Archdiocese launches new vision for Catholic education

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“Worthy of the Name” released for Catholic Schools Week

The Archdiocese of Denver is celebrating Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 31 – Feb 6) by launching a new vision for Catholic education in northern Colorado.

The Office of Catholic Schools is sharing the new direction for Catholic education in a document titled “Worthy of the Name: A Vision for the Future of Denver’s Catholic Schools.”

The document is the fruit of a two-day Schools Symposium held in October that brought together nearly 200 teachers, principals, pastors and archdiocesan leaders to discuss the challenges currently facing Catholic schools.

The opening letter for the document, penned by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and Superintendent of Catholic Schools Kevin Kijewski (pronounced: Kiev-ski), describes the mission of Catholic schools as assisting “parents in helping their children encounter Jesus Christ and the gift of our Catholic faith,” and speaks of the necessity of ensuring that the schools of the archdiocese “remain worthy of the name Catholic.”

The document describes four focus areas: “On mission,” “Excellent in every way,” “Accessible to all,” and “Sustainable for the future.”

The Office of Catholic Schools will be assisting schools in developing new methods and innovations to meet the unique needs of students and provide an even higher quality of education to its students. “This will assist schools in becoming uniquely and individually excellent, all the while driving enrollment across the school system,” the plan states.

“This vision is ambitious,” the letter states, “But rightly so, since the issues we are facing are significant and cannot be remedied without robust solutions.”

Read the vision document

Interview availability

Superintendent Kevin Kijewski will be available at the following events for media interviews.

Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 9am
Celebrating Our Catholic Identity
Assumption Catholic School
2341 E. 78th Ave.
Denver, CO 80229

Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 8am
Celebrating our Families
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
1973 Elm St.
Denver, CO 80220

Thursday, Feb. 4, at 2pm
Student Appreciation Day
Shrine of St. Anne Catholic School
7320 Grant Place
Arvada, CO 80002

Live Teleforum Event

Archbishop Aquila and Kijewski will present “Worthy of the Name” at a live Teleforum event Feb. 11 at 7pm. The event is hosted by Broadnet.

Register for Feb. 11 Teleforum