We are pleased to partner with P.R.Y.D.E. Learning Centre to provide before and after school care at St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School. Call our child care partner at 905-626-2147 to learn more about their services.
About Our School
At St. Teresa of Calcutta 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 Agnes Bojaxhui, who was born on August 27, 1910, to parents who were said to be unfailingly charitable to the poor. After taking her preliminary vows as a Sister of Loreto at the age of 18, she taught Geography at St. Mary's High School for girls. In 1937, she became Principal of St. Mary's and took the name "Mother Teresa."
In 1948, Mother Teresa became the first Catholic nun in 300 years to be allowed to work outside the convent. She began her missionary work among India's poor and homeless, and in 1952, opened a home for the dying called Mirmal Hriday (Pure Heart). A year later, she opened an orphanage. In her long life of service, Mother Teresa was responsible for the creation of more than 445 Missionaries of Charity houses, providing shelter for the homeless, food for the starving, medicine for the sick and comfort for the dying in nearly one hundred countries worldwide. She was beatified on October 20, 2003. On September 4, 2016 Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. Her Catholic saint name is St. Teresa of Calcutta.
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School opened its doors in 1999 after its founding students and staff spent a year in temporary accommodations at St. Bernadette Catholic School while construction of the new building was completed. Originally named Mother Teresa Catholic School, the school was renamed in 2016 following the canonization of St. Teresa of Calcutta. Inspired by her life of compassion, service, and unwavering faith, the school is committed to fostering a welcoming community where students are encouraged to care for others, embrace diversity, and share God's love through their words and actions. Since its beginnings, St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School has been guided by the values of faith, kindness, and service that reflect its patron saint's enduring legacy.
St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Feast Day is September 5.
Blessed Teresa,
Lead us to understand who we truly are through God's words.
Inspire us to believe in ourselves and others,
Guide us to care for each other by our actions,
Help us to accept one another as one family, and
Teach us the full meaning of "sharing our love."
Amen.
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 board's School Year calendar is now available. We encourage parents and guardians to visit our school year calendar webpage to learn more about activities happening at school.
We welcome your questions, comments and concerns.
15 Fishlock Street
Ajax, ON L1Z 1H1
Tel: 905-426-7065
Fax: 905-426-6960