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Set in a Grade II listed building established in 1907, Franciscan Primary School is a two-form entry school in the London Borough of Wandsworth, catering for children between the ages of 3 and 11. We are a Rights Respecting School and our vision is to provide an education of the highest quality within the context and understanding of shared values care, consideration, cooperation, honesty, responsibility, respect, and openness. Overall as a school, we endorse the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child(CRC) and this is at the heart of our school ethos: rights and respect in all relationships, whether between children or children and adults. We aim to empower children to engage in collaborative decision-making and develop positive relationships on all levels across the school community. At Franciscan Primary we have a dedicated, enthusiastic, and talented team of staff who are committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum. We provide a calm, nurturing learning environment where teachers know their pupils and their parents, and where every child can flourish. We believe it is important that our children have a wide range of educational opportunities to help them develop socially and academically. We are proud of our school and the rich cultural diversity that enriches us all and so enabling us to ‘Achieve Excellence Together. Franciscan Primary School aims to enable all its pupils to realize their full potential and provides them with every opportunity to succeed. We want every pupil to leave our school with a love of learning and well prepared for their transition to secondary school. High ambitions, hard work, and high achievement are at the heart of our school along with our aim to nurture the personal qualities of every child. They are taught the importance of good behavior, to believe in themselves, and never give up. We care about their health, happiness, and well-being. We look forward to developing good working relationships with you so that your child benefits the most from their time at our school. At Franciscan, we constantly strive for success and believe all our children can achieve excellence through high quality, inspirational teaching, and learning. We value the cultural diversity of our school community which is at the heart of our vision and ethos. We aim to be: A welcoming school where everyone matters in a caring, safe and secure environment. An aspirational school with high expectations, that promotes a lifelong love of learning through a fun, challenging, and creative curriculum. A school which encourages and motivates each pupil to be the best they can be, through developing a positive attitude. A school community in which everyone shows respect and takes responsibility for themselves, others, and the environment. An inclusive school that explores and celebrates diversity, working with the wider community to enrich the learning experiences for all. A nurturing school offering opportunities to develop the whole child, spiritually, morally, socially, and culturally building self-esteem and confidence. At Franciscan, we teach a curriculum that is exciting, fun, and imaginative. Walk into any of our Classrooms and you can expect to find children engaged in thinking, questioning, and learning. Like all schools within the public sector, we follow the National Curriculum which sets out the content and the programs of study for most of what we teach at Franciscan. We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for years 1 to 6 which follows on from the Foundation Stage. The core curriculum subjects of English, Mathematics, and Science follow the National Curriculum. Other subjects (referred to as 'Foundation' are taught through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), these include Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Design Technology, History, Geography, Art, Music, and Physical Education. Religious Education and Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE) and French in key stage 2. View full school

Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi's vision and in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, we extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to God's people, especially those most in need. Established in 1923 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, the School of Nursing began in conjunction with establishing Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium in the Capitol Lake area of downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The School was an integral part of the new hospital's program of service to the community. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a small, Catholic, not-for-profit institution with a healthcare emphasis. The University offers degrees in nursing, health sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, and natural sciences. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady sponsor a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc., the University. It is faithful to its mission grounded in Franciscan values. The University is a student-centered academic community committed to the pursuit of truth and the common good and devoted to teaching and learning excellence. From 2009-2014, over 3,883 students completed service-learning courses at the University, dedicating more than 68,000 service hours to communities in 16 parishes throughout central and southern Louisiana. In early 2011, the UniversityCarnegie Foundation named the University for the Advancement of Teaching as a Carnegie Engaged Campus. In addition to this prestigious Carnegie Foundation classification, the University has been named six times to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Inclusion on the Honor Roll (which is the highest federal recognition a college or University can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement) was especially significant when the University was most recently featured 'with Distinction' for the second time. The mission of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is to educate and form Franciscan servant leaders of all faiths. We honor and preserve our founders' legacy by preparing highly skilled professionals, integrated thinkers, and faith-filled citizens. Inspired by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady to be a living witness to Jesus Christ and the Gospel message, the University is in communion with the Catholic Church's teachings. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University aspires to be a premier Catholic University in the Gulf Coast region. The University will be known for excellence in academics, civic engagement, and student and faculty achievement. This will be accomplished by maintaining relevant, rigorous program offerings, superior facilities, community engagement, and excellent student support. All within a culture of Catholic, Franciscan faith identity consecrated to the cause of truth. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (France) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award doctorate, master's, baccalaureate associate degrees. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a small, Catholic, not-for-profit institution with a healthcare emphasis. The University offers degrees in nursing, health sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, and natural sciences. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady sponsor a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc., the University. It is faithful to its mission grounded in Franciscan values. The University is a student-centered academic community committed to the pursuit of truth and the common good and devoted to teaching and learning excellence. The University engages students in an educational experience cultivating the spirit of scholarly inquiry, ongoing reflection, and a commitment to life-long learning and service. The University seeks to promote a learning environment informed by the concepts of collegiality, community, democracy, social justice, and the culture of life that encourages individual and collective responsibility. Committing to and accomplishing the institutional purpose and goals requires empowering students to exceed standards, expand their vision, and come to the full measure of their humanity. At Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, you will experience a supportive and caring journey focused on innovative programs and personalized student attention where first names replace numbers. Meet life-long friends and prepare your mind, body, and soul for a lifetime of service and happiness. Make a difference in the world. Founded in 1923, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is premier Catholic institution in the Southeast that provides dedicated students a faith-filled and formative education in preparation to serve communities. At Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, you will experience a supportive and caring journey focused on innovative programs and personalized student attention where first names replace numbers. The academic community expects its members to be ethical, respectful, civil, vital, and purposeful and for all of its members to be valued contributors to the five commitments. Those commitments are multi-modal and distance learning, collaboration, reflective practice, evidence-based teaching, and scholarship. In France, you will experience a supportive and caring journey focused on innovative programs and personalized student attention where first names replace numbers. Meet life-long friends and prepare your mind, body, and soul for a lifetime of service and happiness. View full university

The purpose of the Corporation [University] is to further the higher education of men and women through programs of liberal, professional, and pre-professional studies leading to the conferral of the baccalaureate and master degrees arts and sciences. Said degrees shall be conferred by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the University and the laws of the State of Ohio. "It shall be the further purpose of the University, publicly identified as a Catholic and a Franciscan institution, to promote the moral, spiritual, and religious values of its students. The University will be guided by the example and teaching of St. Francis of Assisi." (Bylaws) In the spirit of higher learning in the Catholic tradition, our curriculum integrates your education's intellectual and spiritual dimensions. It challenges you to reason and communicate more effectively and see your professional goals from a new and exciting perspective. Our academics emphasize a personalized approach from professors who genuinely care about your educational and individual successes. Our student-to-faculty ratio is 15:1, and all students have a faculty advisor who knows them on a first-name basis. Our professors also make it a priority to keep flexible office hours to accommodate even the tightest class schedules. Whether your goals are to pursue a career after college, continue to graduate studies, or pursue a religious vocation, you will get a solid foundation at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. The core curriculum is a joint educational experience shared by all undergraduate students at Franciscan University. This Core, newly revised and implemented since 2013, reflects our ongoing commitment to academic excellence and the integration of faith and reason. Based on the Western intellectual tradition, our Franciscan educational heritage, and the Catholic mission of Franciscan University, the Core purposefully exposes our students to the fundamental knowledge, critical authors, scientific findings and processes, and diverse learning experiences they need to become well-educated Catholics and citizens of the world. The Franciscan University Core is inspired by the vision of Catholic education laid out by St. John Paul II in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, a document that calls Catholic universities creatively to disseminate and inspire in students a love for knowledge that serves the good of all people. Ex Corde also challenges Catholic universities to become instruments of cultural transformation and progress. To be such an instrument, a Catholic university must foster an interested, caring, and dedicated relationship with the Church and be willing to honor its Catholic mission and identity. A primary way that Franciscan University expresses its commitment to the idea of Catholic higher education described in Ex Corde is through its Core. Ultimately, the Core seeks to arouse students' love of knowledge, their appreciation for the unity of all truth, and courage to live an authentic Christian life in which they witness to Christ in whichever vocation to which they are called. The Core comprises 45 credit hours for Bachelors of Arts degree-seeking students, and 42 credit hours for Bachelors of Science degree-seeking students. In the Core, students will take courses that teach them about how to understand the human person from a Catholic and Christian perspective and how to discern what it means to live an upstanding life in response to the call to goodness. They will encounter ideas that encourage a more profound sense of wondering and marveling at reality and foster an appreciation of the unexpected depth, richness, and mystery of the world around us. Students will read and learn how to analyze epic, drama, and lyric masterpiece texts. They likewise will describe how works of art reveal theological and philosophical truths and simultaneously are the handmaids of those truths. Through the Core experience, students will engage in a holistic study of the past by examining all aspects of culture, including religion, philosophical ideas, politics, society, military history, and economics. In keeping with the Franciscan identity of the University, students will learn about and be able to describe the Franciscan Order and its unique founding, history, and influence on the world. Finally, students will be exposed to the natural and social sciences, in addition to mathematics and economics, which will enable them to articulate the nature of scientific and social scientific theories, analyze how scientific issues impact the world and understand the limits of the scientific method when examining some social phenomenon they will be able to apply mathematical reasoning to mathematics and a variety of other disciplines. Franciscan University embraces the rigorous academic demands of the Catholic intellectual tradition, "consecrating itself without reserve to the cause of truth" (Ex Corde Ecclesiae). Our professors encourage and expect the highest academic achievement in every discipline, seeing faith and reason as allies, not enemies. Truth from any source is from the Holy Spirit, St. Thomas Aquinas tells us, so our faculty boldly pursue every truth, guiding and encouraging our students along that ennobling path. Since 1998, U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" guidebook has ranked the Franciscan University of Steubenville in the elite "top tier" of Midwestern universities and the academic excellence of our incoming students continues to rise. In 2014, the average ACT score of new first-year students was 25, which is 5 points higher than the national average. Their average SAT score was 1165, more than 150 points higher than the national average. For our excellent academics and conservative environment, Young America's Foundation rates Franciscan as one of the nation's top 10 conservative colleges. In July 2014, FORBES Magazine named Franciscan University to its 2014 list of America's Top Colleges, which put Franciscan in the top 8 percent of the 4,500-plus colleges in the United States. Since 2011, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has ranked Franciscan in the top 100 four-year private institutions that combine outstanding academics with affordable cost. Moreover, The Templeton Honor Roll for Education in a Free Society considers Franciscan one of the 13 colleges that are "best in liberal arts education." View full university