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EDUCATION
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Over the past number of years, we
have continued our quest for academic
excellence and 21st-century learning.
Academic excellence
Without diminishing Catholic
Identity, pursuit of academic excellence
has been a major priority. Through the
implementation of the New York State
Common Core Learning Standards
and participation in the New York
State Assessments for ELA and Math,
we have prepared our students for the
educational challenges that they will
face in secondary school and college.
Over the next couple of years, our
Academies and Parish Schools will
adopt the Next Generation Standards
in English Language Arts and Math.
With the support of our local Catholic
Colleges and Universities, we will
guarantee that our principals and
teachers will be prepared to integrate
this standard into the learning
environments.
Our principals and teachers have
dedicated themselves to professional
development opportunities to ensure
that they have an understanding of
the necessary tools and resources to
meet the educational needs of all our
students.
Through the generous support of
the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Trust, 35
academies and parish schools have
state-of-the-art Stem Labs. These
Stem Labs (science, technology,
engineering, and math) provide
students in grades kindergarten
through eight with an opportunity
to engage in hands-on activities to
support the curriculum.
The Artists in Residency Program in
40 academies and parish schools provides
for students in grades four, six, and eight
with an educational opportunity to
participate in the fi ne arts.
Many of the academies are in the
process of attaining accreditation
through AdvancED. This process
allows the academy community to
assess their learning environment
and be evaluated by an outside
group of educators. The rigor of the
accreditation 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 ever-changing 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.
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Starting on a Path to a Career in Medicine, Law or STEM
Located at 350 East 56th Street (between
1st and 2nd Avenue) in New
York City, academic success has been
synonymous with Cathedral since its
founding in 1905. Cathedral has educated
generations of young women to
meet their scholastic potential.
Aside from offering an honors
program and ten Advanced Placement
Courses, Cathedral also offers
programs in Medicine, Law and
Business, languages, which include
Spanish, Mandarin, American Sign
Language and Latin as well as electives
such as Forensic Science, and
Drama.
Cathedral is immensely proud
of its Medical Gateways program.
Through partnerships with New
York’s world-class medical community,
students have opportunities
to observe medical professionals at
work and to participate in internships
while still in high school. The
students receive first-hand experience
in institutions such as Beth Israel
and New York Presbyterian.
In the law program students explore
careers in the legal system and
participate in internships with law
firms. Students take special classes
and participate in the Mock Trial
Competition. The STEM curriculum
includes classes and clubs such as
Robotics, Technology Foundation
Technical Drawing and STEAM.
A full complement of extracurricular
activities keeps the careerminded
student body well rounded.
From clubs such as the Marching
Band, Musical Theater & Choir to
sports, which include Basketball,
Cheerleading, Fencing, Soccer, Softball,
Lacrosse, Track, Volleyball and
more, Cathedral prepares its students
for the world that lies ahead of
them.
The Class of 2018 received over
$30 million in college scholarships
and grants and were accepted into
schools such as The University of
Notre Dame, University of Connecticut,
New York University and Northeastern
University. Among our graduates
was a NY Times Scholarship
and Questbridge Scholarship recipient.
For more information please contact
Johanna Velez at (212) 688-1545
ext. 224 or jcastex@cathdralhs.org.
Visit our website at www.cathedralhs.
org
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