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New Catholic High School for Cincinnati
There’s a brand new high school in Cincinnati. It’s part of a nationwide network of catholic schools with an incredible success rate at getting inner city kids into college. This was day one for DePaul Cristo Rey High School.
As many of us prepare to begin a new school year, Queensland, Australia, recently celebrated Catholic Education Week. Their theme this year: “Excelling in Education – Heart, Mind and Spirit.” Enjoy these video highlights of their joyful celebration:
Catholic Schools Debut iPad Program As School Begins
Six schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are embracing the touch-screen iPads as the newest classroom tool to recreate Civil War battles in social studies, reinforce math lessons with instructional videos or write a classroom blog to improve writing skills.All the eighth-grade students in the participating schools get their own iPad 2 as part of a pilot program to test a new educational application, Net Texts.
Students in Barbara Findley’s algebra class at Notre Dame Academy, Duluth, will have step-by-step videos of math problems with them at all times.
“It’s as if I could go home with them,” said Findley, a veteran teacher of 41 years.
Via Scoop.it – Catholic School Chronicle
The school, which houses more than 500 prekindergarten through eighth-grade students, this week began using new palm scanners in its cafeteria as a means for students to purchase lunch.
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Via Scoop.it – Catholic School Chronicle
The Archdiocese of San Antonio is taking a bolder approach in revamping its schools by joining three public school districts that offer a rigorous academic program geared to churn out Ivy League-ready students.
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Via Scoop.it – Catholic School Chronicle
The aim is to celebrate and get motivated.
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