MISSION STATEMENT

As a Catholic community of St. Raymond, we are called to foster a safe, caring, and inclusive Catholic learning environment. Our faith is embedded in all we do. In collaboration with the home, school, and parish, we model the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations allowing our students to live the gospel values. Our goal is to meet the diverse needs of our students through effective instruction while promoting student achievement and well-being.

CATHOLIC FOCUS

St. Raymond Catholic Elementary School, which is located at 5735 Whitehorn Avenue, first welcomed students in September 2001. This suburban Mississauga school, located in the Bristol and Creditview area, has 387 students from the neighboring community. The school, which is dedicated to St. Raymond of Penafort, was blessed on May 8, 2002, by Fr. Marco Testa of St. Joseph Parish.

St Raymond lives out its motto, “COMPASSION - FAITH - LOVE - HOPE - JUSTICE - EQUITY - DIGNITY - PEACE” in a variety of programs. Leadership opportunities allow all students to model faith through monthly virtues assemblies, sponsorship of families at Christmas, and social justice initiatives which include fundraising for ShareLife and Terry Fox, as well as participation in food drives for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Dr. Simone's Canadian Food for Children. St. Raymond is a part of St. Joseph Parish, and our community is enriched by the spiritual leadership of our Parish priests at liturgies to mark our student’s initiation into the sacraments as part of their spiritual journey. We also benefit from Church leadership at our Virtues assemblies, celebrations of the Eucharist at the church, and class visits to support sacramental preparation.