centre to provide full child care services and before and after school care at St. Joseph Catholic School. Call our child care partner at 905-852-9887 learn more about their services.
About Our School
At St. Joseph Catholic School, it is our mission to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education. We recognize our call to love and serve from our Master teacher Jesus Christ, and we are committed to creating a Catholic learning community under the protection of Mother Mary.
The Catholic Graduate Expectations are our foundation as we strive for academic excellence and the acknowledgement of those who achieve it. We recognize God as the source of all life and actively work to focus on social issues within our local and global communities.
We celebrate the diversity within our community with a collaborative approach to learning, in cooperation with parents, the Catholic faith community, and other organizations that recognize the value of our mission. Within the context of Catholic teaching and Sacramental living, our school community strives to demonstrate respect and reverence for all life, thus nurturing a safe, Christian environment for the entire school community.
Our patron saint is Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of God. St. Joseph was declared Patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius lX in 1870; a model for fathers of families by Pope Leo Xlll, who confirmed that his pre-eminent sanctity places him next to the Blessed Virgin among the saints. St. Joseph is venerated as the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the legal father of Jesus, and the head of the Holy Family. He was Mary's support and protector, a witness to her virginity, a consoler in her challenging vocation.
God comforted Joseph in a prophetic dream. He revealed to home in some measure the mystery of the Incarnation, the adorable Name of Jesus and His mission on earth. He removed every doubt from Joseph's mind and encouraged him to take Mary as his wife. He freed him from the worry and rewarded him with honours. Joseph's holiness is measured by his close relationship to Mary, and to Jesus, his Divine Foster-Child.
His union with Mary is the closest that can exist, a union of heart, a union of purest and holiest love. As foster father of Jesus, Joseph stands in close relation to the Son of God. We should love and honour him whom Jesus and His Mother love so tenderly. Through his intercession we can obtain the grace to love Jesus and Mary with some of that tenderness and devotedness with which he loves them.
As Catholic educators, we live according to our Father's code and to lead our students, by example, to live the basic truths of the gospel message. This is an awesome, yet inspiring challenge which we share with the parents of our young men and women.
Children learn what they live. Each day we have the opportunity to teach our students:
- to love by the way we love;
- to be generous by our generosity;
- to be passionate by our compassion; and
- to be forgiving by the way we forgive.
However, a person cannot give what he or she does not have. Unless we are living the Gospel message, we cannot lead our students to do so.
There are many hallmarks of a Catholic educator, including:
- Prayer - The challenges of our vocation, and indeed life in general, are great. To meet them we need to follow Christ's advice that we "ask the father in My name". Each Catholic educator has a duty to expose students to his or her particular style of prayer in order to assist students to recognize the value of prayer in daily life.
- Eucharist - Parish, school, and staff liturgies provide opportunities to celebrate our faith. Our example can testify to the Eucharist as a joyful source of strength and community building.
- Social Justice - This is the heart of the Christian message, that we "love one another as I have loved you". As our brother's and sister's keepers, we must be concerned about the aged, the poor, the oppressed, and any other marginalized group - both at home and abroad.
Our school colours are royal blue and white.
St. Joseph Catholic School has been a faith-filled centre of learning in Uxbridge since 1958. Established through the dedication of local Catholic families, the school began on Toronto Street before relocating to its current home on Quaker Village Drive in 1990 and expanding with a new addition in 2010. Named after St. Joseph, the patron saint known for his humility, faith, and devotion to family, the school is guided by values of service, compassion, and trust in God. Today, St. Joseph continues to foster academic excellence and spiritual growth in a welcoming community where students are encouraged to live their faith and care for others.
St. Joseph’s Feast Day is March 19.
Our school hours are as follows:
9:15 a.m. - School Begins
10:40 - 10:55 a.m. - Morning recess
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch
2:25 - 2:40 p.m. - Afternoon recess
3:45 p.m. - Dismissal
O Blessed Saint Joseph,
loving and faithful guardian of Jesus,
Watch over us and guide us
in our work and play.
Amen.
Our board's School Year calendar is now available. We encourage parents and guardians to visit our school calendar webpage to learn more about activities happening at school.
We welcome your questions, comments and concerns.
25 Quaker Village Drive
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1A1
Phone: (905) 852-6242
Fax: (905) 852-0371