Academics + Athletics = A Well-rounded Individual

Academics and Athletics

As a parent, we strive to provide the most we can for our children. You often hear the phrase, “I want my child to have it better than I did”. St. Viator offers its students a strong academic curriculum along with values that help our students continue their education as a well-rounded individual.

St. Viator’s athletic programs, both intramural and traveling, offer a tremendous opportunity for our students. These programs begin in Fourth and Fifth grades. The fact that our students attend gym twice a week, also enhance our athletic programs.

Athletics, no matter what the ability of the athlete, is a great place to watch your child’s character develop, whether it is at the intramural level or as a member of one of St. Viator’s traveling teams. Intangibles such as the importance of a strong work ethic, commitment towards a goal, responsibility to your teammates and enduring disappointment with dignity and pride are lessons they can learn during an experience associated with athletics.

These lessons that present themselves are a precursor to the real world. It is a joy watching your child and their teammates, through the years, learn to achieve goals and overcome challenges. While the student athlete might not realize it, they are learning simple philosophies that can be used in other arenas of their life. They learn about the emotional and mental skills of the various sports they have played and how these characteristics can differentiate players. They learn that these traits can actually overcompensate for the lack of physical talents. They learn that a student’s athletic ability is more than how they execute a play.