46 THE QUEENS COURIER • CATHOLIC SCHOOL • JANUARY 23, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Resurrection Ascension School Located in Rego Park, Queens, one of the most diverse areas in New York City, as well as the United States, Resurrection Ascension School is home to a student body representing about 50 different countries. According to Principal Joann Heppt, this diversity furthers the school’s mission to educate well rounded, emotionally and academically mature students and to foster life-long learning. “Students learn to respect people of all different cultures,” she explains. Resurrection Ascension School teaches students from Nursery through Grade 8. Our Nursery and Pre-K children have a choice of half or full day programs. Every classroom is equipped with SMARTBoards, and all students have access to our Computer Lab and two laptop carts. Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. All students receive Art, Music, Library/Media Center and Physical Education weekly. Spanish is taught to students in grades 4 through 8. Working parents can take advantage of our Before School and After School Programs which provide children a safe and nurturing environment in which to complete homework, play and socialize with their classmates. This year we are offering mini courses to all students which will include chess, architecture, cooking, robotics and golf. Seventh and eighth graders, who are academically gifted, may create a project as part of the Aquinas Program, which is a year-long investigation that is then presented to other educators and students from the Diocese. The school also has a partnership with the New York Historical Society in which an educator from its museum visits every classroom from kindergarten through grade 8 once a month throughout the year. Each month, students get to look at different artifacts from around the city. The Historical Society coordinates with social studies programs, so the students get to learn about different eras in New York history and then touch and work with those artifacts. Faith is the cornerstone of all learning, with a particular emphasis on service. Last year students participated in a JDRF Walk, collected food for our food pantry, and created bracelets to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Fund. For more information about Resurrection Ascension School, call (718) 426-4963 or visit www.raschool.org ADVERTORIAL TICKETS ON SALE NOW WE ARE NEW YORK’S TEAM. WE ARE ST. JOHN’S For Tickets: 1-888-GO-STORM • RedStormTix.com
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