Category: Catholic Schools Week

On Monday, January 30, schools are encouraged to celebrate Catholic schools in their communities during a “National Day of Service.” In collaboration with Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Relief Services, NCEA encourages schools to remember the opportunity to serve in their communities by working with Catholic social services and non-profit organizations. A central aspect of Catholic education is learning […]

This article was contributed by Hosffman Ospino, Ph.D. and Patricia Weitzel-O’Neill, Ph.D. for the winter 2017 edition of Momentum. The article is titled, Catholic Schools in an Increasingly Hispanic Church: Musing Inspired in a Recent National Study. What would you say is the most remarkable achievement in the American Catholic experience to this day? Among […]

National Catholic Schools Week is upon us! Need ideas for celebrating the daily themes of Catholic Schools Week? Find ideas them on our website to celebrate your parish, community, students, the nation, vocations, family, faculty, staff and volunteers. Sunday: Celebrating Your Parish Monday: Celebrating Your Community Tuesday: Celebrating Your Students Wednesday: Celebrating the Nation Thursday: Celebrating Vocations […]

The following article is a reprint of a press release distributed by Office of Marketing and Communications at The Catholic University of America. The Catholic University of America and the Dominican House of Studies, in association with the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), will celebrate the start the second semester of the academic year and National […]

This post was contributed by Jennifer Ryan, Admissions at Saint Bridget School in Framingham, MA. Monday – Celebrating our Community. Saint Bridget School had an all-school service day. Here is what we did: PreK & K – invited the 9:00am Mass parishioners to come over after mass for breakfast and coffee baked that morning by […]

This post was contributed by Danielle Kinnamont. As a child, a Catholic school education was all I knew, attending Catholic school from the ages of 3-23. I grew up surrounded by religious sisters and priests, knowing that First Friday meant Mass and Lent meant lots of grilled cheese and pizza in the cafeteria. However, there […]

This post was contributed by Heather Gossart, NCEA Consultant. They come from across the street and from across the world…they are children who create a rainbow of colors and cultures and musical languages. Yet, above all in this small Catholic school tucked away in a Maryland community in the Archdiocese of Washington, they call themselves […]

This post was contributed by Pam Bernards, NCEA Director of Professional Development. During my Catholic Schools Week visit to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I was treated to a wonderful professional development session for the faculty of St. Helena School provided by Sr. Edward Quinn, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment. The topic: Effective Use […]

This post was contributed by Pam Bernards, NCEA Director of Professional Development. Catholic Schools Week is a time to celebrate the Good News of Catholic school education. There is no better way to do this than to honor and recognize those who give so much in service to the students, the teachers. When I was […]

This post was contributed by Dorothy Shufflebarger, teacher at Charlottesville Catholic School. After having taught at Charlottesville Catholic School for a year and a half, I have come to realize the school is a unique and special place for students and teachers alike. Charlottesville Catholic School offers state of the art academics, spiritual growth and […]