Keeping a promise to his students at St. John Vianney Catholic School in the city of Wyoming, principal Gregg Bruno climbed onto the school roof on Thursday, December 15, 2016 to spend the freezing cold day on the roof of the school. His roof-sit was the incentive for students to bring in 335 gifts for […]
Guest Blogger: Carmen Garcia on Religious Dimension
Today’s Guest Blogger is Carmen Garcia from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Her topic is the Church Document “Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School” podcast on the Catholic School Matters podcast. How blessed was I in November to go eight days to the Holy Land and three in Rome. Lots of time on […]
December Public Policy Updates
Legislative Action Need NOW! Congress is currently considering legislation to fund the federal budget for next year. A key provision that will impact Catholic schools concerns funding for Title II-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which deals with the professional development of teachers. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $2 billion in funding […]
Holy Spirit Catholic School students help provide clean water in Haiti
After tallying 2016 donations, Holy Spirit Catholic School collected $1,742, which provided life-saving water filters for 58 families in Haiti. As part of their preparation for the 2016 Christmas season, students at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Grand Rapids performed a corporal works of mercy and helped provide clean water for people in Haiti. Holy Spirit students […]
Bully-proofing the Family
The following blog was submitted by Oriana Lot-McGregor, Parent and Advancement Coordinator at St. Ann Catholic School in Arlington, VA regarding a recent School visit by Sr. Pat McCormack, NCEA author. Saint Ann Catholic School students recently enjoyed a day with Sister Patricia M. McCormack, IHM. She is an international formation education consultant and is a […]
Guest Blogger: John Galvan on “Religious Dimension”
Today’s Guest Blogger is none other than John Galvan himself, the guest on the “Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School” podcast on the Catholic School Matters podcast. A Cause to Pause Formative and summative assessments are critical in a student’s learning and growth processes. We think of “formative” as assessment for learning, while […]
Catholic School Matters Top Five
Una cordial bienvenida a todos mis lectores bilingües. Gracias por toda su ayuda sirviendo a nuestra Iglesia. Por favor haganme saber cómo les podemos ayudar servir a nuestros estudiantes y como hacerle para que nuestras escuelas Católicas entiendan cómo mejorar para que nuestra Iglesia sea más acogedora. This week we celebrate the feast day of […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 12/8/17
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Guest Blogger: Tom Schutte on Lay Catholics Guest Blogger: Sr. Mary Fitzgerald, SSND Moments of Grace: Embedding […]
Guest Blogger: Tom Schutte on Lay Catholics
Guest Blogger Tom Schutte is a 25-year veteran of O’Dea High School and one of the guests on the Lay Catholics in Schools podcast on the Catholic School Matters podcast. This document of the Catholic Church is quite compelling! Although I had not read it before doing this podcast with Dr. Tim Uhl, I was glad to dive […]
Guest Blogger: Sr. Mary Fitzgerald, SSND
Today’s Guest Blog about the Lay Catholics in Schools podcast on Catholic School Matters was written by Sr. Mary Fitzgerald, SSND of Notre Dame University (Maryland). If you’d like to submit a guest blog please contact [email protected] How heartening it is to see importance given to the critical witness of lay Catholics in schools today! Two recent publications have […]
