At Villa Maria Academy, teachers have been changing their ways to no longer be classroom directors, but more facilitators of learning, who encourage students to take the lead. Last week, in First Grade, Mrs. Long's class was working on fractions.…
On Saturday May 9, the Villa Maria Forensics Team won 1st place in the overall team sweepstakes at the LaSalle College High School speech tournament. Lauren D. and Kate K. won 1st and 2nd places in Dramatic Interpretation, while Lia…
Fifth grader, Gianna C., won an essay contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. On the evening of May 5th, she read her essay at a DAR meeting and received a cash award. Fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Wible,…
The Kindergarten classes have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Both classes received caterpillars a few weeks ago, and they have nurtured and cared for them the past few weeks and observed their complete metamorphosis. During their…
Villa Maria Academy’s annual May Procession and May Crowning took place on Friday, May 1, 2015. We gathered to honor Mary, the Patroness of our school, as we crowned the Queen of Angels during a devotional service presented by our…
Villa Maria's - Our Day Out Program was held at Tyler Arboretum this past Saturday. Moms and daughters in grades K-4 enjoyed hiking the grounds, planting spring flowers and learning how to plant herbs and vegetables. We would like to…
Our VMA Track Team participated in the Region 17 Championship Meet this past Saturday, May 2. The girls have been doing an incredible job all season, and Villa is, by far, the smallest team competing in the region. Each week,…
On Friday, April 24, some very special guests joined our 1st graders in the cafeteria for their favorite event, the Grandparents Tea! This year was the first year ever that everything was hosted in the cafeteria. Typically, the program is…
It was a beautiful day this past Saturday to mark Villa’s annual First Holy Communion celebrations. Girls who attend Villa Maria Academy receive sacramental preparation at school with their teachers. Parental participation is encouraged at celebrations of the sacraments of…
Each week, a different student in Pre-K is named the Star of the Week, and gets to have a special loved one to come into the class to read a story. Last week, Kaitlyn A. was the Star of the…