During Catholic Schools Week we gathered as a school community for a prayer service honoring our school as a community of faith and our commitment to Catholic education. As Sister Patricia reviewed the monthly virtues that students practice at Villa,…
Our fourth and fifth graders spent time during Catholic Schools Week visiting our 3s and Pre-K classes to read to them. Reading to younger students can create a mutually beneficial learning environment promoting literacy, confidence, social skills, and helps students…
Thank you to Hollyrock Entertainment for bringing The Brain Challenge Game Show to Villa again to help us kick-off Catholic Schools Week! The girls (and teachers!) had fun engaging in trivia questions, a variety of physical challenges, and a silly…
Students celebrated Crazy sock day during Catholic Schools Week to kick-off our sock drive for The Joy of Sox. Thanks to everyone for participating and for your donations!
We kicked off Catholic Schools Week by gathering for our annual Charism Mass to celebrate our two IHM schools: Villa Maria Academy and St. Aloysius Academy. This is a very special tradition, as our communities renewed our commitment to living…
Nurse Maura visited Pre-K and several of the lower grade classes for a handwashing presentation. She reiterated the importance of good handwashing and reviewed the steps of proper handwashing. The children learned when and why it is very important to…
Mrs. Kennedy visited classes this week to teach the girls about self-awareness and relationship skills. Through special activities for each group, the girls learned that by being true to themselves, they can share with others what makes each of them…
Villa is supporting our Philadelphia Eagles with an Eagles Spirit Day! Fly Eagles, Fly!
This December, the Eighth grade girls, Choir, Handbell and Tonechime Ensembles performed a beautiful retelling of the Christmas story in Sacred Heart Chapel, a beloved Villa tradition. The Christmas Pageant focused on the Alphonsian tradition of the Court of the…
Computer Science Education Week is an annual program dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take interest in computer science. Although we do Computer Science and programming all year long at Villa, we do stop and celebrate Hour of Code in…