Mission, Vision and Values

The Elms is the only all-girls, faith-based school for grades 1 - 12 with a co-ed pre-school and Kindergarten in the Cleveland Diocese. Our mission at the Elms is to educate girls and young women to live their lives boldly with purpose, confidence, kindness, resilience, justice and faith. Ranked as one of the top private schools in Summit County, we are known for our academic excellence, caring atmosphere and strong community spirit. We strive to support every girl to become an inquiring lifelong learner, a compassionate and engaged global citizen and a confident and caring leader. Every girl is inspired to reach her full potential.

By the very nature of our mission, the Elms is an individualized educational experience. Because we endeavor to inspire each girl to reach her full potential, there are as many different versions of that as there are girls in the school. That said, girls who are curious, open-minded and hard-working will thrive at the Elms and in our community.

Mission

Our Lady of the Elms, a private Catholic school rooted in the Dominican tradition, educates girls and young women to live their lives boldly with purpose, confidence, kindness, resilience, justice and faith. 

Vision

Elms girls become confident leaders, accomplished professionals and advocates for justice and the common good.  Prepared to succeed in life they possess a spiritual, educational, global and experiential foundation shaped at the Elms.

Values

Our Lady of the Elms School, founded on Catholic principles and enriched by Dominican spirituality, is sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Welcoming and inclusive, the Elms cultivates girls to be tomorrow’s standard bearers for sustainability, equity and reconciliation among people by preparing them to live purposeful, spiritual and trailblazing lives demonstrated through:

Integrity      Creativity              Humility        Faith          
Respect Compassion          Service       Joy

Dominican Pillars

Woven into the experience of every Elms girl is Veritas, the pursuit of truth and justice.  Boldly forming the base for our work are the four pillars of the Dominican Charism:

Study        Preaching        Community        Prayer