Sacred Heart Villa Mission Statement

Sacred Heart Villa is an Early Childhood Center serving children from ages two to four. Rooted in Gospel values and Catholic tradition, Sacred Heart Villa provides an exceptional curriculum centering on the development of young children in a nurturing and safe environment..

Established and directed by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, all programs at Sacred Heart Villa provide a safe and nurturing environment and a developmentally-appropriate curriculum while fostering a positive self-image and a strong Catholic identity for young children.

Our Core Values

• To minister to working parents
• To foster kindness and growth in children
• To retain innocence in children sharing their own space
• To promote socialization of the young through play
• To develop social and emotional skills.

Our Vision

• To foster and deepen the understanding of God's love and to provide children with Catholic values and identity.
• To embrace the charism of the Foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Blessed Clelia Merloni, and to honor the history of the school
• To challenge and empower children to grow both academically and spiritually
• To inspire an early desire and love for life-long learning
• To obtain recognition as a premier private and independent Catholic Early Childhood Center in the St. Louis metropolitan area and beyond.
• To obtain recognition as a premier private and independent Catholic Early Childhood Development Center in the St. Louis Metropolitan area and beyond.

ASCJ Educational Mission Statement

As educators in a Catholic school, we are called to proclaim and witness to the Gospel message. The Love of the Heart of Christ, as exemplified in the life of Clelia Merloni (our foundress), empowers us to respond to the challenges of the Church today. We commit ourselves to evangelization through the ministry of education and the creation of a supportive and challenging climate, which affirms the dignity of all persons within the school community.