The following blog was contributed by Cross Catholic Outreach. To add this service project to your school’s outreach program, please click here. How It Feels to Open a Box of Joy Sadly, Christmas morning often arrives very differently in developing nations. There, impoverished children in remote communities may rise early like their U.S. brothers and […]
Category: Mission & Catholic Identity
10 Tips to Get Your Students Praying
The following blog was contributed by Emma Dodson from the Community Partnership Team at Hallow. You’ve spent time planning a great lesson, looked up resources, and you’re ready to start praying. Then…your students are distracted and have an energy that derails everything. We’ve all been there, and it’s frustrating, especially when the subject at hand […]
Fostering Care and Belonging
The following blog was contributed by Julie Emory-Johnson, national partnership director at Friendzy. Schools are places of great care. You don’t have to look hard to see examples of service, love, compassion, consideration and kindness–care. Children require it. That kindergartner’s shoe is not going to tie itself. As educators, we naturally pour into the students […]
Put Box of Joy on Your Calendar!
The following blog was contributed by Cross Catholic Outreach. In developing countries where so many suffer from malnutrition and thirst and live in unsafe shelters, the pleasures of a normal childhood must seem completely unobtainable to most boys and girls. Few have experienced the joys of receiving a Christmas gift either — and unless there […]
Stepping Into the Public Square
The following blog was contributed by Bruce Hermie, National Director of School Partnerships at the American Federation for Children. How am I called to respond now? When we made the decision to introduce St. Ignatius Loyola’s Examen into our routine at the high school where I served as dean of students, it was designed to […]
Box of Joy® a Hands-On Lesson in Loving the Poor Like Christ
The following blog was contributed by Cross Catholic Outreach. One of the greatest gifts of a Catholic school education is that children get to learn from an early age the beauty of the Catholic Church’s social doctrine. In fact, instilling values and moral teachings has recently been identified as one of the keys to the […]
Committing to Cultural Responsiveness as a Catholic School Educator
The following blog was contributed by Betsy Okello, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, The Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program, University of Notre Dame. As Catholic school educators and leaders, committing to cultural responsiveness is not merely nice to do or an add on to our core curricula. It is essential to developing our students spiritually, academically, and […]
Beyond Academic Excellence and Faith Formation: Should Catholic Schools Emphasize Values More?
The following blog was contributed by Quentin Wodon1. One of the leading academic journals for Catholic educators is the Journal of Catholic Education. A great feature of the journal is that it is open access, so you can read all its articles for free. The last issue of the journal (Volume 25, Issue 1) includes […]
The Power of a Smile and a Kind Word
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. We all know that gratitude practices can mean the difference between having a deeply contented or a restless heart. When I go into schools to implement my anti-bullying program or do professional development, I include creative strategies for focusing on […]
Supporting Refugees, Forcibly Displaced People and Migrants: The Role of Schools and Universities
The following blog was contributed by Quentin Wodon, World Bank & Loyola University New Orleans. A few days ago, UNHCR released its latest report on trends in global displacement. The report estimates that globally, 89.3 million people were forcibly displaced as of December 2021. This included 27.1 million refugees, 53.2 million internally displaced people (IDPs), […]
