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. The BALL…
Recently, the Villa Quiz Team competed in the Great Valley Invitational. With no novice division, and many schools with a long tradition of academic competition, this tournament was a real challenge. "The Villa spirit really shone through," said Coach Maria…
On Saturday, April 1, the Villa Maria Academy Forensics Team competed in the CYO Speech Tournament. Eighth grader, Mary C. took 1st place in the Extemperaneous Speaking division and Isabella C. too 1st place in the Prose division. Congratulations to…
On Monday, April 3, the Fifth Grade students performed in their annual show. This year's theme was "Discovering the Americas." From the wilderness of Canada’s rustic side to the lighthouses in Maine and the California coastline in the U.S., the…
On March 31, the Seventh grade performed their annual Shakespeare Festival. In Mrs. Buck's ELA class, during their unit on Shakespeare the girls studied the works of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet and performed skits for grades 5-7 and an evening…
Last week, during their monthly Leadership Workshop meeting, the girls in Kindergarten through Second Grade focused on Habit 6 of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey: Synergize. They met as a group to discuss why working together is…
Last week, the Third grade girls worked with Finch robots, the newest addition to the Villa Maria family of tech tools. In today’s class period the girls worked in groups and wrote block scripts to instruct their Finches to move…
For the past few years, 8th grade students at Villa Maria Academy have participated in the Sea Perch Program. This underwater robotics program, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, integrates engineering and science concepts in the construction of an…
On March 29, Preschool students had a special visitor as their mystery reader – “Belle” from Beauty and the Beast. Starstuck, the students sat and listened to Belle’s story of kindness. She reminded them that the tale of Beauty and…
The Fourth grade just began their STEM lesson with LEGO® WeDo robots to build race cars. The girls will also learn programming to make them move: go forward, turn left, turn right, and adjust the speed. In STEM, the girls are discussing…