open houses

Open House Programs Scheduled for Prospective Teachers

HERALD Staff Report
(From the Issue of 1/11/07)

The diocese’s Office of Catholic Schools is sponsoring a series of open house programs for prospective teachers during Catholic Schools Week.
The programs will be conducted by Sister Patricia Helene, I.H.M., former assistant superintendent of schools in Arlington and now director of the Catholic School Leadership Program at Marymount University, and Ellen K. Hayes, assistant for professional education personnel for the Office of Catholic Schools.
With the growth of the diocese, good teachers and administrators, committed to Christ and to sound moral principles, as well as to academic excellence, are needed to help the diocese’s 44 schools to carry out their mission.
The schools provide educational opportunities for students from preschool through high school. Six new diocesan elementary schools have opened in the past 10 years, and a new diocesan high school will open in Prince William County in the fall of 2008.
The open house programs will allow attendees to explore the benefits of teaching in a Catholic school, and to learn about the requirements for teaching. The open house programs are meant to encourage those who have previously taught to think about returning to teaching, and to give teachers in other school systems a chance to find out more about diocesan schools. Those who may be exploring a career change are also encouraged to attend.
Many parents of students teach in the diocese’s schools.
Three schools in different areas of the diocese will host open houses. One session is scheduled during evening hours.
The programs will be offered at the following locations:
St. Thomas More Cathedral School, 105 N. Thomas St., Arlington, Jan. 29, 7–9 p.m.; St. Francis of Assisi School, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle, Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-noon; and All Saints School, 9294 Stonewall Rd., Manassas, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.-noon.
Registration is not required.