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 […]
NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo – Register Now – Early Bird Rates Extended to February 12
Have you registered for NCEA 2016? Now is the last chance to register before rates increase! We hope you will join us for the NCEA 2016 Convention & Expo that is taking place March 29-31 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, in partnership with the Catholic Library Association (CLA). Our host […]
Holy Trinity School’s CSW Assembly
Tuesday’s theme, as part of Catholic Schools Week, celebrates students! At an assembly at Holy Trinity School in Georgetown, D.C., students wore whacky hats and socks while sharing information about each class’ service projects. The students also listened to the eyewitness account of Sara Blauvelt, Director of Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Washington, who told […]
Academic Excellence in Catholic Schools – Catholic Schools Provide a Bright Future for Students
This post was contributed by Chelsea Kelly, student at Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, New York and 2015 Seton Scholar Recipient. It’s the 2nd grade and my mom told me it was time to take my communion classes. Of course I didn’t understand what that meant but by what I was told, I got […]
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 […]
