Long ago, deep in the heart of my grade school, people thronged through the colorful rooms filled with parish festival games and wonderment to my six-year-old eyes.
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The Learning Atrium expands its vision
MADISON — Necessity is the mother of invention, and for one mother, the source of a life-changing mission that is impacting children throughout the Diocese of Madison.
When Deb Krebs noticed her youngest son was not faring well with reading, beginning in kindergarten, she searched for extra help.
Discovering the Barton System, designed to address spelling, reading, and writing struggles for students with dyslexia, was a game changer.
Facing challenges with distance learning
JANESVILLE/STOUGHTON — “Do you guys remember when Mrs. Harker told us we didn’t have to come to school on Wednesday, and we were all cheering, and now we’re all wishing we could go back!”
That was a comment made by one of the students in Jane Harker’s fifth grade class during their weekly Google Meet video conference session on May 6.
Harker has taught fifth grade at St. John Vianney School for the last two years in Janesville. Before that, she taught at Jefferson Elementary school in the same city.
Teacher Appreciation Week 2020
This week, all of our Catholic schools celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. It is a time set aside to think of all the many ways that our teachers give of themselves and give to our students and families.
Distance learning at St. Ambrose Academy
With school taking place in the home rather than in a classroom, St. Ambrose Academy (SAA), like schools everywhere, is having to adapt.
St. Ambrose Academy shifts to distance learning
MADISON — St. Ambrose Academy (SAA), along with schools around the world, has, practically overnight, become a distance learning school.
The academy closed its doors on March 13 as students hunkered down with their families in the safety of their homes against the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic.
But, said Executive Director Joan Carey, “thanks to a heroic, all-hands-on-deck effort, St. Ambrose Academy reopened its door the following week over the Internet, where we continue to provide the best in education and classical learning for families.”
Care Net’s 30th anniversary
MADISON — On Sunday, March 22, Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County and Lighthouse Kids will be holding an open house celebrating Care Net’s 30th anniversary and the grand opening of Lighthouse Kids Early Learning Center on Madison’s east side.
Thirty years of caring
Care Net is celebrating 30 years of providing compassionate pregnancy and sexual health services in the Madison area.
They offer help, hope, and healing through medical services, education, a residential program, and ongoing support.
Care Net recently completed the development of Eagle Harbor Apartments, featuring 36 modern and affordable apartments.
Lighthouse Kids
Lighthouse Kids will now provide on-site childcare at this facility right next door to Care Net.
Lighthouse Kids is excited to announce the opening of its new early learning center that will be unlike any other day care center.
Lighthouse Kids, a five-star childcare center, offers bilingual education (English/Spanish) to meet the needs of families while giving children the gift of multiple languages.
This center is a vision of Care Net and Lighthouse Church to bring high quality early childhood education in a safe environment.
It is Lighthouse’s desire to offer families, especially those at risk, affordable childcare and family support. The curriculum focuses on early learning skills and prepares children for entrance into 4K.
Lighthouse Kids will provide a convenient and affordable Christian childcare option for families of Eagle Harbor Apartments, mothers of The Elizabeth House, and other families on Madison’s east side.