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… Celebrating Faculty, Staff and Volunteers Celebrating Vocations, one superhero at a time! Keeping Faith with Freedom – […]
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Celebrating Faculty, Staff and Volunteers
The following article was contributed by Ms. Casey Buckstaff, MNA, MAT, principal at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School in Severna Park, Maryland. As we prepared for Catholic Schools Week last Friday, I asked for some faculty help at the end of the day. Our theme this year is “Our school is good soil,” based on the Parable […]
Celebrating Vocations, one superhero at a time!
The following article was contributed by Christopher Hueg, Campus Minister & Theater Director at St. Mary Immaculate Parish School. vocation /vōˈkāSH(ə)n/ n. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. From the time I was in kindergarten, I can remember wanting to be a teacher. I came home from the first day of school […]
Keeping Faith with Freedom – Celebrating the Nation
The following article was contributed by Dale McDonald, PBVM, PhD, Director of Public Policy at NCEA. The United States has always extolled itself as a model of diversity and pluralism. The one exception has been its increasing hostility to private and faith-based education as an alternative to the “common school” – the public school portrayed […]
Celebrating Students in Catholic Education Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
The following article was contributed by Adam Cottos, 5th/6th grade Social Studies and Religion teacher at St. Michael School in Independence, Ohio and NCEA Social Media Influencer. When I was growing up and attending St. Rocco School on Cleveland’s near west side, I was always excited for the week after the last Sunday in January. Why was […]
Nationwide Kahoot – Celebrating Your Students
The following post was contributed by Erin Galley, Teacher at St. Cecelia School in Clearwater, Florida. Imagine a world where the classroom expands beyond the hallway, beyond the campus, and into other schools. Catholic Schools Week is a time for students to celebrate their Catholic Education and faith. I attended Catholic Schools since I was […]
Catholic School Matters Top Five
Last week, we were greeted with the dispiriting news that the Jubilee Network Schools in Memphis was disbanding and closing the doors of its 9 inner-city schools. Catholic schools will now have 1,500 less students. Instead of dwelling on this news, it’s time to focus our attention on schools which have bucked the national trend […]
Celebrating Your Community
The following article was contributed by Chris Cosentino, President at St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown, MD. “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stew-ards of God’s grace in its various forms” (1 Peter 4:10). Since its inception, service to and in the community has been a […]
Celebrating Your Parish
The following article was contributed by Mickie Abetemarco. As a parent of four children who attended a parish school, I have fond memories of the role of the parish in their educational and faith journeys. The parish was a part of our family. We celebrated joys and sorrows together. Each first Friday of the month, […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 1/26/2018
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… Guest Blogger: Open Letter to Parents of Young Children Guest Blogger: Dr. Erin Barisano on Educating Together […]
