MADISON — “If you love someone, cook for them!”
This was the inspiration for the 2018 St. Ambrose Academy Summer Workshop, in which students entering grades five to nine experienced a hands-on journey from the farm, to the kitchen, to the table, over two weeks during the summer break.Category: Youth
New school year, new playgrounds
MONONA/DARLINGTON — Students at Catholic schools in Monona and Darlington will have more to look forward to as the school year starts than just seeing their friends again and learning new lessons.
Both Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona and Holy Rosary School in Darlington have just completed building their new playgrounds, fully ready for recess times.
A common goal
The new playground at IHM was the culmination of a two-year process.Totus Tuus: God, friends, and fun
SAUK CITY — “The kids are awesome,” said Totus Tuus team member Jack Morris, adding, “It’s really nice to see them grow throughout the course of one short week” and he is blessed to feel he “played a small part in their formation” which is “very rewarding”.
For the fifth summer in a row, the Diocese of Madison presented the Totus Tuus program for youth.
Totus Tuus is dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship.
Calling high school and college-age students to pilgrimage following in footsteps of Venerable Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli
Two priests and YOU, walking in the path of a future saint!
All high school and college-age students are invited to join Fr. Greg Ihm and Fr. Eric Sternberg on a three-day walking pilgrimage through Iowa, Illinois, and Southern Wisconsin, following in the footsteps of Venerable Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, and learning about his incredible life of holiness.
Spreading the faith
As the first priest in many generations in what was then the Northwest Territory, Father Mazzuchelli dedicated his life to educating the people and bringing the faith to each person he encountered.Loving horses and making friends at Camp Gray
Whether you’re visiting the 225 acres of faith and fun just outside of Reedsburg or checking out its website, you’ll learn something very unique about Camp Gray — “Camp Gray has horses!”
Immaculate Heart of Mary School to start all-year early childhood program
MONONA — “They’re going to get a whole lot of Jesus, and that’s a good thing,” said Callie Meiller, principal of Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) School in Monona.
She spoke on the new all-year round, full-time early childhood program starting at the school this fall.
It will be open to children ages three to five.
A new opportunity
The program is taking the place of the preschool program, which previously ran only two-day and three-day programs during the school year.‘Battle of the Books’ in Waunakee
WAUNAKEE — When a school gym is home to a raucous environment, high energy from students and parents, and spirited competition, one would naturally assume a sporting event is taking place.
During a recent morning at St. John the Baptist School in Waunakee, all of those efforts were not about sports — they were about books.
As a culmination of a year’s worth of reading, more than 70 students in grades three to six took part in the Battle of the Books, based on a national event where students from different schools read books and compete against each other in knowledge contests based on those books.Edgewood High School partners with Habitat for Humanity to build homes
MADISON — Edgewood High School (EHS) has been partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County for the last several months.
Every second Saturday of the month, Edgewood faculty, students, alumni, and parents work together with Habitat volunteers in building homes for needy families.
Habitat’s vision
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County builds and rehabilitates safe, decent homes with the help of partner families to provide affordable housing.
Edgewood High School partners with Habitat for Humanity to build homes
MADISON — Edgewood High School (EHS) has been partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County for the last several months.
Every second Saturday of the month, Edgewood faculty, students, alumni, and parents work together with Habitat volunteers in building homes for needy families.
Habitat’s vision
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity of Dane County builds and rehabilitates safe, decent homes with the help of partner families to provide affordable housing.
No Child Left Inside connects youth with nature
SINSINAWA — Sinsinawa Mound is offering a summer program aimed at youth ages seven to 12, designed to connect children with the natural world.
No Child Left Inside will be held June 20 to 22, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Campers can choose this camp and/or a second camp to be held August 8 to 10 with the same schedule.