Naomi Goya, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), said the courses she is taking at her school are “rigorous, but in a good way,” and are putting her on a solid path toward graduation in June.
Schools
Catholic School Students Wax Poetic on Historical Figures From the Past
Students at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy stepped back in time on Jan. 31, transforming themselves for the school’s annual Wax Museum.
Catholic Academy Helps Military Family Find Community in Bay Ridge
As an Air Force wife, Rachel Runyan has lived on military bases across the country while her husband, Michael, has moved from post to post.
Five Sisters Take Their First Steps Toward Catholic Faith Together
Parents usually feel joy and anticipation on the day their child is baptized into the Catholic faith. Philip and Jessica Chan were no different, except they experienced those emotions five times over. The Chans watched as their five daughters — Olivia, 7, Madeline, 5, twins Camile and Eloise, 4, and Genevieve, 2 — were baptized by Father Gregory McIlhenney at St. Andrew Avellino Church in Flushing on Jan. 26.
Bishop Brennan Welcomes Students During Catholic School Week
Bishop Robert Brennan was observing a music class for kindergarten students at Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy in Douglaston on the morning of Jan. 27 when teacher Anthony Russo invited him to join in as the children were learning to keep rhythm.
Ready, Set, Draw! The ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ Art Contest is Back
The Tablet’s “Keep Christ in Christmas” art contest has become a seasonal tradition in the Diocese of Brooklyn as school students prepare to submit their artwork for awards and cash prizes.
Incarnation Students Embrace New Media Communications Program With Help From DeSales Media
Austin Belizaire, a sixth grader at Incarnation Catholic Academy in Queens Village, sat at a desk in the computer lab on Nov. 22, checking out a new iPad. He was thoroughly impressed.
Educators Urged to Embrace Change to Help Grow Academies
Catholic academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn will soon begin collecting data on all aspects of their operations and success to develop plans for the future, diocesan officials announced at a conference on Oct. 22.
Bay Ridge Catholic Academy’s Science Lab Sparks Innovation and Discovery
In one corner of the classroom, Livia Chen and Simon Kochergin were peering into microscopes. In another, Megan Heaney, Elena Sealey, and Carolyn Tomaselli teamed up to experiment with turning liquids into different colors. In the front, Chris Stephan held up a plastic bone and examined it to determine where it belonged on a model skeleton.
St. John’s Unveils State-of-the-Art Center for Healthcare Education
St. John’s University marked a new era in its Vincentian mission to address issues of poverty and social justice on Wednesday, Sept. 18, with the dedication of the new St. Vincent Health Sciences Center.