Citizenship

The mission of Oregon Episcopal School guides everything we do. At the heart of the mission statement lies the concept of citizenship. The following explains more fully what we mean by citizenship at OES.

The mission of Oregon Episcopal School is to educate its students fully so that they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities. OES believes that good citizens are those who…

• commit themselves to lives of leadership in service to others,
• view themselves as part of a whole, working and playing cooperatively with others to better the communities of which they are members,
• care deeply about the welfare of others and understand that the most powerful force for bettering society is love for one’s fellow man,
• hold their honor sacred, live lives of integrity, and strive to always tell the truth, do what is right, and keep their word,
• respect the law, the rights and opinions of others, and the institutions that are the foundation of democratic society,
• understand the power of optimism in engaging the forces of good and recognize that effective citizenship begins with a hopeful attitude,
• fulfill their responsibility to society in exchange for the rights and privileges it confers,
• work toward physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in the knowledge that a vigorous and active citizenship is impossible without it, and
• act on their convictions with perseverance and courage.