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Prayer Service: Closing of School Year
This post was contributed by Annette Jones, Assistant Director of Leadership Development. – Leader O God of all beginnings and endings, We praise and thank you for the gift of this school year. It has been a time filled with grace and blessings, With challenges and opportunities, joys and sorrows. All The days have passed […]
Weekly Round Up 05/20/16
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… NCEA Announces New Board of Directors to Guide Future Direction of Organization Up, Up, and Away: Develop […]
NCEA Announces New Board of Directors to Guide Future Direction of Organization
NCEA continues focus to lead, learn and proclaim the good news of Catholic education. The Most Reverend George V. Murry, SJ, Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, and Chairman of the Board of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), today announced NCEA’s new Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2016. In addition, new bylaws were adopted to […]
Up, Up, and Away: Develop Spirituality and Students’ Leadership
This post was contributed by Annette Jones, NCEA Assistant Director of Leadership Development. As a principal, developing students’ leadership skills was one of my passions! At the beginning of the year, I would meet with the eighth grade students to discuss the importance of being “at the top” and their influence as role models for […]
Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. Our month has been filled with milkweed, muscles, and mulch as we prepare for the monarchs. Earth Day inspired us to spend time outside planting milkweed seeds and weeding the garden. We even created art inspired by our Monarch Meadow and took […]
Rosary Cathedral Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Connie Taylor, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. A highlight this month was our first and second grade field trip to “The Butterfly House” in Whitehouse, Ohio. Students were able to interact with various kinds of butterflies in the indoor garden area, view a chrysalis exhibit showing numerous emerging […]
Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. We had an exciting month of growth, not just with the plants, but with the expansion of the garden! We continued to have Citizen Scientist Tuesday to learn about new and exciting topics. Each month we try to incorporate […]
Saint Paul’s School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. It has been a busy month for us at St. Paul’s. This month has been mostly a wrap up for the nine seniors in the Environmental Science Class. We finished the final touches on the garden and maintained it by watering and […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program May Update
This post was contributed by Holly Rice, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. We now have two completed gardens at St. Elizabeth! Our courtyard plants are showing a lot of growth during the first month since completion. The butterfly garden in front of the school has four varieties of milkweed and the plants had a […]