In this episode, Tracey Arnone speaks with Debra Farquhar Jones, the president of Our Lady of the Elms and Kevin Kelly, the Academic Dean about the rich history of Our Lady of the Elms School in Akron, Ohio.  OLE sits on the beautiful grounds of the mother house for the Sisters of St. Dominic, who founded the school 100 years ago.  Debra and Kevin share the advantages of attending an all-girls elementary and high school and the way they truly live out the Dominican pillars and  "Laudato Si" through their working farm, complete with chickens and goats that help the young women at the school grow in confidence and responsibility for the environment.  Our Lady of the Elms truly live its mission  to educate girls and young women to live their lives boldly with purpose, confidence, kindness, resilience, justice and faith.

Link to  Our Lady of the Elms Website:
https://www.theelms.org/

Edited by Dolores Bruno
Music by Bensounds