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		EDUCATION Academy of Mount St. Ursula (Bronx, NY) Mission Statement: The Academy of Mount St. Ursula, a Catholic college preparatory secondary school conducted in the Ursuline tradition, serves young women of diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. The school strives to create a community based on faith in Jesus Christ and respect for every human person. As the oldest Catholic girls high school in New York State and a U. S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, Mount St. Ursula is recognized for its long history of academic excellence. In the spirit of the gospel and in a family atmosphere, the school promotes a love of learning, seeking to develop critical thinkers well-rounded in the humanities, sciences, and technology. Committed to fostering the holistic development of each student, Mount St. Ursula strives to empower young women for leadership and service in Church and society. Category: Education Contact: Anna E. Ramos Address: 330 Bedford Park Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458 USA Phone: 718-733-6242 Email: aramos@amsu.org Web: www.amsu.org Video Link: Archbishop Neale School Mission Statement: Archbishop Neale, a Catholic school is a Christian community and an academic institution comprised of students, parents, priests, and staff drawn from a consolidation of parishes and the surrounding community. Within this Faith Community we transmit the Gospel message to enhance the building of relationships and to render service. As an academic institution, we strive to create a climate in which knowledge is pursued in an organized and integrated manner. Archbishop Neale School is committed to the recognition of the multi-dimensional needs of each child and provides a well-rounded program wherein spiritual, intellectual, emotional, cultural, social and physical growth may occur. Category: Education Contact: Mrs. Margaret Howard, principal Address: 104 Port Tobacco Road, La Plata, MD 20646 Phone: 301-934-9595 Email: ans@adwschool.org Web: www.archbishopnealeschool.org Video Link: Benedictine School for Exceptional Children, The (Ridgely, MD) Mission Statement: The mission of the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children is to educate children and young adults to the best of their individual abilities, to provide the social and daily living skills necessary for independent living within the community, and to provide vocational training so that they may become contributing and self-sufficient members of the workforce. Category: Education Contact: Sister Jeannette Murray, OSB, Director Address: 14299 Benedictine Lane, Ridgely, MD 21660 USA Phone: 410-634-2112 Email: benefound@aol.com Web: www.benschool.org Video Link: Bishop Ahr High School (Edison, NJ) Mission Statement: Bishop George Ahr High School is a co-educational college preparatory school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. The school provides an atmosphere in which each individual's God-given abilities are nurtured and developed. Every student is encouraged to strive for spiritual, academic, social, creative, and athletic excellence through the interaction of a caring community. With Christ as our model, the Bishop Ahr community fosters a uniquely Christian environment. Each individual can grow in self-esteem, in social and moral responsibility, and in those values needed to face the challenges of tomorrow's world. Category: Education Contact: Karen M. Barnes Address: 1 Tingley Lane, Edison, NJ, 08820, USA Phone: (732) 549-1108 ext 626 Email: kbarnes59@hotmail.com Web: Video Link: Calvert House, the Catholic Center at the University of Chicago Mission Statement: The mission of Calvert House is to form students for Catholic leadership in the Church and in the world. Our community reflects the diversity and richness of the universal Church, and we seek to make our members aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the gifts they have been given and in the differences they share. Category: Education Contact: Fr. Patrick Rugen Address: 5735 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: 773-288-2311 Email: prugen@uchicago.edu Web: www.calvert.uchicago.edu Video Link: Catholic Theological Union at Chicago (Chicago, IL) Mission Statement: Catholic Theological Union, the largest Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry in the United States, was founded in 1968 in the renewed spirit and vision of the Second Vatican Council. Through its internationally-renowned faculty, CTU educates over 500 women and men annually---ordained and lay, international and ethnically diverse--- for service in the church and to the world. The primary mission of the Catholic Theological Union is the academic and pastoral formation of students preparing for priesthood and a variety of other ministries in the United States and throughout the world. The school also provides continuing theological education for clergy, religious, and lay persons. CTU is committed to theological education and scholarship within a community of faith through interaction with a living Catholic tradition and ecumenical, interfaith, and cross-cultural perspectives and resources. Category: Education Contact: William Booth or Patricia Shevlin Address: 5401 S. Cornell, Chicago, IL 60615 USA Phone: 773-753-7473 Email: billb@ctu.edu or shevpat@ctu.edu Web: www.ctu.edu Video Link: Committee for Catholic Secondary Education in Colorado Springs Mission Statement: St. MaryÆs High School is an academic community modeled on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the living tradition of the Catholic Church. This community challenges and empowers students to: Grow in mind, body, and spirit, respecting the dignity of all; Master the skills and knowledge for the next phase of their development, primarily a college education; Become responsible, ethical decision-makers in a diverse, complex world. Category: Education Contact: Matt Walter Address: 2501 E Yampa St Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Phone: 719-635-7540 Email: mwalter@smhscs.org Web: www.smhscs.org Video Link: Cornelia Connelly Center for Education (New York, NY) Mission Statement: The mission of the Center is guided by the philosophy shared by all educational institutions of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Small classes and individual attention encourage and support learning in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Holy Child offers a secure and challenging educational environment, which sustains hopefulness and encourages each student to become her best self. Thus, students are encouraged to do their part to bring about a more just society, and the Center aims to empower them to do so by creating an environment in which good habits of heart, mind, and work are formed. Category: Education Contact: Mary Claire Ryan, SHCJ Address: 220 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009 USA Phone: 212-982-2287 Email: Web: Video Link: Durham Nativity School (Durham, NC) Mission Statement: The mission of Durham Nativity School (DNS) is based on the highly successful model of other Nativity network schools (www.nativitynetwork.org) across the country û to help break the cycle of poverty through a quality middle school education that will help empower each child to reach their potential. DNS is committed to providing an academically rigorous academic program to socio-economically and disadvantaged boys who might not otherwise have access to such quality education. The school provides the boys with emotional, social, moral and intellectual support through small classes and an extended school day and school year. Our faculty works to help our students become young men ready for the rigors of college preparatory high schools and, eventually, colleges. Category: Education Contact: Ms. Tina Sherman, Director of Development Address: P. O. Box 3537, Durham, NC 27702 USA Phone: 919-680-3790 Email: tlsherman@durhamnativity.org Web: www.nativitynetwork.org Video Link: Durocher House (Jonestown, MS) Mission Statement: Durocher House, named for SNJM foundress, Mother Marie Rose Durocher, advocates serving and leading within the Jonestown community. Jonestown residents are encouraged through a variety of programs to explore their leadership skills and collaborate fully in the Sisters' work. Durocher House offers educational support for all members of the community, including volunteer training, self-esteem development, after-school tutoring, piano lessons, GED tutoring, summer school, sports and recreation programs, carpentry, teacher training, and enrichment activities. Category: Education Contact: Sister Kay Burton, Director Address: 164 Second Street, PO Box 628, Jonestown, MS 38639 USA Phone: 662-358-4674 Email: Web: Video Link: Education*Parish*Service Mission Statement: Since 1978, EPS has provided lay Catholic adults with the highest quality education in the faith, as well as spiritual formation, through academic courses that span five areas of study: Scripture, theology, Church history, spirituality and pastoral leadership skills. Students are trained in practical application, so they can live their faith at home, serve in their parishes and communities, and share it in their day-to-day lives. Programs are located in Washington, DC, Virginia, Connecticut and New York. Certificates are awarded to students who complete the program, but any Catholic who wants to learn more about his or her faith is welcome to attend a course. For information, see http://eps.trinitydc.edu; e-mail EPSinfo@trinitydc.edu or call 202-884-9021. Category: Education Contact: Dr. Margaret McCarty Address: 125 Michigan Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20017-1094 Phone: 202-884-9020 Email: McCartyM@trinitydc.edu Web: eps.trinity.edu Video Link: http://eps.trinitydc.edu/video.html Elizabeth Seton High School (Bladensburg, MD) Mission Statement: Elizabeth Seton High School educates young women in the spirit of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Vincent DePaul stressing Catholic values, academic excellence and service to those in need. We serve a diverse population from several counties in Maryland and the District of Columbia. The socioeconomic status of the students attending Elizabeth Seton High School ranges from low income to middle income. Of our students, 50% receive financial assistance and single-parent homes make up 29% of the student body. Special support is given to the financially poor as far as possible. The school provides a challenging college preparatory program for all young women who seek a community that celebrates diversity and creativity, fosters moral, spiritual, academic and physical growth, and promotes the Gospel values through service to others. Seton provides students with a solid academic foundation designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity and a love of learning. Our students are challenged to think critically, to organize their thoughts logically and to express ideas effectively. Our mission gives the student a strong foundation for growth in Christian leadership and service for the future. We are in a unique position, not only to educate young women academically but also to address the needs of our students as they take their place in a culturally diverse society. Category: Education Contact: Sister Virginia Ann Brooks, D.C. Address: 5715 Emerson Street, Bladensburg, MD 20710 Phone: 301-864-4532 Email: sva@setonhs.org Web: www.setonhs.org Video Link: Feminists For Life of America (Washington, DC) Mission Statement: Established in 1972 and reorganized in 1995, Feminists For Life of America (FFLA) is a nonsectarian, grassroots organization. Feminists for Life of America recognizes that abortion is a reflection that our society has failed to meet the needs of women. We are dedicated to systematically eliminating the root causes that drive women to abortionùprimarily lack of practical resources and supportùthrough holistic, woman-centered solutions. Women deserve better than abortion. Category: Education Contact: Serrin Foster, President Address: 733 15th St. NW, Ste 1100, Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-737-3352 Email: info@feministsforlife.org Web: www.feministsforlife.org Video Link: Gregorian University Foundation Mission Statement: The Gregorian University Foundation was established in the United States in 1972 to raise the urgently needed funds for scholarships, academic chairs and professorships, libraries and capital improvements for the Gregorian University Consortium which includes the Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Biblical Institute, and Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian University Consortium educates many of the most promising future leaders for the Church – alumni include over 900 bishops, about 1/3 of all current Cardinals, and 7 of the last 11 Popes. Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed the Gregorian University in its perennial role as “a priority among priorities” for the Society of Jesus. Category: Education Contact: Rev. Prof Robert F. O'Toole, S.J. Address: 106 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-582-5433 Email: otooler@mindspring.com Web: www.the-gregorian.com Video Link: http://www.the-gregorian.com/student-video.htm Holy Family Institute Mission Statement: In the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching and rooted in the heritage of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, we empower children and families to lead responsible lives and develop healthy relationships built on faith, hope and love. Category: Education Contact: Toni Murray Address: 8235 Ohio River Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15202 Phone: 412-766-9020 ext 417 Email: murray.toni@hfi-pgh.org Web: www.hfi-pgh.org Video Link: Holy Family University (Philadelphia, PA) Mission Statement: Holy Family University, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, is a small, coeducational, Catholic university that witnesses to the dignity of the human person, the oneness of the human family, and the values of the Judeo-Christian tradition as revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Holy Family University educates men and women intellectually and morally to assume their responsibilities toward God, themselves, and society. Category: Education Contact: Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, Ph.D. Address: Grant and Frankford Avenues, Philadelphia, PA 19114 USA Phone: 215-637-3191 Email: fonley@holyfamily.edu Web: www.holyfamily.edu Video Link: Holy Names Academy (Seattle, WA) Mission Statement: Holy Names Academy, the oldest continually operating school in the State of Washington, was founded by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary on November 9, 1880. The Academy seeks to prepare educated women for a life, which proclaims the love of God for the human person. Instructed in an atmosphere which fosters the formation of a conscious ethical stance, young women who graduate from the Academy will discover the power that is theirs to direct their lives in peace, justice and mercy: a manner befitting those whose faith inspires others. Category: Education Contact: Ms. Elizabeth Swift, Principal Address: 728 21st Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98112 USA Phone: 206-323-4272 Email: eswift@holynames-sea.org Web: www.holynames-sea.org Video Link: Holy Names Music Center (Spokane, WA) Mission Statement: Holy Names Music Center, the Inland Northwest's community music school, provides high quality instruction and performance opportunities in the musical arts to all regardless of age, ability, income level or ethnic origin. Founded on the belief that music is an innate and indispensable form of human expression and development, the Music Center offers exceptional opportunities for the enrichment of students, their families, musicians and music educators within the context of mutual effort and cooperation. Category: Education Contact: Dr. Judith Myers, Director Address: 3910 West Custer Drive, Spokane, WA 99224 USA Phone: 509-326-9516 Email: Web: Video Link: Inclusive Education Initiative-Archdiocese of Washington (Washington, DC) Mission Statement: Inclusive Education Initiative believes that effective leadership is critical to the mission of the Church and the future of Catholic schools. The Archdioceses and Washington, its Catholic Schools Office, and individual schools have accepted the responsibility to include children of all ability levels in Catholic school classrooms. Several of the schools offer programs in which they can meet the various needs of students, while other schools are eager to follow suit. Inclusive Education seeks to address the particular needs of all students, including those who require additional support to achieve their full potential. Inclusive education helps to develop all their God-given gifts and talents. Category: Education Contact: Pamela Allen Address: PO Box 29260 Washington, DC 20017 USA Phone: 301-853-4569 Email: communications@adw.org Web: www.adw.org Video Link: Jonestown Learning Center (Jonestown, MS) Mission Statement: The SNJM Jonestown Learning Center prepares children and young adults for success in school. The Center provides after school tutoring, a pre-school program to ready children for the first grade, summer school, Girls to Women and Boys to Men programs, home visits, enrichment activities and training classes for parents and community volunteers to encourage adult involvement in education. The mission of Jonestown Learning Center is to be a place of educational opportunities; committed to working for justice and the improvement of life and to fostering self-respect and self-esteem for the children of adults of Jonestown, Mississippi. Category: Education Contact: Sister Teresa Shields, Director Address: 401 Main Street, PO Box 248, Jonestown, MS 38639 USA Phone: 662-358-4335 Email: Web: Video Link: Learning Bank of C.O.I.L., Inc., The (Baltimore, MD) Mission Statement: The Learning Bank serves the adult citizens of Baltimore City who want to improve the quality of their lives by furthering their education and offers people with different learning styles a variety of ways to learn. To achieve this mission The Learning Bank offers five levels of Adult Basic Education, GED preparation, computer clerical courses, leadership courses, community service opportunities, and, in partnership with Goodwill Industries, job readiness assessment/training, and job placement, all on-site. Category: Education Contact: J. Carol Osgood, Acting Director, Learning Bank Address: Communities Organized for Improving Life-Organizing Committee, Inc. 1200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 USA Phone: 410-659-5452 Email: Web: Video Link: Louisiana Catholic Conference Mission Statement: The Louisiana Catholic Conference,rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church,is an agency of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the State who constitute its Board of Directors. The Conference serves to coordinate teaching through joint pastoral statements;to promote collaboration in shared projects among Catholic dioceses and other entities;and to communicate and interact with local, parish, state and federal bodies. Category: Education Contact: Daniel J. "Danny" Loar Address: 3423 Hundred Oaks Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-344-7120 Email: loard3@cox.net Web: www.louisianacatholicconference.org Video Link: Mano Amiga “Helping Hand” School of El Salvador Mission Statement: Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in the poorest areas of El Salvador, the smallest Central American country. We address this through Catholic education centers we call “Mano Amiga (“Helping Hand”) schools, established in El Salvador since 2003. Mano Amiga began with a very simple but powerful idea; to allow impoverished children to attend a very good school, where they leave behind their situation of poverty. Now Mano Amiga is developing into much more than a school; it is developing into a complete development center that is transforming the lives of the most low income individuals and Salvadoran families. By transformation we mean that someone who was born in a poor community where he/she would not normally have an opportunity of accessing a better way of life, thanks to Mano Amiga, will now have the ability to lift him/herself up and build a healthy, stable family, as well as find a productive job or start his/her own business...in short, to be able to become good catholic citizens, involved in their communities and responsible for their own future. At the center, the Mano Amiga model places a K-12 catholic school of academic excellence, which is then complemented by a formation program that targets the whole family, school, staff and the surrounding community. These centers start as grade schools and grow as we add middle school, high school, adult education and job training courses for teens and parents, alike. The schools services are further enriched with health services and programs that promote economic growth, together with spiritual, cultural and sport activities that bring the community together and provide safe, positive alternatives to a life on the streets, gangs and drugs. Currently, we have one school and clinic, and we are working to establish three more schools and clinics throughout the country, where aid is most needed. Category: Education Contact: Dinah Rivas-Kreitz Address: C. Lorena y Blvd. Venezuela #3408, Colonia Roma, San Salvador, El Salvador Phone: +503 2245 3546 Email: dinah.kreitz@gmail.com Web: www.cideco.org.sv Video Link: Maria de Los Angeles Retreat Center and Language School (Barranguitas, Puerto Rico) Mission Statement: As an extension of the mission of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Maria de Los Angeles in Barraguitas is being used to further the mission of the Church by providing spiritual opportunities for retreats and enrichment for religious, clergy and laity and by developing a Spanish language program designed primarily for parish ministries to Puerto Rican and other Spanish communities in the United States. Category: Education Contact: Sister Maria de Guadalupe Diaz Address: PO Box 118, Barranguitas, Puerto Rico 00794 Phone: 787-875-8257 Email: Web: Video Link: Marie-Rose House (Wapato, WA) Mission Statement: The purpose of Marie-Rose House is to continue the mission of education in the faith of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary by being a supportive community and a spiritual presence to people of all cultures, faiths, and means in the Yakima Valley. Marie-Rose House provides women of various cultures, living in a social structure that typically denies women a voice, a place to gather for renewal and support, guidance, and education. Category: Education Contact: Sister Mary Ann Herres, Director Address: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, 712 South Simcoe Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951 USA Phone: 509-877-4256 Email: Web: Video Link: Marymount University (Arlington, Virginia) Mission Statement: As an independent, comprehensive Catholic university offering programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, Marymount University strives to foster the intellectual, moral, spiritual, social, cultural, and physical development of each student through an education that combines the liberal arts tradition with career preparation. The only Catholic university in Virginia, Marymount serves more than 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students through four Schools: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education and Human Services, and Health Professions. Located in Arlington, Virginia - just minutes from Washington, DC - Marymount offers students unparalleled opportunities for academic and cultural enrichment. Category: Education Contact: Kathleen H. Zeifang, Executive Director of Development and Alumni Address: 2807 North Glebe Road, Rowley Hall Arlington, VA 22207 Phone: 703.284.1543 Email: kathleen.zeifang@marymount.edu Web: www.marymount.edu Video Link: McNeese State University Newman Club (Lake Charles, LA) Mission Statement: We, the members of the McNeese State University Newman Club, are witnesses and leaders of our faith who are grounded in Christ's teachings and the sacramental life of the Catholic Church. We serve God by serving others and are called to be open to all God's people. We promise to serve others in a spirit of mutual support, acceptance and respect while being committed to our own spiritual, emotional and educational enrichment. Through the ministries of outreach and evangelization, each person's unique gifts are used for the benefit of the university community and beyond. Category: Education Contact: Heather Narbit Address: 221 Aqua Drive, Lake Charles, LA, USA Phone: (337) 477-1434 Email: webmaster@mcneese.edu Web: www.msucatholic.com Video Link: Ministry Formation Yakima Indian Reservation (Wapato, WA) Mission Statement: The purpose of the Ministry Formation of Yakima Indian Reservation project is to provide a pastoral presence among the Catholic Indians in the Diocese of Yakima. The goal is to begin a ministry formation program that is basically education in the faith and a means to the full development of the human person. This project will enable a person to gradually realize his or her personal gifts for service and in time learn the skills and inner security to share these gifts to minister to their own people. Category: Education Contact: Sister Dee Marie Reeder, Director Address: Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, 712 South Simcoe Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951 USA Phone: 509-877-4256 Email: Web: Video Link: Mother Seton Academy (Baltimore, MD) Mission Statement: Empowered by Gospel values and rooted in the tradition of Elizabeth Ann Seton, Mother Seton Academy, a middle school in East Baltimore, seeks to educate inner-city young men and women in a multicultural environment that promotes the dignity of and respect for each person and all of creation. Students are challenged to reach their potential academically, spiritually, and socially so that they may become responsible, caring, and active leaders in their families, communities, and society. Category: Education Contact: Sister Mary Bader, DC Address: 724 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 Phone: 410-563-2833 Email: Web: Video Link: Mother Seton School (Emmitsburg, MD) Mission Statement: The mission of Mother Seton School is to clearly and fully transmit the message of the Gospel, offering academic and moral excellence in a Catholic Christian setting. The fostering of responsibility and self-motivation prepares students to be accountable citizens, who will live their faith and affirm their God-given gifts. Following the mission of their Foundress, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Mother Seton School endeavors to make Catholic education available to all families who value such an education for their children. Category: Education Contact: Sister Mary Catherine Conway, Daughter of Charity Address: 100 Creamery Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Phone: 301-447-3161 Email: office@mothersetonschool.org Web: www.mothersetonschool.org Video Link: Mount de Sales Academy (Macon, GA) Mission Statement: Mount de Sales Academy is the only Catholic high school in the Macon, Georgia area. Its purpose is to provide a Catholic education for those Catholics who attend and a strong Christian education for those of other faiths. Lower income families are assisted with financial aid as they are able to provide. They declare that their mission is to facilitate learning for all students in an integrated ministry that embraces five dimensions: proclamation of the Good News, fellowship in the Holy Spirit, celebration in community worship, service to the community, and the pursuit of knowledge. Category: Education Contact: Ms. Kathleen Prebble Address: 851 Orange Street, Macon, GA 31201 USA Phone: 478-751-3240 ext. 102 Email: kprebble@mds.macon.ga.us Web: www.mds.macon.ga.us Video Link: Mount Merici School (Waterville, ME) Mission Statement: Established in 1911 by the Ursuline Sisters, Mount Merici School is a private Catholic, co-educational school offering a pre-kindergarten program, a full-day kindergarten, and grades one through six. The school's mission is to promote positive peer influences and offer spiritual, academic, and social opportunities for each student. Mount Merici students participate in an academic curriculum in an enriching, values-oriented atmosphere, while guided by loving discipline. Category: