Living the Mission

Living the Mission

De La Salle’s program and community are informed by and aligned with the five core principles of Lasallian education. There is a community-wide feeling of excellence and the school is grounded in relationships, from the student to the faculty and staff, to the families and the Trustees. There is a strong commitment to educating the whole person. A student’s education at De La Salle is exceptional because of the remarkably talented and devoted faculty who have a genuine love and respect for their students. There are strong, close-knit relationships between students and their teachers.

De La Salle “creates a community that is always supportive of each other, pushes each other, challenges each other, trying to get the best out of every individual.” Teachers have high expectations of themselves and for their students and serve as mentors and advocates. Faculty members are a combination of seasoned De La Salle educators as well as those who are newer members of the school community. Some are alums and have children who attend or have attended De La Salle. The faculty often puts in many extra hours of time in their work for the school. Faculty, staff and administration feel that De La Salle High School is a community of faith and that it embraces its Lasallian legacy.

Strong academics, athletics, the arts, campus ministry and service are at the core of the quality college preparatory education at De La Salle. The curriculum presents students with a variety of offerings at all levels of skills and ability, a variety of subjects in departments and between departments and a continual expansion of options and courses. Required courses stress content, skills mastery and learning strategies in core academic disciplines. Elective courses enrich students’ special interests, needs and abilities. (Academics). Faculty are encouraged to innovate and are supported through innovation grants which reinforce their commitment to excellence. Athletics includes 15 distinct sports at varsity, junior varsity and frosh levels (Athletics). Visual and performing arts include the Fabrication Room, a collaborative space for those interested in fabrication, woodworking, metal working and electronics. This department also gives opportunities for the young men to work with students from Carondelet High School, the all-girls’ high school which is close by (Arts). All students are encouraged and take part in the variety of activities at the school.