Teaching your children can seem like an endless, daunting and sometimes overwhelming task. Trying to get your little ones to concentrate, let alone understand the concepts can sometimes feel impossible, however, there are several ways you can engage your child’s mind, actively encouraging them to want to learn and to helping them gain a comprehensive […]
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Mission and Catholic Identity in Our Schools
The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., Assistant Director of Leadership Development at NCEA. At the NCEA’s Institute of Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) 2017, the keynote presenter Tom Thibodeau, Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership at Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI), focused on the topic of servant leadership. During his inspirational and captivating address, […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 7/21/17
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. Reflections on Catholic School Leadership, Governance, and Strategy Saint Susanna’s new principal: ‘I owe a lot to the system’ Bearing Witness…Day Two […]
Reflections on Catholic School Leadership, Governance, and Strategy
The following article is Robert A. Regan, Senior Search Consultant and Catholic Practice Leader at Carney, Sandoe & Associates. I am pleased to share my new monograph entitled, “Reflections on Catholic School Leadership, Governance, and Strategy.” This is a collection of some of my more popular blogs and articles of the past few years, which we […]
Saint Susanna’s new principal: ‘I owe a lot to the system’
The following article is a reprint of “Saint Susanna’s new principal: ‘I owe a lot to the system’” by Ginny McCabe Contributing Writer. Dan Albrinck is the new school principal at Saint Susanna School in Mason [Ohio]. With the new role, he said he’s devoted to serving the parish and the community as he readies to […]
Bearing Witness…Day Two
As we continue our journey through Bearing Witness, we dove deeper into anti-Semitism and then history of this concept. The Jewish history is a history of deep understanding of community, culture, and faith. I gained a better appreciation of the faith connections between my Catholic faith and the Jewish people. Yet, I also learned that […]
Communicate and Collaborate with Catholic School Classrooms
The following article was contributed by Ann Oro, Director of K12 Instructional Technology for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Imagine playing a game of twenty questions with your class and students from across the country or around the globe. One of the advantages to our connected world is the ability to use the Internet, a […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 7/14/17
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. NCEA Monthly Feature School: The Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System Educating All Students in an Inclusive School Environment Two-Way […]
NCEA Monthly Feature School: The Pharr Oratory of St. Philip Neri School System
In 1983, with the help of a handful of lay faithful, the religious community of the Pharr Oratory of Pontifical Right established its first school, the Oratory Academy, grades PK-K with a student population of 15 and a staff of 3 (one paid employee and two volunteers). Our location in South Texas also known as […]
Educating All Students in an Inclusive School Environment
The following article was contributed by Patricia McGann. Essential to successful inclusion is an understanding and acceptance of the particularly Catholic notion that each of us is made in the “image and likeness of God.” Catholic schools have historically been safe havens for children – places where children are treated gently and guided carefully as […]