The values of community (respect, responsibility, honesty, forgiveness, empathy, etc.) are most easily lived out at The Cathedral School. It is here that the student is asked to take an honest look at what he thinks, how he lives that out, and what standards he uses to make decisions. In studying the Bible, we learn how people down through the ages have struggled as we struggle and learned as we do. We gain insights and companionship from our forebears, as we begin to see ourselves as invaluable contributors to the continuing creation of this world. The student learns that she is "known by name" by the One Who created all. And from such a relationship emerges the desire to live in relationship: with God, with fellow students, with family members and friends. It is our great hope that the student who walks into the world from these halls does so knowing self-worth, and the experience of "respecting the dignity of every living being"-both of which begin and are nurtured within the Religion class, Chapel and the prayer circle of the classroom.

Through programs in school as well as outside of the school, the students learn the ethic of hard work, and see the appreciation and respect they receive for making this world a better place.

has made great strides to improve this area of the curriculum in not only the Religion Department, but the entire curriculum. The School has several outreach projects to the community of Little Rock, which are driven by a sense of gratitude. We collect canned and non-perishable food items to distribute through St. Francis House (an outreach arm of the Episcopal Church), The Centers for Youth and Families, and The Rice Depot.

	We come together to bless these and pray for those who will receive them. Students load the items onto trucks and bring them to the places of distribution. We collect from the students: school supplies, diapers, and baby formula, warm mittens and blankets to share with other children during particular times of the year. These are usually distributed by professional outreach centers, mentioned above.
	Students collect and wrap gifts at Christmas, which are taken to the Centers for Youth and Families. Children who would otherwise have no gifts, received the offerings of the students.
	All of the activities were rooted in a sense of gratitude for our own blessings, and a sense that, as we stated in our canned food campaign, "We are all One Body." We openly discuss and explore the idea that what happens to you affects us all. And we began to envision what would happen if countries with so much shared food, training, ideas, technology, and money with countries which suffer.
	The basic guidelines for getting along with others in our school, the school rules, and the implementation and use of "I Care" Language most clearly express the presence of a code of conduct that is help for students and teachers alike. We constantly look for avenues of opportunity to plant these codes within the home of the child, as well.
	Artwork, music, and prayer are excellent tools of creativity which can be found within the Religion Curriculum of The Cathedral School. Student are encouraged to write about, draw about, sing about, pray about spiritual insights which cry out for expression. In the Religion classroom, only beautiful materials are offered to the child. The art supplies are among the best. From time to time, beautiful artwork of others (professionals and amateurs, alike) are offered for meditation. The spiritual realm relies upon its expression in these ways, and the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd facilitates this quite well.