Notre Dame Regional School founded in 1908, is built on principles of Christian faith - love and respect for individuals - and is supported by a warm and devoted faculty, a spirited and dedicated school family, and the guidance of Our Lady of Good Counsel, SS. Peter and Paul, St. Vincent de Paul and Our Lady of Czenstochowa Parishes.

The mission of Notre Dame Regional School is centered in the teachings and examples of Jesus Christ and the revealed truths and doctrines of the Catholic Church.  Within this centering, we are committed to the development of Christian principles as an integral part of everyday life, to excellence in academic achievement and to the preparation of healthy minds, bodies and spirits, that will be eager to accept and prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.   

Notre Dame Regional School (NDRS) is a Catholic elementary school in the diocese of Providence,     Rhode Island.  The foundation of Notre Dame's philosophy is in the teachings and example of Jesus Christ, as depicted in the parable of the Good Shepherd.  Inspired by His love and concern for each person as unique and special, we strive to provide an environment which affords a quality education that will support the child's spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic development; one in which each student may acquire a sense of responsibility to God, to creation, to community and family, to self and to others.

Thus, the purpose of NDRS is the development of an educational climate which fosters Christian values and the democratic principles of freedom, equality and respect; an environment which allows each student to search for the truth and independence while encouraging the maturation of his or her total personality through the integration of faith in all his or her endeavors.  "This integrating of religious truths and values with life, distinguishes Catholic Schools from other schools..." (To Teach As Jesus Did).

The curriculum of the school is geared toward the development of the whole personality, with concern on the part of administration, faculty and parents that each child's needs and different learning styles be recognized.  The highest aims of Catholic education and the goals of Notre Dame's philosophy will be realized when parents, the primary educators, and faculty work cooperatively to help students develop the self-esteem and skills necessary to enhance personal growth, so that they may become upright and productive members of society, strong supporters of family life and responsible members of the civic and Christian community.