Reading Time: 2 minutes The end of the school year is an exciting time in Educational Services (ES) as students celebrate their accomplishments and plans for the future. Seniors Bella Battle and Leila Firdaus were awarded the Ursuline Educational Network (UEN) Service Award recognizing their outstanding commitment to service for their work with Big Sisters. Over the past two […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hello from Mrs. Elsbrock’s Religion classroom!  Fourth quarter Social Justice classes are going to their service learning sites for the third time this week.  Last week when the Walnut Hills community garden group got rained out, they worked on an asset mapping activity where they mapped all of the food resources in the neighborhood to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Transforming Classroom Civics into Civic Responsibility As we integrate the SUA Academy Alum philosophy into our classroom, it is evident that the seniors in the American Government class are putting into action their role as a prophets.  It is expected that our students as prophets “demonstrate civic responsibility, and participate in the democratic process.” Mrs. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes “It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.” Technology is everywhere around us and we cannot escape it. It is part of our daily activity.  At some point, we have all experienced problems with technology. For our students, faculty, and staff at Saint Ursula Academy, the Technology Department […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Build a Helping Hand- Anatomy Engineering Project In Anatomy class, students built prosthetic prototypes using the engineering design process. Working in groups, they approached the challenge of building a prosthesis that could pick up a tennis ball, hold it for ten seconds, and throw it at a target ten feet away. The prototype had to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes "A theologian who does not love art, poetry, music, and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they necessarily are reflected in his theology." - Pope Benedict XVI It’s hard to believe that we are finishing the third quarter, and 70+ students are completing Art & Soul, an elective in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes College-prep juniors in British Literature act as critical thinkers and classroom leaders as they give mini-presentations over the semester. This assignment allows them to investigate topics about British culture, ones ranging from Stonehenge and King Arthur to Brexit and the Beatles! Students are guided by their own interests, choosing research topics from a comprehensive list […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The reason we tell stories is because it gives us a space to more adequately tell our own. The Freshman Acting Classes here at SUA have been working hard on their monologue projects for Quarter 3 Exams. Their preparation has included script analysis, characterization, and endowment of costumes and props. One of the many joys […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello from Mrs. Charters AP Statistics class!  One of the beauties of AP Statistics is that it is completely different than any class thestudents have taken before. We are able to connect the concepts we are learning inclass to experiences and activities that bring math to life! Early in the year, we introduced the concept of a “statistically well-designed experiment”by eating […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Title: Wisdom Books The 9th grade Old and New Testament students just completed their study of Wisdom Literature in the Bible. Students chose verses that speak to them from these biblical writings and reflected on what these words mean in their daily lives. Students take these reflections, along with wisdom words from figures in their […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute SUA is Stuck on Design In the Design classroom, we often take our projects inside of the computer to digitally learn techniques and the softwares that are used by designers in the industry presently. One project, in particular, that seems to stick with the students is one that begins digitally but then gets printed out and applied […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello from Ms. Cahill's Sophomore Church History Class! Every semester, the Saint Ursula Church History students write & illustrate books for children featuring the fathers & doctors of the Catholic Church. Once the books are completed in class, we schedule a time to walk over to St. Francis deSales School in our neighborhood. The SUA students […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students in Mr. Nicaise’s Art Foundations classes have been very busy this term. Students are just finishing a project called, “A Bird and a Word,” an embroidery project for Christmas. Students are enjoying learning about textile art and practicing some embroidery stitches for their delightful wall hangings. A couple of weeks ago, the classes finished […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes ES at Exam Time The Educational Services Program, often referred to as ES, was established so that each student has the opportunity to develop her full academic potential. ES serves students with documented learning disabilities, AD/HD, and other health impairments by providing accommodations identified in the student’s educational evaluation, service plan or IEP.   Students […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Regular physical exercise is one of the best things a person can do for their health. Research has found it helps increase our mental health, reduces the risk of disease, and strengthens bone and muscle. One of the benefits of being on a block schedule is the opportunity taking the lessons and activities we are […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently in our senior Christian Life classes, we’ve been exploring what it means to live holiness through our personalities and how that affects our theological imagination.  We spent time assessing our leading personality traits and reflecting on what others see in our personality; honoring our personalities as gifts from God that help to lead us […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Music Department at Saint Ursula Academy! All of our music ensembles, including our Guitar Ensemble, Orchestra, Concert Choir, Vocal Ensemble and even our new Vocal Techniques class are preparing for our upcoming Christmas Concerts in our beautiful Chapel. Join us November 29 at 7 pm […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes In today's digital age, students are growing up in a world that is vastly different from what their parents experienced during their own childhoods. The internet has become an integral part of our lives, and with it comes the responsibility to ensure our students are safe and responsible digital citizens. National Digital Citizenship Week is […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Students taking Explorations in Engineering recently wrapped up their quarter with two projects designed to challenge them to think critically, creatively, and collaboratively while using the engineering design process. Our students collaborated with Engineering Tomorrow, a non-profit with the goal of exposing more students nationwide to the diverse fields of engineering.  They were introduced to […]