Caterina Cittadini Personal Statement

A lot of catholic schools are closing for many reasons such as a faltering economy, fewer Church members, rising costs and the inability of families to pay, secularization, and changing demographics. The school I chose is St. Agatha Catholic academy, which a is a kids program in Chicago. St. Agatha Catholic Academy is closing at the end no of 2016 due to low enrollment and financial difficulties. They recently turned into a pre kindergarten through the eight grade school last year, they only enrolled twelve children. The pastor of St. Agatha said that "It was pretty much expected. We're at a point (where) the community is inundated with pre-K programs. For me it

March 25th, 1347 Saint Catherine was born in Italy. St Catherine is the patron of firefighters, illness, miscarriages, nurses and sick people. During her life, St Catherine herself suffered illness' leading her to be the patron as apparent. At the age of 16, St Catherine had previously disregarded marriage, as she envisioned mystical experiences seeing guardian angels, transforming her into a brilliant minded young woman even though she was not supported with formal education.

From a young age Mary had felt god presence and felt he wanted her to help the poor. When Mary met father Wood her desire to become a nun grew stronger, but she had yet to find an order that suited her. At the age of 25 she adopted the name Sister Mary of the Cross. Mary opened her own school in 1866 called Saint Joseph’s, in hope to educate those willing to learn about religious education and the life and teachings of God and Jesus free of charge. This made her more committed as she was educating others the ways of her faith and encouraging them to become a follower like she was. Together with the help of Father Wood she founded the congregation The Sisters of Saint Joseph’s of the Sacred Heart. This made her more committed as her and her congregation settled in different places around Australia and Europe help educating the poor for

possibly set the best example for Catholic school life is figures of the Church themselves. One

The Maryland Charter St. Mary of the Angels School has developed a practical and philosophical approach to education called the Maryland Charter. The goal of the Maryland Charter is to prepare young people to be good American citizens and Catholic faithful by providing them with a pedagogical approach that stresses the development of moral character, a living faith, fundamental intellectual aptitude and logical analysis, as well as a strong and confident social disposition. It is our hope that these efforts of ours, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Chicago, will inspire other Catholic schools. The Maryland Charter was named for the Catholics who came to the New World in search of religious freedom.

Katharine once said, “Christ wishes the Christian Community to be a body that is perfect because we work together towards a single end, and the higher the motive which actuates this collaboration the higher, no doubt, will be the union. Now the end in question is supremely exalted: the continuous sanctification of the Body for the glory of God and the Lamb that was slain.” (A-Z Quotes). This quote describes Katharine’s way of working towards creating her orphanages and schools with her order. Despite overcoming many difficulties in her earlier life, Saint Katharine Drexel created her own religious order, donated generously to charities, and established schools to teach the faith the others; consequently, she is one of the most dynamic missionary saints from America.

We are a school where the joy of discovery inspires serious study, social responsibility, and strong faith. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy and conducted in partnership with lay faculty, Waldron Mercy is a Catholic co-educational school serving preschool through grade eight. Grounded in the rich history of Merion Mercy Academy for Girls and Waldron Academy for Boys, Waldron Mercy Academy enables students to become both capable and discerning adults. We strive to increase our students' awareness of the need for responsible membership and leadership in the global family.” From this mission statement, I have concluded three things. At Waldron, academics are taken very seriously and is meant to enrich and prepared the children for high school level learning. Despite, the importance of academics in Waldron, I feel it is not the main focus. At the end of the day, Waldron strives for their students to become well rounded individuals, who serve the world even after they leave Waldron. Finally, Waldron also emphasizes that faith is an important factor of a student. In fact, a life enriched in faith should lead a student to serve others in their community and globally.Without a doubt, the mission statement reveals that Waldron focuses on several aspects of life that

The first day a child attends pre-school they begin to reveal talents and potential as they get older. It’s a child responsibility to perform there best in his or her studies, but that cannot be achieved without the support and help of a teacher. Growing up as a child I’ve always attended a Catholic school. During freshman year of high school both of my grandparents died, this made me

As an aspiring teacher, I believe that my primary duty is to assist my students to advance in all aspects of their own personal growth, spiritual as well as intellectual and academic. The Catholic School is an ideal place to achieve this goal. The sense of comfort and security that comes from being surrounded by others who overall share the same values and religion is nurturing for the students and allows the teacher to give of

Catholic Schools are educational institutions that are devoted to teaching and developing young individuals under the faith and guidance of Jesus Christ (Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia, 2009). Central to the vision of Catholic schools is the belief that Jesus is in the heart of all young Catholic believers (CECWA, 2009). Therefore in order to fulfil the mission and proclaim the gospel students are required to learn about how to live out the life that God intended through the lessons of Jesus Christ (CECWA, 2009). This paper aims to outline unique features that distinguish Catholic education from that of other educational institutions through linking peer-reviewed sources to a school based analysis. The school that will be

provide a safe and secure environment in which all pupils feel they are valued for the unique contribution each one of them can make;

Catherine of Siena was born in Italy in 1347 at a time when political and religious changes were affecting the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Dedicating her life to the Holy Spirit from a very young age, Catherine pursued a life of purity and simplicity that served as a background to her great literary work, The Dialogue of the Divine Providence . Her work focuses on the importance of prayer and its transcendent power in human life.

At my parish school, I am surrounded by people that share the same faith as me and help me grow in my faith. A benefit found at my school is that I am allowed to pray whenever I want and I have group prayer before class to be with God and receive the right direction for the day. At my school we pray together before school, before each class, and at the end of the school day. I have a class each day just for learning about my Catholic faith. Therefore my Catholic school is important to me because in my religion class I can ask my teacher any question about my faith. We attend Mass at least once a month at my school, we pray the rosary in school once a month, and we go to reconciliation every other month. I can participate in leading Catholic events in my school such as the rosary, morning prayer, readings at Mass, and stations of the cross. My parish school teaches us to act in the manner of true Christians such as believing Jesus died for us to go to heaven, being active in my church, praying every day, receiving religious training, and treating my neighbor as myself. Learning at school to help others, we raise money for great causes by having out of uniform days if we bring a dollar. Our fundraising has gone to local shelters and to a family that lost their home to a fire. Out of uniform day reminds me that wearing uniforms at my school, we look nice and no one judges

Padre Pio has become one of the most popular saints in the world. St. Pio of Pietrelcina or Padre Pio, was born in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina on May 25, 1887. Then known as Franscesco, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, he was born to two peasant farmers, Giuseppa and Grazio Forgione. The day after his birth, he was baptized at the Castle Church near his home. The town of Pietrelcina was very religious and saint's feast days were celebrated throughout the year, this had a strong influence on the Forgione family. From early on it was clear that Franscesco was a special child of God. As child he was very pious and decided he wanted to be a priest at a very early age. At age 16, he became a Capuchin novice and received the

St. Clare of Assisi was born on July 16, 1194 and died on August 11, 1253. Clare lived in Assisi Italy her whole life and was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She was the oldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, who was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in Assisi and a castle.