Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Early Childhood Conference Sets the Stage for Success

The following post was contributed by Pam Bernards, Director of Professional Development at NCEA. What an awesome day I had with 260+ Early Childhood Educators at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s (AoP) Third Annual Early Childhood Conference held at Holy Family University (HFU)! The experience left me totally energized and excited about the beginning of my […]

Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy Students Collected Nearly 500 lbs of Items for Food Bank

This post was contributed by Shelly Mato, English, History, & Curriculum Coordinator at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy. The Pennsylvania State budget stalemate has left food banks across the state short on funds. Food banks throughout Pennsylvania are suffering,” said Carol Pioli, Executive Director of State College Food Bank. “Some of us haven’t received the funding […]

Effective Use of Student Data to Improve Student Performance

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 […]

Arlington elementary school poised to be the first grade school to send a satellite into orbit

This post was contributed by Sadie Dingfelder. Rebecca El Choueiry and Gabriel MacPhail pose with a model of their satellite. (Sadie Dingfelder/Express) St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington is poised to become the first grade school to send a satellite into orbit, according to NASA. The pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students built the shoebox-sized satellite […]