Mission

Rooted in the mission of Jesus and the Lasallian tradition of making a quality education accessible, the urban community of De La Salle Middle School at St. Matthew's provides excellence in education, promotes service with justice and respects each individual in our daily pursuit of loving and learning.

Philosophy of Mission

The staff of De La Salle believes that the purpose of education is to create learning experiences that are liberating and empowering. This belief necessitates the education of the whole person in his or her developmental needs. As a Catholic Christian school we base our effort in the values of the Gospel and seek that empowered sense of self for our students that comes from learning and testing new skills and goals in the presence of strong mentoring, support, and exposure to diverse Christian role models.

We, in partnership with parents and guardians, believe that each student can excel in academics and in life regardless of environmental influences, socioeconomic status, or race/ethnic background.