Wolfhound Faculty and Staff Embody the Life of Mind This Summer
Saint Patrick Catholic School believes in strong professional development because one can only give what they have. The more the faculty and staff have to give, the more rich the instruction. This is why time is devoted each Wednesday to staff professional development and also why the summers are filled with faculty and staff learning all sorts of things that will be passed on to Wolfhound students!
We thank all our benefactors who support the school's professional development activities! By working together, just look at the exciting summer learning that has been accomplished:
Lower School
- K-8 Teachers received training from Singapore Math
- Margaret Hammond, Kindergarten Teacher, completed Responsive Classroom Training
- Stephanie Musgrove, 1st Grade Teacher, took online graduate courses
- Kathy Garris, 2nd Grade Teacher, was trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading
- Jenifer Consunji, 3rd Grade Teacher, attended a summer nature program in Maine partially funded by a scholarship awarded through the Cape Henry Audubon Society
- Angela Graciani, Spanish Teacher, completed Teaching Mindfulness to Youth Curriculum Training
- Karen Roy, Learning Resource Specialist, and KC Buffkin, Learning Resource Center Assistant, became Handwriting Specialists
- Chris Chagnon, Math Teacher, and Mary McPhillips, Religion Teacher, completed an online course for Singapore Math Model Drawing for Grades 1-6
- Sandra Mueller, Middle School Spanish Teacher, completed mission work in South America
- Louise Schaeffler, Middle School Science Teacher, received a Jefferson Lab Physics Endorsement
- Science Teachers, Rick Strauss and Meg Lassalle, continue to partner with the Lafayette Wetlands Partnership, as well as other environmental preservation groups to develop our outdoor classroom
- Rick Strauss, Middle School Science Teacher, hiked the El Camino Trail in Spain
- Steve Hammond, Principal, became a certified Glasser Faculty member
- Steve Hammond, Principal; Isabel Anderson, Middle School Director; Cathy Thaden, Advancement Director; Lisa Lynch, Business Officer Manager all attended the William Glasser Institute Conference
- Jan White, Director of Lower School, and Mary McPhillips, Religion Teacher, participated in The Holy Longing book study group for adult faith formation
- Lisa Lynch completed arrangements for the middle school student exchange program with the Rochester School in Bogata, Columbia.
- Shana O’Boyle, Counselor, worked with parents to further develop the Pilgrim’s Walk, a parent-school curriculum to guide the total formation of students
- All teachers were trained in Google Applications for Education
- Brigid Barrineau, Ashley Costanza, Rickie Jean Lynch, and Teresa Tenney revised the grade 4-8 language arts curriculum
- Jan White, Director of Lower School, and Amber Seeley, Math Teacher, revised the middle school math curriculum
- Ashley Constanza, Betsy Cox, and David Main prepared infrastructure, as well as professional development for teachers, to support the implementation of BYOD for middle school
- Spanish Teachers, Angela Graciani, Sandra Mueller, and Ana Avila developed grade level benchmarks for Spanish
- All staff participated in safety and emergency training, as well as practiced emergency procedures
