About TLSMission & Vision
Mission
In the Jesuit Catholic tradition of academic learning, personal care, and spiritual growth, The Loyola School offers a scholarship-based education for children of Baltimore City families of limited means aged two through the fourth* grade.
Our dedicated faculty honors the uniqueness of each child and nurtures the promise of all children by providing a caring and supportive environment where they can be active, engaged, and reflective learners.
We partner with our parents to accompany our children as they develop the competence, character, and confidence to become leaders in their classroom, their school and, ultimately, the greater Baltimore community and beyond.
* TLS added a kindergarten class in September 2021 and will add one grade level each year until 2025, when we reach our projected full enrollment of kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth-grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, TLS’s elementary school is kindergarten, first, second and third grade classes.
The overarching goal of TLS is to remedy socioeconomic disparity in kindergarten and middle school readiness among underserved children living in Baltimore City.
We provide our students with a high-quality preschool and elementary school curriculum, characterized by individualized student support and parent involvement.
Vision
Rev. William J. “Bill” Watters, S.J., opened Loyola Early Learning Center in 2017 to address the lack of quality early learning opportunities for low-income children in Baltimore City.
On June 29, 2021, The Loyola Early Learning Center (LELC) changed its name to The Loyola School to reflect its expanded mission, now including a new elementary school that will expand through grade 4 by 2025.
The overarching goal of TLS is to remedy socioeconomic disparity in kindergarten and middle school readiness among underserved children living in Baltimore City.
We provide our students with a high-quality preschool and elementary curriculum, characterized by individualized student support and parent involvement.
Fr. Watters has followed a long-standing Jesuit tradition in responding to the critical need for quality education for children of low-income families.
Research shows the highest rate of return in education comes from investing in children as early as possible. Children from disadvantaged environments, however, are least likely to get the support they need. Our objective is to disrupt this pattern and focus on creating a core group of highly educated citizens who will be Baltimore’s leaders of tomorrow.
