Mount Alvernia Academy students earned second place in the STEM Week Challenge with activities, problems, and projects developed by Project Lead The Way and supported by Mass STEM Hub. The challenge was designed to involve students in the use of STEM to solve real-world environmental problems. The theme of this year’s challenge was Zero Waste….
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A Wonderful International Week
Last week, the MAA community celebrated our second annual International Week. Over the course of the week, we incorporated celebrations of our different cultures and heritages into every aspect of school life. In science class, students researched scientists from countries around the globe. In second grade, students made passports to use at International Night and…
Second Grade Liturgy and May Crowning
MAA’s second-graders led our community in prayer last week for our annual First Communion Liturgy. This year, the annual event was made even more special by the fact that it fell on Ascension Thursday. Father Peter Folan, S.J. from Boston College celebrated Mass for students, faculty, and MAA families. Dressed in their best, MAA’s second-graders…
Dorothy McCormick Field Day 2019!
Another Dorothy McCormick Field Day is in the books! This past Friday, students cheered on their classmates as they matched up in good-natured competitions from bouncy castle relay races and water balloon tosses to tug of war. All students from Kindergarten to grade-six were divided into two teams, the blue team and the green team,…
MAA Sixth Grader Publishes a Collection of Poetry
For MAA sixth-grader, Olivia, writing poetry has always been a passion. It started as a hobby, something to do after school and a good way to express emotions. She would sit down, write what came to mind, and slip her poems in a folder. As the folder began to swell, Olivia realized something, “I have…
MAA Celebrates Faculty and Staff
Last week was National Teacher Appreciation Week, but at MAA, we are taking the entire month of May to celebrate our wonderful faculty and staff. On Friday, our Home and School Association served a thank you lunch for our faculty and staff, with delicious food and beautiful decorations. A big thank you to Home and…
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…
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…
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…
Christmas Concert Brings Joy and Love!
We had yet another wonderful Christmas Concert yesterday! Families, faculty, and staff gathered to watch our children perform the nativity story and sing some beautiful Christmas songs. This event would not have been possible without our dedicated volunteers and talented faculty who have been working tirelessly for over two months to prepare our students for…
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