Divine Intervention and a Principal's Passion Save School
Twelve years ago, it took a miracle to keep the doors of Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School in East Harlem open. But the school’s providential reprieve from its impending closure was...
Creating Community through Inclusion
For Paty Salazar Harty, the dedicated service of her parents' lives has informed and inspired her work in Catholic schools. Growing up, Paty saw what it truly meant to help...
¡Viva Cristo Rey! Honoring Saint José Sánchez del Río
English as a New Language Program's Moments with Multicultural Saints are intended to provide useful classroom takeaways that will help you to broaden perspectives, teach about the universal Church, and...
Seeking Challenge: Using Knowledge to Create Change
Jenny O'Donnell stood in the entrance of St. Adalbert Catholic School, taking a deep breath as she prepared to start her interview with Principal Andrew Currier. As she looked around...
First "LEI on the Road" Gathers Catholic Schools from Across Mid-Atlantic Region
For the first time in the program’s five-year history, the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) was held off-site of Notre Dame’s campus. In partnership with the Diocese of Allentown and the...
Speaking to the Heart of What Parents Want for their Children
Know your audience. This age-old wisdom for public speaking is something we’ve all probably heard at one point or another. It often serves as a guiding principle for any successful...
Outward Signs and Symbols of Grace AND Culture: Incorporating Culturally Sustaining Sacramental Traditions
God's grace is everywhere and always present. In the Catholic Church, sacraments are the outward and visible signs in which we celebrate this grace. Precisely because sacraments are tangible and...
Helping Vocabulary to Stick: 7 Successful Strategies for Schooling Saponification (or at least how to teach the word!)
When it comes to learning new vocabulary, especially with English language learners, research tells us that simple, one-time exposure is not enough for language to "stick." For more effective vocabulary...
Latino Enrollment Institute Continues to Grow, Serve Latino Families and Catholic Schools
Yvonne Schwab from St. James the Less Catholic School in Columbus, Ohio, is a mentor principal in the Latino Enrollment Institute. To see the rest of her story, and to...
Every Student Succeeds Act: English Learning Children Not Left Behind
English learners (ELs) are the fastest growing population in U.S. schools at five million plus, and the newly minted Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), formerly known as No Child Left...