On April 15, teachers at Villa Maria Academy held an AWESOME Professional Development Day. Instructional Technology Coaches, Mrs. Melissa Dow and Mrs. Lisa Callan planned a wonderful day of sharing and learning. All of our teachers are doing such awesome…
The sixth grade girls participated in their annual Heritage Day presentations on Monday, April, 18. The girls researched the country of their heritage and created a display representing different cultural elements, such as holidays, sports, government, religion, and food. They…
On April 12, local author Jen Bryant, visited Villa Maria Academy. She spoke to students in Grades 3-5 about her books, her passion for writing, what inspires her, her research and her curiosity for human behavior. "As a resident of…
Each year, the Villa Maria Academy Parent Guild and parent volunteer committees organize the VILLA BALL, an evening of dancing, laughter, food, and friends to raise funds for 21st century learning programs and enhancements at Villa Maria Academy. On April…
On Saturday April 9, the Villa Maria Forensics team competed at the Philadelphia Catholic Forensics League tournament at Cardinal O’Hara High School. Amanda T. and Cecilia O. competed in the Prose division. Amanda took 1st place in this division for…
Each year, to celebrate poets and their craft, the month of April is celebrated as National Poetry Month . Various events are held throughout the month by the Academy of American Poets and other poetry organizations. This April is the 20th anniversary of National Poetry…
Seventh graders recently learned how to design, build, and create their own video games using Scratch. Scratch is a FREE online introductory programming and coding site made by MIT that uses building blocks of code that fit together to create a program…
Villa students competed in a Mathlete Competition on PI DAY, Monday, March 14 at Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford. There were about 100 students competing from about 10 schools across the region. The competition followed the same type…
Eighth grader, Lia O. wrote her speech, The Power of Perseverance, as an original oratory for a Forensics Competition. "An original oratory piece has to be persuasive or motivational in nature and has to be between four and seven minutes…
On February 17, students from Villa Maria Academy attended the IHM Math Contest Preliminary Round. The IHM Math Contest is an annual national contest encompassing 6 states and 63 Catholic schools. This year, 52 schools participated from 7 different states. Congratulations to the…