Mayfield Junior School
of the Holy Child Jesus
Portrait of a Graduate
Growing Inspired Leaders
Mayfield Students Graduate as Inspired Leaders, Rooted in Holy Child and Future Ready.
The Portrait of a Graduate guides curriculum development and program enhancements across grade levels. It is our commitment to provide each individual student with a solid foundation for success in the first nine years of their educational journey.
Our students become inspired leaders with Creative Spirits, Open Hearts, Curious Minds, and Confident Voices.
Creative Spirits
- Explores with joy and wonder
- Embraces a spirit of play
- Finds fulfillment in artistic expression
- Recognizes individual gifts
- Pursues multiple passions
- Understands the value of wellness and balance
Curious Minds
- Engages in a personal spiritual journey
- Mindful of self and impact on community
- Values and embraces diverse cultures and unique perspectives
- Applies Catholic Social Teachings to inform decisions
- Takes action to make the world a better place
- Advocates for justice, peace, and compassion
Open Hearts
- Engages in a personal spiritual journey
- Mindful of self and impact on community
- Values and embraces diverse cultures and unique perspectives
- Applies Catholic Social Teachings to inform decisions
- Takes action to make the world a better place
- Advocates for justice, peace, and compassion
Confident Voices
- Listens for understanding
- Collaborates effectively with kindness, compassion and respect
- Develops informed opinions
- Writes with purpose and clarity
- Expresses ideas with conviction
- Applies lessons from feedback
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Creative Spirits
Creative pursuits can lead to a deeper understanding of of oneself and the discovery of individual potential.
Sometimes Just Being Able to Play is All You Need.
Mayfield's Physical Education program is about wellness, fitness, and skill. It is also about opportunity.
A Lesson in Looking Deeply
A tradition for many years, the Eighth Grade Mask Project is perhaps the most personal art project a Mayfield Junior School student completes.
Confident Voices
The ability to communicate with clarity and intention opens doors.
Sixth-grade Humanities Teacher Joanne Heffernan asks her students to write every day. She wants them to develop the skills and, just as valuable, to see their thoughts on paper.
Curious Minds
A life-long love of learning leads to insightfulness, flexibility, and innovation.
Robotics: Solving Complex Challenges
Every student at Mayfield has hands-on experience in robotics. The Robotics Co-curricular goes further.
Latin is More than a Language
Latin teacher Jill Frazee tells her first-year students that Latin is hard. She also tells them that just because something is hard, it doesn't mean you quit the first day.
The Best Way to Learn Math
Perhaps the best way to learn math is to experience it, to see how it works in real life.
Open Hearts
Acceptance and compassion for others and oneself are the cornerstones of character.
Kids and animals are a perfect combination when it comes to teaching empathy and responsibility.
Sixth-grade Religion teacher Andrew Ganse creates a balance between curriculum and wellness in his classes.