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.
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Fontbonne Hall Welcomes Middle School Program in ‘Coming Together’ Moment
Classes at Fontbonne Hall Academy aren’t set to begin for another week, but Harley McElroy just couldn’t wait.
Excitement, New Beginnings Fill The Air on First Day at Incarnation Catholic Academy
Surprises awaited students — early childhood to eighth grade — as they climbed the stairs into Incarnation Catholic Academy on Sept. 4 — the first day of classes for the new academic year. Greeting them in the hallway was their new principal, Dr. Ivan Green, along with Father Josephjude Gannon, the school’s board chairman, and Bishop Robert Brennan.
Meet the Diocese’s Newest Lead Educators For the Upcoming School Year
everal new principals and assistant principals greeted students on Sept. 4, the first day of classes at Catholic schools/academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Did You Know? Tax-Credit Funding for School Choice Existed in N.Y.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio recalled how, in 2006, as a winter storm heaped drifts of wet snow on Brooklyn, a national teachers union leader came to visit. Randi Weingarten, then the president of the United Federation of Teachers, urged him to drop his support of a bill in the Legislature to allow […]
St. Saviour Catholic Academy is Taking Recreation to New Heights
The start of the school year will mark a turning point for St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope. This year will likely be the last one in which students have to spend their recreation periods playing on the closed-off street outside the building.
Catholic School Classrooms May Be Empty in Summer, But Not Tech Ministry Offices
Catholic schools are closed for the summer, but you won’t find the workers at Catholic Telemedia Network (CTN) spending much time at the beach.
St. Francis College Grad’s Life Goal: Giving Health Care to Those Who Need it Most
As she walked across the stage at the historic Kings Theatre in May, St. Francis College co-valedictorian Zenovia Gonzalez was closing in on her goal of becoming a doctor specializing in emergency medicine. During her four years pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biology, the Marine Park resident excelled, being part of the elite Dun Scotus honors society and earning a spot in medical school at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
When a Catholic School Closes, What Happens to All That Is Left Inside?
The closing of a Catholic school marks the end of an era for generations of students and teachers, but it doesn’t mean it’s the end of everything. For example, all of the items inside a school building — everything from the desks and chairs in classrooms to statues of saints gracing the hallways to student report cards stored away in file cabinets — have a life beyond the school itself.
Brooklyn School for the Deaf Has Playground Designed for Students’ Needs
Since she took over as executive director of St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf, Jodi Falk has had a vision. When she peered through the back doors into the area used for recess and looked at the equipment in place for play, she knew that the school could do more.