Parent Testimonials

As Pope John Paul II wrote in 1981 in his encyclical Familiaris Consortio (On the Christian Family), “The right and duty of parents to give education is essential, since it is connected with the transmission of human life; it is original and primary with regard to the educational role of others on account of the uniqueness of the loving relationship between parents and children; and it is irreplaceable and inalienable and therefore incapable of being entirely delegated to others or usurped by others.” Just as parents cooperate with God in creation (procreators), so do they cooperate with God’s will in their children’s salvation. Any formal educational institution can never replace parents in their role, but instead becomes an extension of the family. Recognizing parents’ great responsibility as the primary educators of their children, our faculty and staff work each day as stewards in harmony with our parents to educate their children’s minds, form their consciences, and immerse them in all that is good, true, and beautiful.

Meet the Dedvukaj Family!

Paul and Chrissy Dedvukaj from Wilton, CT, are parents of RPA students Damian (Grade 1), Adrianna (Grade 3), Dominic (Grade 7) and Angelina (Grade 8).

Finding Regina Pacis Academy has been my family’s blessing to come out of a global pandemic… [We] took a leap of faith from the convenience of our local public school to RPA… My son had an IEP in his previous school. He is currently thriving in the RPA environment. In his second week…he exclaimed, “It is so nice to have teachers that help me and don’t just give me the answer and tell me to sit down.” …This brought tears to my eyes…[The RPA faculty and staff] are incredibly invested in their students, encourage free thinking and help shape the entire student, both academically and spiritually. More importantly, RPA is feeding their students’ souls and assisting my husband and I in our most important job as parents, to get our kids to Heaven.

— Chrissy & Paul Dedvukaj

Meet the Sullivan Family!

Finbar and Theresa Sullivan from Norwalk, CT, are parents of RPA students Bridget (Grade 2), Margaret (Grade 4) and Lucy (Grade 6), as well as one younger child.

RPA takes seriously both academics and the Catholic faith. Our girls come home every day and talk about everything they’re learning — today our kindergartener was telling us all about Queen Nefertiti, while our second grader was running through her favorite fables of Aesop. But one thing we weren’t expecting, and have been pleasantly surprised by, is the warm community we were welcomed in to right from the start… something we don’t take for granted in the midst of a global pandemic… We’ve been extremely grateful for the island of sanity and relative normality that Regina Pacis Academy has provided for our children and our whole family in these unusual times.

— Theresa & Finbar Sullivan

Meet the Rafferty Family!

Michael and Isabel Rafferty from Westport, CT, are parents of RPA students Isabel (Pre-K), Alexander (Grade 1), Sebastian (Grade 3) and Mikey (Grade 5).

We wanted a place where [our children] were in a safe learning environment, away from the craziness going on and the educational practices of public schools. In the previous schools [our children attended], we felt religion was just one subject, the same as any other in the curriculum. What attracted us to RPA was making religion not just a subject, but making it the center of the education. [At RPA], our kids… experience a true love for God [and] Jesus is now the center of all they do. We believe RPA is helping us in our mission of making our children saints.

— Isabel & Michael Rafferty

Meet the Martinez Family!

Gonzalo and Karla Martinez from Norwalk, CT, are parents of RPA students Daniel (Grade 1), Peter (Grade 3), David (Grade 6), Emma (Grade 7).

A real Catholic school! My family is more than blessed to be part of this beautiful school!

— Karla & Gonzalo Martinez

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