A few weeks back, I became aware of a blog post by a parish priest arguing that children don’t necessarily belong in the sanctuary. I heard echoes of what people often argue about school culture—that is elusive and only understood by a select few. His central argument: There is something in Catholic Church culture that […]
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Weekly Round Up 2/22/2019
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Webinars Spiritual and Financial Stewardship: Managing Your Endowment Alongside Catholic Values – Monday, February 25, 2019, 1 PM EST Design for Change: Your Students Can Make a Difference – Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 4 PM EST Using the Engineering Design Process […]
Weekly Round Up 2/15/2019
Webinars Strengthening SEL in Your School: Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Program Development – Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 4 PM EST Free Blended Learning Resources for College, Career and Life – Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 4 and 7 PM EST Classical Education: Rigor and Relevance Across the Curriculum – Thursday, February 21, 2019, 4 PM […]
Catholic School Matters Radio Hour
On this week’s Catholic School Matters Radio Hour podcast, I bring on three great guests with unique perspectives. Dr. Brandi Odom-Lucas, the principal of Verbum Dei HS in South Central LA, comes on to discuss her work at the Cristo Rey high school in Los Angeles. The “Verb” is a historically African-American high school which transitioned to a […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
During my first year of graduate school, I lived in a dorm with medical students. I learned that the choice of specialty for them was much more than simply which branch of medicine looked interesting or which ones they could get into. It was about personality, lifestyle, and tolerance for further training. I saw that […]
Weekly Round Up 2/8/2019
Webinars Carver Policy Governance and Catholic High School Boards – Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 4 PM EST Keys to Running a Successful One Day Giving Program – Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 11 AM EST Teaching About Islam in Catholic Schools: Finding Jesus Among Muslims – Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1 PM EST School Choice and Catholic […]
Catholic School Matters Radio Hour
On this week’s Catholic School Matters Radio Hour podcast, I am previewing the NCEA Convention April 23-25. First, Matt Russell gives an overview of the convention. Matt is the Chief Development Officer and previews the convention in Chicago and gives an overview of the ins and the outs of the convention. It promises to be one of the […]
Breaking the Norm
The following blog was contributed by E. Jo Hoy, President of the West Deanery Unified Catholic Schools, and Elizabeth Ramos, Principal of St. Michael-St. Gabriel the Archangel Elementary School. It has become increasingly clear that preparing women and minorities is critical for continued growth and creativity in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. Historically, […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
Fresh off of Catholic Schools Week, we should all be feeling great about our schools. Before that great feeling wears off, remember that Catholic Schools can tend to become isolating. We all subscribe to a certain degree to the principle of subsidiarity—meaning that as many decisions should be made at the local level. We all […]
Weekly Round Up 2/1/2019
Happening Next Week The Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools is complete! More than $716,000 was raised online from 6,289 donations to 424 schools in 112 dioceses. A few next steps and reminders for you: If your school received additional gifts beyond what came in the portal (either check in hand, matched gift […]
