School Mission & Pillars of Success

The Mission of St. Richard's Episcopal School is to instill knowledge and values for a lifetime.

St. Richard’s provides a timeless, challenging curriculum that embraces diversity while developing global citizens socially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually through the implementation of our Five Pillars for Success: Civic Responsibility, Classic Curriculum, Faith, Global Readiness, and Leadership.

VISION & VALUES

Located at 33rd and Meridian Streets, just north of downtown Indianapolis, St. Richard's offers unique partnerships around the city that bring learning to life, through a rigorous academic curriculum, three world languages, public-speaking and leadership opportunities, a strong fine arts program, and organized athletics for continued lifetime success.

The Pillars for Success

Civic Responsibility

Classic Curriculum

Faith

Global Readiness

St. Richard’s begins preparing students early for global citizenship. The wide range of students’ faiths, cultures, races and ethnicities creates a rich, diverse community. An award winning language program begins in PK, preparing our students in Grade 5 for an extensive exchange trip to France. Beginning in Grade 6 the language program expands to include Latin for all students with an option of French or Spanish. St. Richard’s students are well-equipped to confidently explore the wider world. Click here to watch our Global Readiness Assembly.

WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAM

Leadership

St. Richard’s prides itself in preparing students to be leaders. Students in all grades learn to be confident public speakers through school-wide performances and presentations such as the Kindergarten Nativity Play and Constitution Day Assembly. Older students are school role models for the entire school with traditions such as the Grade 8 buddy program helping to ensure a close sense of community.

CLUBS

Explore the 5 Pillars of Success

Affirmation of Honor

As a member of St. Richard's Episcopal School, I celebrate: My love for God; the acceptance of personal responsibility; the values of knowledge, honesty, integrity, and service; and openness to the diverse world in which I live.

The Affirmation of Honor was developed in 2004 and has been used as a guiding principle for St. Richard's students for more than two decades. Expand the sections below to explore the meaning behind each component of the affirmation of honor.

As a member of St. Richard's Episcopal School, I celebrate

My love for God

The acceptance of personal responsibility

The values of knowledge, honesty, integrity, and service

Knowledge not only encompasses the experiences and information I have learned along the way, but also what I am learning and will learn as a St. Richard's student. It makes me a better student and better citizen in my school community, and it provides the tools to be a life-long learner.

Honesty demands living my life based on truth, sincerity, and genuineness. The living of this type of life extends to my thoughts and my actions and not just to my words alone--it involves the whole person in the process of truthfulness, while at the same time maintaining a sensitivity to caring for the feelings of others.

Integrity is the quality of being upright, honest, and principled. Integrity is having the ability to look within myself to do the right thing. I will choose to do the honest and correct action in any situation. I will always show integrity, whether I am in the classroom, on the playing field, or at home.

Service is taking positive action in my life. St. Richard's students are involved in school and community initiatives. Service is understanding my ownership in our democratic society. Service is aspiring to do good: it is an action of the heart, a project for the mind.

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