CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES GUIDE SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
“Growing its focus on project-based learning”
Since 1961, Bishop Kearney High
School has provided educational
opportunities to over 15,000 young
women from Brooklyn and beyond.
With a focus on preparation for the
world of work, students receive a
faith-based education that enables
them to explore their individual talents,
while focusing on efficacy, responsibility,
and social justice. Especially
impressive is the class of 2018,
which had a 100% college acceptance
rate; 96% earned more than $22 million
in merit-based college scholarships.
Kearney is growing its focus on
project-based learning. An educational
method that challenges students
to respond to complex questions
addressing real world problems,
project-based learning helps students
access deeper knowledge and understanding
through investigation,
ownership, and public demonstration
of their findings.
Kearney boasts a state-of-the-art
STEAM Wing, where students can
brainstorm solutions to problems big
and small in the think tank, research
new and unfamiliar worlds using
virtual reality, draw up plans in the
digital art studio, and make prototypes
for their potential solutions in
the fabrication lab.
Bishop Kearney will continue its
commitment to introducing our students
to the world of STEAM, and instilling
in them a love of knowledge
and a passion for discovery through
project-based learning. Kearney
students represent the future female
workforce, and will be prepared for
productive and inspiring careers in
growing fields like engineering and
computer science.
KBishop Kearney
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Celebrates Catholic
Schools Week
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process further allows our academy
communities to be schools of excellence.
Our Catholic Academies and Parish
Schools work diligently to be in
compliance with the New York State
Equivalency of Instruction Policies
and Procedures.
Technology initiatives
We must continue to provide our
students with the basic tools necessary
to be successful in this time of everchanging
technology. Through effective
partnerships with DeSales Media
Corporation, our academies and parish
schools have been provided with a
number of technology initiatives that
have greatly enhanced the technology
infrastructure in our academies and
parish schools.
We have 35 directors of Technology
Integration in our Catholic academies
and parish schools. The Directors of
Technology further assist our teachers
with the integration of technology
across all curriculum areas.
Through various programs and
effective local planning by the academy
boards, our principals have been
able to provide students with: iPads,
laptops, SMART Boards, SMART Tables,
and impressive multimedia labs.
The goal is to continue to ensure that
our academies and parish schools are
equipped with the technology that will
allow our students to be successful in
the future.
DeSales Media Corporation continues
to support our efforts in funding
various technology initiatives, including
iPads to students and within
the next couple of weeks the opportunity
to participate in the Apple Distinguished
Schools Program.
Through the continued generosity
of the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Trust,
we are able to provide our students
with innovative programs that enhance
the academic program.
Financial assistance
In addition, the efforts of Futures
in Education are essential to the support
of Catholic education within the
Diocese of Brooklyn. Through Futures’
generous support, more than $9
million is given to more than 5,000 students
for need-based scholarships.
Our parents make the sacrifi ce
each day to enroll their children in the
academies and parish schools within
the Diocese of Brooklyn. We recognize
all of their efforts to support Catholic
education and their desire to ensure
that their children are prepared for
the future. As the primary educators,
parents play a vital role in the partnership
among parish, academy or parish
school, and the home.
Pursuit of academic excellence
and knowledge is a priority. Through
partnerships with various agencies,
collaboration with the secondary
schools, colleges and universities, and
the guidance of the staff of the Offi ce
of the Superintendent–Catholic School
Support Services, we are in a position
to continue our efforts toward achieving
the goals associated with academic
excellence.
Servant of all
Service to others is a key tenet of
our Catholic faith, for Christ tells us
that “if anyone wishes to be fi rst, he
shall be last of all and the servant of
all” (Mark 9:35).
Just as our parishes do a great deal
of service work within their communities,
our academies and parish schools
are partners in this important work.
Also of important service is the
work accomplished by the Boards of
Directors in our academies. This new
ministry for lay leadership is essential
to the success of the mission of Catholic
education within the Diocese of
Brooklyn.
Through their time, talent, and expertise,
they provide service to our
academy governance model. Their
work continues to build our communities
of learning and all their efforts is
advancing the mission of Catholic education
within the Diocese of Brooklyn.
As we look at Catholic education
within the Diocese of Brooklyn, I
would like to highlight some fi nal refl
ections:
• We offer an education that combines
Catholic faith and teachings
with academic excellence.
• We partner with parents in the
faith formation of their children.
• We set high standards for student
achievement and help them succeed.
• We provide a balanced academic
program that integrates faith, culture,
and life.
• We use technology to effectively
enhance education.
• We instill in students the value of
service to others.
• We prepare students to be productive
citizens and future leaders.
• We cultivate a faculty and staff
who are dedicated, caring and effective.
To learn more about Catholic education
within the Diocese of Brooklyn,
I encourage you to read the Preserving
the Vision Annual Report found
on the Diocesan Website, https://dioceseofbrooklyn.
org/schools/preserving
vision/.
Schedule a visit
This Catholic Schools Week, I ask
readers to schedule a visit to one of
the excellent parish schools and academies
within the Diocese of Brooklyn
to witness and experience how they
truly are communities of faith, knowledge,
and service.
May they continue to grow and
fl ourish all the more, and may God
bless all their work, so that it is realized
in the lives of the students and
families throughout this great city.
— Dr. Thomas Chadzutko
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