The Institute for Excellence in Writing and the American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program are co-sponsoring a pro-life writing contest for middle and high school students.
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Baltimore Mass celebrates Hispanic heritage at Catholic schools
Carrying flags representing a variety of Spanish-speaking countries, Catholic school students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a colorful procession during a special Sept. 26 Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.
Economist: ‘Rate of return of a Catholic education is very, very high’
Is Catholic education special? Eileen D’Andrea always thought it was, and she was thrilled after listening to Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group, speak on the value of Catholic education during a Sept. 10 presentation that attracted about 100 people to Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson.
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An authentic Catholic education is imbued with a Catholic worldview throughout the curriculum.
Supporters of Partners in Education raise funds and awareness for scholarship program
The back-to-school event also marked the start of PIE Giving Day with the goal to create 60 new scholarships, Viviano said. Members of the PIE board would match each gift up to $25,000 – a goal that was met that same day.
Five Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Baltimore honored as National Blue Ribbon awardees
The festive scene in Severna Park also played out at four other Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore as the Catholic community celebrated having five of its schools named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton statue finds new home in Emmitsburg
A large statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that previously stood on the grounds of two now-closed Catholic schools has a new home at Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, where it sits in the school’s annex surrounded by flowers.
Moms urge Catholic parents to Wait Until 8th and delay children’s cellphone use
As studies reveal the negative effects of smartphones on the health and well-being of elementary and middle schoolers, central Arkansas parents are taking a pledge to delay giving their children smartphones.
Baccalaureate program challenges middle schoolers at St. Francis of Assisi School
When middle schoolers choose to attend St. Francis of Assisi School in Northeast Baltimore, they’re also choosing to enroll in a cutting-edge International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. All students enter the program in sixth grade, with everyone taking International Baccalaureate courses. Over three years, the students build up to working on a community project in […]
Sister Judith Anne Schaum, leader in Baltimore Catholic schools, dies at 85
A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 12 for School Sister of Notre Dame Judith Schaum, a teacher and administrator at several schools in her native Baltimore who also served as a longtime assistant superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. She died Sept. 4 at age 85.
Turtley Awesome: Immaculate Conception School students learn from Aquarium partnership
“Bubbles Cheeseball” was a baby diamondback terrapin raised by Cullen’s students as part of the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Terrapins in the Classroom project, a three-year program through which students observe and collect data on the reptile’s weight and growth during the school year.
Dr. Donna Hargens, Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Schools superintendent, announces retirement
Dr. Donna Hargens, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, announced Sept. 12 she will retire at the end of the school year, kicking off a national search for her replacement.