This is a guest post from NCEA’s corporate partner, by Amanda Yetman, Schools Coordinator for Go4theGoal. Our students take seriously our mission’s call to be servant leaders, and what better way to do that than building spirit around and support for our fellow St. Jude Memphis children who bear the cross of pediatric cancer. […]
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NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo Presenter Snaps – Sr. Patricia M. McCormack
This post was contributed by Sr. Patricia M. McCormack, IHM, Ed.D., Director at the IHM Office of Formative Support for Parents and Teachers. Please join us on Wednesday, March 30 (11:00-12:15AM) as Sr. Patricia M. McCormack, IHM, Ed.D. will present “Communicating Effectively with Parents and Teachers”. COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH PARENTS AND TEACHERS Communication that is […]
NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo Presenter Snaps – Dr. Timothy Dickel
This post was contributed by Dr. Timothy Dickel, President of Mater Dei High School in Evansville, Indiana. Please join us on Wednesday, March 30 (1:30-2:25PM)) as Dr. Timothy Dickel will present “Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability through the Establishment and Growth of a Planned Giving Society”. Ensuring Long-Term Sustainability through the Establishment and Growth of a Planned […]
Saint Paul’s School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Ann Pfalzgraf, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. (Republished from the Envirowolves blog) We are constructing the butterfly garden due to the endangerment of the Monarch butterfly species. In recent times significant efforts have been made to plant and nurture milkweed plants to encourage the reproduction of Monarch butterflies. Butterflies […]
Sts. Peter & Paul School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Connie Lake and Deb Moffit, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leaders. (Republished from the Sts. Peter & Paul School Journal) After opening the harvested milkweed pods, the class wrapped the seeds in a moist paper towel to prepare them for planting. In groups, 18-35 seeds were put on each paper […]
Saint Margaret Mary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Kate Rezac, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. We had a guest speaker from Keep Omaha Beautiful come and teach in 3rd, 4th, and 6th grades this past week. She spoke at length about how we can be stewards to the earth. She spoke of how we can create compost […]
St. Joseph Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Ashley Davis, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. Learn more about St. Joseph Catholic School’s Monarch butterfly activities and more on Facebook and the Saint Joseph’s Butterfly Garden blog. – St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is a recipient of the NCEA Monarch Rescue Grant. Grantee schools will share […]
Rosary Cathedral Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Connie Taylor, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader Our garden was cut back in the late fall. It is currently sleeping under a light blanket of snow. I have been reconnecting with my invaluable resources from last year. This includes emailing our Toledo Grows representative to let her know we […]
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School Monarch Butterfly Rescue Grant Program February Update
This post was contributed by Holly Rice, NCEA Monarch Grant Program Teacher Leader. The weather here in Texas has been cooperating as renovation to the school courtyard begins. February 13th was the first Saturday volunteers started to pull ground cover to prepare soil for tilling. Students are becoming more excited about planting for butterflies and […]
NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo Presenter Snaps – Brother Raymond Vercruysse
This post was contributed by Brother Raymond Vercruysse. Please join us on Wednesday, March 30 (3:15-4:30PM) as Brother Raymond Vercruysse will present “A Guide to Effective Catholic School Governance: Your Best Friend, the Board”. A Guide to Effective Catholic School Governance: Your Best Friend, the Board. My hope for this presentation is to assist administrators […]
