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Catholic Schools an EDUCATION YOU CAN HAVE FAITH IN Catholic Schools AN EDUCATION YOU CAN HAVE FAITH IN Archdiocese of Milwaukee 2015 - 2016 Annual Report Catholic school students regularly attend Mass together. Contents 04 Centered in Christ 07 Evangelization 10 Distinguished by Excellence 15 Education Doesn’t End in the Classroom 18 Steeped in a Catholic Worldview 21 Sustained by Gospel Witness 24 Shaped by Communion and Community 27 Accessible to All Students 30 Rooted in History and Catholic Identity 31 Catholic Schools Statistics 33 Centered in Christ Catholic education is centered in Jesus Christ and rooted in the Gospel. In light of Christ’s instruction, “Love one another as I have loved you,” our Catholic schools focus on more than academics. They CATHOLIC concentrate on forming all aspects of SCHOOLS IN students’ lives, including their relationships THE ARCHDIOCESE with their families and classmates, with the local and global community, and, especially, OF MILWAUKEE with Jesus Christ. Students are impelled to embrace a Gospel-driven lifestyle of BEGAN 175 service, sacrifice and respect. It is this YEARS AGO emphasis on teaching the whole student – mind, body and spirit – that sets our schools apart and lays the foundation for all students to become the complete and holy persons God intends them to be. Many schools in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee have been remarkable examples of Christ-centered student development, including St. Monica School in Whitefish Bay, which has implemented a Discipleship Development Program, and St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee, which has developed a Servant Leadership Program. 4 It is our emphasis on Christ-centered student development that sets our schools apart. 7 Students take an active role in parish life. Evangelization In teaching the learners of today and the the Catholic community, such as at Eden’s leaders of tomorrow, Catholic schools play Shepherd of the Hills School, where 5 a vital role in spreading the mission of students and 3 parents of students were the Church. As communities where faith, baptized during the 2015-16 academic culture and daily life are harmoniously year. Catholic school students are also integrated, Catholic schools welcome more likely to join religious orders*, enter students who are not Catholic and are the seminary, or otherwise become committed to enthusiastically sharing the actively involved in Church leadership traditions and teachings of Catholicism than students who do not attend Catholic with all. schools. Milwaukee’s St. Anthony School and Catholic East Elementary School have In the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese been particularly strong in their efforts to of Milwaukee, non-Catholics comprise promote religious vocations among their 18 percent of the total archdiocesan students. elementary and secondary school enrollment. In many cases, non-Catholic *Source: CARA report students have chosen to become part of 7 We welcome non-Catholics into our schools and our spiritual community. Students of all faiths participate in spiritual activities. (St. Sebastian Parish and School, Milwaukee) Distinguished by Excellence Academic excellence is a major hallmark Educating the Whole Student, Mission of a Catholic school. This tradition of and Catholic Identity, or Technology intellectual formation and scholarship Integration. For 2015-16, three schools dates back centuries. For more than 170 won Academic Excellence awards: St. years, Catholic schools in the Archdiocese Robert in Shorewood; St. John Vianney in of Milwaukee have been known for their Brookfield, and St. Eugene in Fox Point. high academic quality. This tradition of excellence continues to be manifested in Students from the Archdiocese the standardized test scores and post- of Milwaukee are also typically graduate success of today’s Catholic well represented in the Herb Kohl school students, 97 percent of whom go Foundation Awards, a grant program on to college. These outcomes are no that encompasses the entire state. This accident. Catholic school leaders and year, four of our students won Student teachers are steadfast in their efforts to Excellence Scholarships: Maureen Burke meet the learning needs of all students of Waukesha Catholic Memorial, Brian and ensure their success. Coe and Madeline Shea of St. Catherine School in Racine and Luke Holzman of St. Biannually, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac. highlights its commitment to excellence Candelario Tellez of St. Catherine School through its Exemplary Recognition in Racine received a Student Initiative Program. Based on guidelines from the Scholarship. Additionally, two principals National Standards and Benchmarks won Excellence in School Leadership for Effective Catholic Schools, these Awards: Mr. Jeff Monday of Marquette awards honor schools that apply and University High School and Mrs. Donna merit recognition in: Academic Excellence, Schmidt of Messmer St. Rose and St Mary. 10 Students are academically prepared for their future. Every student can succeed in a Catholic school. Over 97 percent of Catholic school students go on to college. 15 Catholic school students learn to give back to the community. Education Doesn’t End in the Classroom Catholic school education is rooted Our Catholic schools have also invested in the conviction that human beings in professional development programs have a transcendent destiny and that designed to help teachers and staff meet education should be about the whole students’ needs in all aspects of their lives. person. Therefore, Catholic schools Through the Greater Milwaukee Catholic form the spiritual, intellectual, physical, Education Consortium (GMCEC), we have psychological, social, moral, aesthetic been able to offer seminars and workshops and religious aspects of each student. To sponsored by area Catholic colleges and accomplish this, the Catholic schools of the universities on such topics as trauma Archdiocese of Milwaukee have developed response, early childhood education, a wide variety of co-curricular, faith- special education, English language formation and service/ministry initiatives at learning and technology integration for both the elementary and secondary Catholic school personnel. school levels. 15 Our schools educate the whole person. The arts are important in Catholic education. Steeped in a Catholic Worldview Catholic education aims at the example of this. Rather than teaching organizations, such as the Tablesetters formation of the complete person. This the four disciplines (science, technology, Catholic School Teaching Program at includes preparation for professional engineering and mathematics) as St. Francis Borgia in Cedarburg, as well life, development of ethical and social separate and discrete subjects, our STEM as the St. Hyancinth Food Pantry and awareness, and religious formation. Every programs integrate them into a cohesive the House of Peace student mission aspect of a Catholic school spurs students learning paradigm based on real-world program at Pius XI Catholic High School. to grow in the discipline to become a applications and grounded in Catholic Additionally, there are three International self-learner, the ability to recognize moral social teachings. By presenting the subject Baccalaureate schools in the Archdiocese behavior and the responsibility to transform matter in this way, we give students the of Milwaukee: Catholic Memorial High the world with Gospel values. A Catholic skills to understand global issues, such School, St. Joan Antida High School and school teaches students to view both as environmental impact and medical Wauwatosa Catholic. In all of our schools, secular and religious topics from a Catholic research, and respond in ways that reflect the curriculum focuses on helping students perspective. a Catholic worldview. develop the intellectual and emotional skills necessary to thrive in a global The STEM curriculum in the schools of the We also encourage the cultivation of a community. Archdiocese of Milwaukee is a relevant Catholic worldview through student service APPROXIMATELY 150 NEW TEACHERS WERE HIRED IN 2016 18 Curriculum focuses on helping students develop the skills necessary for success in a global community. Teachers are role models of faith for their students. Sustained by Gospel Witness Catholic schools recruit teachers who Literacy Day for all teachers, as well as are practicing Catholics, who understand regular curricular update sessions, most and accept the teachings of the Catholic recently in English / Language Arts Church and the moral demands of the and the revised Science and Family Life Gospel and who can contribute to the curriculum. Learning Support Teams and school’s Catholic identity and apostolic Early Childhood programs, sponsored goals, including its commitment to social in collaboration with the GMCEC, justice and evangelization. guide teachers in their efforts to assist students in their personal goals and The Archdiocese of Milwaukee fosters its overall development. Other innovative teachers’ faith through the Sustaining the programs, grounded in our commitment Mission religious education certification to expand the personal and professional program provided through the Saint Clare capacity of both students and teachers, Center at Cardinal Stritch University. Every include the Discovery Project, online year, more than 2,000 of our elementary and face-to-face blended courses for and secondary school educators are high achieving eighth graders, and the formed in the faith through the systematic, Future Leaders Seminar, sponsored
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