Spirit in the Schools

Join St. Vincent de Paul Safe Environment Coordinator Geri Schmidt on what safe enviornment is, learning of the Church's commitment to the safety of young people, and the serious efforts supporting this commitment.

Join Nancy Hankee and Patty Ritter, leaders of Northeast Literacy Council, out of Northeast Indiana, who provide helpful and meaningful professional development for educators. Learn about how this impacts school health profoundly for the good!

St. Jude's Catholic School in Fort Wayne deepens faith and leadership in an innovative program called faith families. Join jr. high religion teacher Patty Bond, third grade teacher Julie Lassus, and Principal Mike Obergfell for more on how this teaches self-control and goodness for their students.

Join Bishop Dwenger High School (Fort Wayne) Pastoral Minister and Head Football Coach, Jason Garrett, and Athletic Director, Greg Slee, for a look at the virtue=strength program and how Dwenger builds self-control through a deep relationship with Christ.

St. Bernarnd Wabash (Wabash, Indiana) Pastor, Fr. Jay Horning, and Principal, Abby Stanley lives a deep of infusion of community, coining the phrase door to desk, with and model a tremendous generosity of time, highlighting the benefits of strong schools in smaller towns, in otherwise rural areas.

St. Charles Borromeo School, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, makes intentional effort to grow goodness through some of how they offer worships and learning opportunities to groups of students. Join resource teacher and instructional coach, Melissa Bullerman, and 5th grade teacher Ashley.

Join St. Charles Borromeo Principal (in Fort Wayne, IN), Rob Sordelet, reflecting on what Catholic schools and education learned from the pandemic. Schools offered new modalities, as did Catholic parishes, to engage families during a great challenge, and found grace and goodness along the way!

Join Dr. Joe Brettnacher, Superintendent of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, on the process and content of the Diocesan strategic plan. Learn how this plan starts with the first goal of developing authetnic disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ and builds from that foundation.

Return to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to hear about an innovate and powerful faith formation they practice for grades K-8: Faith with Fathers, and how they augment this with Virtue=Strength

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Fort Wayne, Indiana focuses on a healthy approach to modern technology, with embedded direct instrution on traditional politeness, manners, and courtesy/ettiquette in their consumer technology course. Join teacher Sarah Steffan and Principal Lois Widner for how this course helps prepare young people for life, and for career readiness as well.