MISSION STATEMENT:
Cotter Schools challenges students to achieve their full potential and use their lives in service of others.BELIEFS:
As a Catholic Learning Community, We Believe: God is present in all creation. Each person is valuable and deserves respect. Education prepares people to build a better world. In a community, everyone grows. ?Cotter opened its doors on September 5, 1911, and was named for Winona’s first bishop, Bishop Joseph Cotter. Originally, Cotter was a boys’ school directed by the De La Salle Christian Brothers. In 1952, the Brothers turned the school's operation over to the diocese of Winona, and Cotter became co-educational, combining with Cathedral Girls’ High School. In 2021 Cotter transitioned to serve students from 16 months through Grade 12. Through its many changes in the past 110-plus years, Cotter has never wavered in its motto, Vertitam Vereantur - “Let them Revere the Truth,” and upholds the finest traditions in Catholic education.
The promise of progressive education is as the students come to the solution, they’re active, they’re engaged, they’re motivated, and they’re learning. Most progressive schools encourage students to explore other areas of their development where young people find focus or uncover the contentment of stillness. It is about learning how to think, not what to think.
We look at the roles in the partnership of school, parent, and student. Understanding each partner's responsibilities is essential for a successful boarding school experience.
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