Category: Proclaim

The following article is a re-post of ‘Busting at the seams’: Enrollment at Winona Area Catholic Schools reaching decade highs by Madeline Heim Winona Daily News. The number of students attending Catholic schools in Winona is rising to the highest level school officials have seen in years. According to an enrollment report, 455 students are enrolled for […]

The following article is a re-post of MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR CHILD by Kathy Mears, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. Our schools are preparing our students for college and career, but most importantly, they are preparing them for life. As we contemplate the end of summer and the beginning of fall, […]

The following article is a re-post of Epiphany church opens Catholic school Aug. 16 by Karen Zurawski. Epiphany of the Lord Catholic School in Katy, Texas opens its doors to students Aug. 16. It represents the culmination of four years of planning, work and fundraising for the elementary and middle school. “This was a complete parish effort […]

This summer, Christine Mooney, Director of Instructional Technology, traveled to Berlin, Germany where history came to life and she also attended the Global Leadership Summit hosted by Education First. Students from around the world gathered to collaborate and ideate about “The Influence of Technology on Society” and its impact on the areas of the environment, […]

The following article is a re-post of Catholic schools look ahead with innovation but also focus on tradition by Carol Zimmermann, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE. If anyone could rest on their laurels, it’s Catholic schools for all they have accomplished in their U.S. history, educating in the faith and teaching children of all backgrounds in cities and rural areas […]

A team of four teachers from Donovan Catholic High School participated in the Science & Religion Seminars in June, an initiative exploring the interface of science and religion at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life. Besides hearing from scholars in religion and the sciences, teachers from high schools around the country […]

The following article is a re-post of New L.A. STEM school inspired by JPII by the Catholic News Agency. John Paul II taught often that science and religion follow complementary paths toward the same goal – truth. A new high school in Los Angeles – the St. John Paul II STEM Academy – aims to help […]

The following article is a re-post of Importance of Catholic schools today by Michael Lancaster, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Madison. Why do Catholic schools exist? When you look at this from a student’s view, there are two clear goals: 1) College and 2) Heaven. While we hope that students realize these […]

The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) was very fortunate to welcome Orton-Gillingham Training onsite at the Pastoral Center. Orton-Gillingham is an instructional approach that is particularly helpful for students who have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing. The CSO offered this program at no cost to teachers; due to a strong demand for those trained in […]

The following article is a re-post of Catholic schools get creative in how they use, fund technology by Chaz Muth of CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE. When Rosali Patterson picks up the blue, plastic prosthetic hand that she and some fellow students made at St. John Fisher Catholic School in Portland, the rising eighth-grader marvels at what this object will mean […]