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 […]
Category: Operational Vitality
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 […]
Catholic Schools Week Teacher Profile – James Boss
This post was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Educational Resource Manager When Mr. Boss entered the seminary for the Congregation of the Resurrection, he didn’t know his vocation would be teaching. After discerning the priesthood and realizing it was not where he was being called, he returned to his family in Panama City, FL when […]
The Power of Listening
This post was contributed by Michael Rockers, Ed.D., Diocese of Honolulu. As a 30-year-old principal of a Catholic school in Arkansas, I was overwhelmed to say the least. I did not have a degree in educational leadership. I had only taught for eight years and looked like I was 18. Once, when the pastor introduced […]
Diocese of Syracuse Catholic Schools Hold Diocesan-wide Day of Service
This post was contributed by Nicole Ossevoort, the Communications & Social Media Specialist for the Diocese of Syracuse in Syracuse, NY. Tuesday, February 2nd was a big day across the Diocese of Syracuse! Day of Service Cathedral Academy at Pompei Syracuse On that day, 22 schools in four regions across the seven counties of the […]
Celebrating the Nation
This post was contributed by Bishop Frank Caggiano of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, CT. This week, the Church throughout the United States celebrates Catholic Schools Week. It is a time when we recognize the unique contribution that Catholic schools play in educating and forming a new generation of Catholic leaders for the 21st […]
What is the IB Middle Years Programme?
This post was contributed by the IB partnership between Lakewood Catholic Academy and St. Edward High School. The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) is a pedagogical framework that encourages all students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world, and creates an environment where students learn through exploration and action. Lakewood Catholic […]
Catholic education is one of the most important challenges for the Church
This post was contributed by Sr. Lois Darold, C.S.JB. When asked to write an article for Catholic Schools Week, I recalled the advice of my English teachers – write about what you know. I went back in memory to my mother and her efforts some 60 years ago to secure a Catholic education for my […]
The Catholic Identity of our Catholic Schools
Welcome to Catholic Schools Week. Today’s daily theme is to celebrating Your Community. The following piece is from SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM: A Blog by Cardinal Donald Wuerl. (Photo Credit: Jaclyn Lippelmann for the Catholic Standard) Once when I visited one of our Catholic schools, on a particularly cold and blustery day, I asked the […]
Catholic Schools: In Our Parish
Welcome to Catholic Schools Week. Today’s daily theme is to celebrate Catholic Schools “In Our Parish.” The following excerpt is from Priestly Leadership in Catholic Schools: Reflections from NCEA Distinguished Pastors. “At least once a year, report cards for pupils in grades five through eight are given in personal interviews, conducted by the pastor, the […]
