This article is a re-posting of NCEA president visits three local schools, praises commitment, spirit published by Cross Roads the bi-weekly publication of the Diocese of Lexington, KY. National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) president and chief executive officer Thomas W. Burnford visited three parish schools in the diocese August 31, along with interim superintendent of schools George […]
Category: Operational Vitality
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 […]
Saint Bridget School in Framingham, MA: Catholic Schools Week 2016 Synopsis
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 […]
Generations of Catholic Education
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 […]
Saint Matthias Catholic schools week: Theme of the Week is Service
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 […]
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 […]
Catholic Schools Week Teacher Profile – Laura Sharbel
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 […]
Charlottesville Catholic School: Catholic Education Success
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 […]
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 […]
