Staten Island middle school students at Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy are getting hands-on experience when it comes to caring for animals through a new partnership with the Staten Island Zoo, West Brighton. The Zoo and Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy, South Beach, partnered to create the Father Capodanno Animal Studies Program earlier this year, [...]
At a time when the deficiencies of our education system have captured the attention of so many, public schools and our state’s education and political leaders may want to look towards the kind of innovative and faith based, values-infused instruction the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York provide. Especially amidst the current open-enrollment [...]
Timothy Cardinal Dolan and Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York Michael J. Deegan visited the new Father Vincent Capodanno Catholic Academy on Staten Island for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and for the blessing of the school and of the statue of the school's patron, which was unveiled today! Click here to view today's [...]
In a message to Staten Island Catholic Schools Families, the Superintendent of Schools wrote: I want to write with an update on the status of the yellow zone designation of our schools. All Catholic schools on Staten Island will reopen our buildings this Monday, November 16. In order to keep our buildings open, we have [...]
Today, the Superintendent of Schools issued this further update regarding Catholic Schools on Staten Island (Haga clic aquí para la versión en español de este anuncio): Dear Staten Island Catholic Schools Community, I know the past 24 hours has been filled with frustration, angst and uncertainty for your family and most especially your children. While [...]
November 11, 2020 Dear Catholic School Families, Over the past seven days, the average positivity rates in many areas of Staten Island areas have risen to as high as 5.2 percent and new daily hospital admissions have increased. For these reasons, Governor Cuomo announced today that the greater part of Staten Island is now a [...]
Reported by Annalise Knudsen, SI Live on October 6, 2020. As the 2020-2021 academic year gets underway amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, Catholic and private schools on Staten Island say they are seeing an uptick in inquiries and enrollment. Parents who are making the switch out of the city’s public school [...]
Catholic Schools in the New York City welcomed back students on September 9. All students will receive five days of classroom instruction with live streaming of lessons to provide synchronous learning. Classrooms and buildings will be outfitted with several new safety protocols as well as technology to allow for accommodations for both in-person and remote [...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dear Friends of Staten Island Catholic Schools, Due to the situation surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Catholic School Region of Staten Island 2020 Gala has been postponed. Please check back here or visit www.sigala20.org about rescheduling information. Thank you. Click Here to Purchase Tickets! On Wednesday, May 6th, the Catholic School Region of Staten Island 2020 Gala will take [...]
The Catholic schools on Staten Island hosted their Annual Regional Spelling Bee on Thursday, Dec. 12. All participants were in grades 5 through 8, and qualified for the competition by out-spelling their classmates. The winner, Charlotte Tama of St. Joseph Hill Academy, felt like she made her school proud when she won the competition by [...]
