Mount Alvernia Academy’s Preschool is a happy place. Step through the front door, and you will hear laughter, children playing, making new discoveries, and collaborating on exciting projects. Orchestrating our enthusiastic learners is a group of dedicated educators, many of whom sent their own children to MAA’s preschool. Though their children had to move on…
MAA’s Inaugural STEM Fun Fair Was a Hit!
This year, Mount Alvernia Academy held its first STEM Fun Fair. The new format proved to be a dynamic, cooperative learning experience for MAA’s fourth and fifth grade as well as a fun event for the younger students who came to listen to the presentations. Many of the activities for the STEM Fun Fair were…
Celebrating the Life of Mrs. Pamela Quinn
Today, our community celebrated the life of our beloved art teacher, Mrs. Pamela Quinn, who passed away earlier this year. New friends and old gathered for a celebration of life to remember her love for teaching and how she generously shared her gifts with others. Mrs. Quinn was truly a remarkable teacher. The MAA community…
Love and Renewal During Lent at MAA
Lent is a time for renewal. At MAA, students are embracing the three themes of love, prayer, and fasting to make the world a better place. Walk the hallways and you will see student’s Lenten promises, what they are doing during these 40 days represented in art projects and posters. On Ash Wednesday, students…
Faculty Friday – Ms. Victoria Frieswick!
In a time when education and technology go hand in hand, incorporating STEM learning into the curriculum is key. Thanks to MAA’s Technology teacher, Ms. Victoria Frieswick, our students are learning everything from digital citizenship to the basics of coding beginning in kindergarten. Ms. Frieswick leverages a number of age-specific tools for teaching code in…
Living St. Francis’ Mission
It’s “Furry Friday!” at MAA! Members of Student Council collected used linens (towels, blankets, etc.) and pet food for a local animal shelter today. What a great way to embrace St. Francis’ love for animals. In honor of “Furry” Friday, some children even wore a fleece sweatshirt or fleece jacket with their uniform. Service is…
MAA’S Spirit of Service Never Takes a Break
Winter vacation offers students and their families time to relax and Valentine’s Day parties are the perfect way to kick off a week of no school. For a group of MAA students, a Valentine’s Day party and a week of no school were also the perfect opportunities to give back and share the MAA spirit…
Faculty Friday! Coach Pat Shannon
For MAA gym teacher, Coach Pat Shannon, incorporating the school’s core principles of kindness and compassion into his classes and after-school sports program is the best part of the job. “Nothing gives me more joy than watching a super competitive game and at the end seeing kids walk over and shake hands with each other,”…
Soup-er Bowl Canned Food Drive Kicks off Another Year
What better way to celebrate the Patriots making it to the Super Bowl and the start of Catholic Schools Week than to give back to our local community? For the second year in a row, MAA will do its part to tackle hunger by holding its Soup-er Bowl Canned Food Drive. Led by 5th-grade room…
Mount Alvernia Stands Together Against Bullying
Today is Blackout Bullying Day at MAA. The day of awareness and action kicked off with a presentation by MAA’s Student Council, accompanied by a video from the Boston Sports Museum’s “Boston vs Bullies” project. The video helped students learn how to identify and stop bullying through short interviews with some true Boston all-stars like…
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