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Integral Formation ®


    
Integral Formation® is the harmonious development of all dimensions of the human person. In our educational method, we focus on the following four dimensions:

Intellectual Formation
Intellectual Formation

“Intellectual formation is not just the fulfillment of a curriculum. On top of acquiring certain data, the student has to develop and refine his intellectual ability and acquire those dispositions and habits which make him an intellectually mature person.”


Our goal is to develop in students intellectual capacities and a love for learning and truth.

Our pedagogy emphasizes…
  • high academic standards that prepare students for higher education and professional careers
  • extensive study in core subjects
  • effective study skills and habits
  • critical thinking and reflection
  • logical order of thought
  • clarity of expression
  • public-speaking and writing skills
  • technology to support learning objectives

Human Formation
Human Formation

Our goal is to achieve virtue and maturity.

Our pedagogy emphasizes…
  • virtue-cultivation programs
  • high behavior standards
  • mentoring
  • athletic achievement, sportsmanship,and teamwork
  • social graces
  • extracurricular programs
ICIF is firmly convinced that: "The Catholic school must be able to speak for itself effectively and convincingly. It is not merely a question of adaptation, but of missionary thrust, the fundamental duty to evangelize, to go towards men and women wherever they are, so that they may receive the gift of salvation."
(Congregation for Catholic Education: The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium)

Thus, ICIF heeds and strives to put into effect the exhortation of the bishops of the world: "This same sacred synod, while professing its gratitude to priests, religious men and women, and the laity who, by their evangelical self-dedication, are devoted to the noble work of education and of schools of every type and level, exhorts them to persevere generously in the work they have undertaken and, imbuing their students with the spirit of Christ, to strive to excel in pedagogy and the pursuit of knowledge in such a way that they not merely advance the internal renewal of the Church, but preserve and enhance its beneficent influence upon today's world, especially the intellectual world."
(Vatican II: Declaration of Christian Education)
Spiritual Formation
 
Spiritual Formation

Our goal is to foster a deep and genuine love for Jesus Christ, Mary, the Church, the Pope, and the salvation of souls.

Our pedagogy emphasizes…
  • a personal relationship with Christ so that students may come to know, love, and imitate Him
  • a deep understanding of the Faith through a solid program of religious instruction
  • living a life of grace and participation in the sacramental life of the Church
  • the conscious pursuit of virtue
  • prayer as an integral part of school life
  • respect for students of all faiths

Apostolic Formation
Apostolic Formation

Our goal is to form within each student a compassionate heart so that as an apostle of Christ, he or she will reach out to society in service.

Our pedagogy emphasizes…
  • the conviction to live according to Christian ideals
  • an awareness of social issues, particularly suffering and injustice in the world
  • a practical understanding of service
  • the desire to contribute to the well-being of the community
  • the qualities that aid apostolic action: leadership, teamwork, initiative, and perseverance