We, the members of the Ignacian Marian community of St. Mary’s Academy of Palo Inc., witness to the loving compassion of Jesus. We enhance the development of potentialities and capabilities towards moral and communal responsibility for inner and social transformation for the common good.
promote a culture of appreciation, support and harmony in the school to become agents of social transformation;
enhance our spiritual life;
pursue constantly innovative programs, approaches and educational strategies for quality Ignacian Marian Education;
form Ignacian Marian leaders who witness to faith, excellence and service;
maximize our resources and capabilities to sustain the ministry;
intensify our programs for the poor;
administer the school following Catholic Doctrine.
GOALS
ST. MARY’S ACADEMY OF PALO INC. is a Catholic School that is an instrumentality of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary that aims to provide within its community of students and personnel Catholic values. Its goal is to provide an educational program and environmental animated by Catholic doctrine, beliefs, teachings, traditions and practices, the exercise of which is protected by, among others, Article III, Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
In order for us to approximate our vision and live our mission, we dedicate all our efforts and resources to transform the members of ST. MARY’S ACADEMY OF PALO INC. into becoming faithful to the Church’s philosophy of education as set forth in the Declaration of Vatican II, has the prime duty to:
transmit to her students, Christian values for living, in view of man’s eternal destiny.
help prepare the students make their conscious choice of living a responsible and coherent way of life by the proper integration of culture with faith and faith with living.
help students to discover and develop their potentials for their own fulfillment as persons towards generous sharing in the building of God’s kingdom.
help students establish interactive and healthy relationship with their fellow beings and their environs.
OBJECTIVES
St. Mary’s Academy of Palo Inc. is an institution that helps its constituents acquire the necessary values and skills needed for life. Her graduates shall be able to:
Acquire the desirable knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and behavior in all situations;
Discover and manifest skills in decision-making;
Participate in Church and in civic community affairs;
Share faith experiences on the life of Jesus as lived by the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother Ignacia del Espiritu.
Thus, live as lgnacian Marian Leaders imbued with strong Faith in God, Excellence in every undertakings and areas of responsibilities, and able to serve with compassion, the least, the last and the lost in society.