Founded in 1888, St. Vincent Ferrer High School in Manhattan educated young women in Catholic and Dominican values.
Schools
St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School, Downtown Brooklyn, has partnered with Black Girls Code, Mouse Technology and NYU Tandon School of Engineering in addition to having a new Fab Lab to provide students with hands-on active learning opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.
Howard Beach School’s New Name Has Old Ring
Parishioners, alumni, students, parents, teachers and local politicians filled Our Lady of Grace Church, Howard Beach, to celebrate a Mass renaming Ave Maria Catholic Academy as Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy.
Modern-Day Ten Commandments
Sixth graders in the Our Lady of Mercy Religious Education program, Forest Hills, came up with a paraphrased version of the Ten Commandments to help them and others their age.
Remembering 9/11
Students at St. Mark Catholic Academy, Sheepshead Bay, commemorated the 16th anniversary of the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 with a morning prayer service in the schoolyard.
Back to School 2017
Ready, set, go – back to school, that is! The Tablet offers this special supplement to help families gear up for the new school year. It was created in collaboration with local Catholic schools and the Office of the Superintendent-Catholic School Support Services as well as community partners.
Brooklyn and Queens Academic Calendar 2017-18
Brooklyn and Queens Catholic Elementary Schools Academic Calendar 2017-18
Catholic Elementary Schools Map 2017-2018
What Catholic elementary schools are in your neighborhood? This map lists every school in Brooklyn and Queens.
Working Together to Support the Mission of Catholic Education
In his back-to-school message, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, explains that Catholic education is a true “team” effort, and when everyone communicates, cooperates and concentrates on the needs of the students, success follows.
DeSales Tech Grant Puts 3,000 iPads into Schools
If you look into a classroom at one of the diocesan academies this fall, you may see the teacher holding a tablet instead of chalk and an eraser. Why? DeSales Media Group, technology and communications arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn and parent company of The Tablet, has arranged for a grant of more than 3,000 iPads to 32 academies.