Families today have a wide variety of educational models to choose from when selecting a school for their children, from private independent schools to online schools, charter schools, and public schools. So why should you consider sending your child to a Catholic classical school that doesn’t place such an inordinate focus on technology?
At Regina Pacis Academy, our mission is for our students to achieve spiritual and academic excellence through Catholic classical education, a curriculum that is rooted in Christ and grounded in His Church. Through our distinctively classical approach, our students are encouraged to understand the wonders of the world God created by nurturing their natural desire to learn. One important way our curriculum inspires that wonder in our students is through our use of classical literature, a delightful playground for children to exercise their imaginations. Below are some points on the importance of having students engage with classical literature as part of their Catholic education.
As many schools chose, or were forced, to limit in-person learning during the last 18 months, and as parents gained more insight into what their children were learning while at home, they are now seeking out alternatives to their local public school. If parents are looking more closely at Catholic education for their children, they would be wise to consider these five distinctive features of authentic Catholic schools.
There are some misconceptions about Common Core and Catholic education. The Common Core education model was adopted by many states in 2013 under political pressure. It is a standardized education model developed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There are 8 things every Catholic should know about the Common Core.
As a parent, you want your child to attend a school that keeps their safety in check. Private schools have the capacity to prioritize both physical and emotional safety for young learners in preschool, elementary school, and beyond. With 25% of all schools in the United States being private schools, parents are prioritizing the security of their child's education, especially in the current divisive and polarizing times.
Catholic schools are at a crossroads when it comes to curriculum, the use of technology in the classroom, and Catholic instruction. There is concern around the question, "What should be at the heart of a Catholic education?" Dr. R. Jared Staudt, Associate Superintendent for Mission and Formation in the Archdiocese of Denver and Visiting Professor for The Augustine Institute, recently posed a few answers to that question in his article entitled "How to Save the Soul of our Catholic Schools", which we look at below.
When considering the many varied options for your child's education, you probably have heard of Catholic schooling. But have you ever considered sending your child to a classical Catholic school? What makes a Catholic school classical, you may ask? While one may think "classical" refers to something that is old-fashioned, in fact, the classical approach to education has been successfully used by the Church and Western civilization through the ages, and has only recently been discovered anew as an effective and worthy approach to educating our youth.
Regina Pacis Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), is a proud member of the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS), has been recognized as a National Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society, and is recognized as an Independent Catholic school in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
