When Students Articulate Our Root Beliefs 

Over the course of the past year we have spent time talking about the beliefs that make us ASA. We focused in on 4 Root Beliefs that summarize what we as a community believe about who we are and why we do what we do. Those 4 belief statements are: 

• At ASA We Believe That We Are One
• At ASA We Believe That We Can All Grow
• At ASA We Believe That All Things Are Possible Through Christ
• At ASA We Believe That Creativity and Innovation Promote Success

In one of our very first middle school "Expert Session" our 6th, 7th & 8th grade students were asked what these beliefs mean to them. What they came up with is truly inspiring! Take a look:

At ASA We Believe That:

We Are One

• We all believe in Jesus
• We pray as one
• We are all friend
• 4 parishes, 2 campuses, 300 + kids, 100+ families, 1 school
• We go to Mass together to grow in our faith
• We are all working together to make the world a better place
• We are one body in Christ
• We can be one through the Trinity
• We are all human
• We are all unique yet equal
• We are one community
• We are all in this together
• One family
• We are one through Christ
• There are times we have to overcome challenges or difficulties
• Many helping hands make 1 big community of service
• We are all children of God
• We are one with God
• We should all stick together
• We should all participate
• We are all created in God’s image

We Can All Grow

• We grow as friends
• We have a garden
• We do MAPs testing to show growth
• Our teachers help us believe we can grow
• We all help each other grow
• We grow in our faith and work to see Christ in all we do
• We grow in love
• We grow as a school
• We grow in faith!!!!!!
• We can all grow up into mature adults
• When you put effort into something you can learn and grow
• We grow from past experiences
• Together we can do great things
• We grow as one!
• We grow in prayer
• We can always do better
• There is always something to learn
• God give us strength to grow
• We grow through learning
• We grow in Mass, we grow in class, we grow by participating

All Things Are Possible Through Christ

• We can do epic things with God!
• We are unstoppable with Christ!
• God empowers us to do good
• We can make food at school
• We have awesome kids at our school!
• We can talk about faith at school!
• Christ will always help us
• We can be anything
• Believing in Christ will help you be successful
• We can succeed by Christ’s side
• Christ can make things happen
• Christ can lead us to victory over our problems
• As long as we know Christ is with us we can do it!
• God will help us prosper
• Even the “impossible” is possible with God
• God gives us strength
• God will always help
• Don’t give up
• The Holy Trinity inspires us!
• We can takes risks for our faith with God
• We can solve all our problems (academic and social) with God
• We can do anything with Christ by our side
• God gives us strength to serve Him and others

Creativity and Innovation Promote Success

• We can do creative things in class
• Creative things make our school great
  

  
• At ASA we keep (new) ideas in mind
• Whatever you put your mind to you can do
• Be creative
• Be a problem solver
• Being yourself and building the kingdom of God is a huge success
• We should support and include everyone
• We can make mistakes
• Hard work pays off
• Design, explore, love do things you never tried before
• Lots of practice will lead to success. It might not be what you expected, but it will be good.
• How do we spark creativity?
• Be open-minded
• Promote critical thinking
• When we innovate and create we show that we are always capable of more
• Try!