Many of us find ourselves wondering what schooling will look like come fall. Come Fall, we may not be in a position to open schools and continue with remote, distance learning. However, while this is doable, and Catholic schools have successfully moved to a digital platform to finish out the school year, a difficult road lies ahead. As it stands now, the school year will likely look and operate differently than what we were previously accustomed to...

Governor Tom Wolf announced on April 9, 2020 that schools would remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Staff of schools within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, like St. Laurence School, were well underway in planning how to teach remotely, and have consistently tapped into their creativity to adapt to the changes...

Another week at home comes and goes, but our students and schools show they continue to find new ways to adapt and stay connected. Social media and video calling technologies continue to allow us to keep face to face contact, and allow teachers and students to engage on an ongoing basis...

COVID-19 changed our normal routines quite drastically over the last two months. Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, like St. Laurence School, have ensured that students continue through the curriculum and stay on task while at home. 

St. Laurence School knows keeping your children occupied with engaging, educational, and fun activities once they finish their school work proves to be harder the longer we remain at home to do our part fighting COVID-19. We invite you to check out this list of live streams that will give you some time to yourself and provide an activity for your kids.

While St. Laurence School is an elementary school educating students from Pre-K to Eighth grade, our hope is that our students continue their high school education at a Catholic High School within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, like St. Hubert’s Catholic School for Girls. 

The Technology Team from the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education (OCE) plans to distribute 720 Chromebooks to parish schools in the Philadelphia community. The opportunity to support those in need was made possible by the Philadelphia School Partnership (PSP). Chromebooks, a Google product, feature the Google platform that provides various free applications that enable teachers and students to work together online and interact effectively. This includes email, group calendars, shared documents and presentations, and video calls.

Archbishop Nelson J. Perez released a special Easter message to the Philadelphia and surrounding region. In it, he celebrates Jesus’ return and life under COVID-19.

It is with a heavy heart St. Laurence School must announce that the state of Pennsylvania ordered all schools to remain closed through the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Preparing for a crisis of this magnitude never crossed anyone’s mind, but St. Laurence School and the rest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia demonstrated the ability to react proactively.

No cable? No problem! To help keep your child’s mind stimulated outside of their current at home distance learning plan created by St. Laurence, take advantage of WHYY’s resources to help further bring the classroom home. Check out PBSkids.org, the PBS Kids App and PBSLearningMedia.org to watch programs online and see all the tools we have to help students stay on track with their education.

As we find out St. Laurence School community shifting to distance learning and staying home from school to prevent the spread of COVID-19, WHYY is introducing various tools to help students enrich their education while they continue to learn from home. 

Parents of St. Laurence School students, we know it has been a learning curve being at home, likely working from home and making sure your children are continuing their education from a distance. We want to see how you bring the classroom home! Send us pictures of your at home learning set up, and let us know how you are succeeding with this endeavor. 
Send us your pictures!

WHYY is here to help bring the classroom home. While St. Laurence School has created a plan to continue your child’s education at home, WHYY wants to help you go above and beyond. WHYY knows the importance education has in yours and your child’s life, so we have created additional resources for you to use to add to their education. 

WHYY Brings The Classroom Home! As we all take precautionary measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, we are all finding ourselves at home. Those with children and educators find themselves with the need to continue educating their children and/or students. While St. Laurence has a plan to ensure students stay on track in their education using different forms of distance learning, use WHYY’s resources to add to their education. 

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday February 26, 2020 this year to start off the Lenten season. Lent is a 40-day season of fasting, repentance and reflection before Easter. We will attend Mass at St. Laurence as a school, and reflect on Christ’s life during Lent, focusing on His own ultimate triumph over temptation. Lent ends with the celebration of Easter, marking Jesus’ resurrection. 

St. Laurence will be closed Monday, February 17, 2020 in observance of President’s Day! Enjoy your long weekend!

St. Laurence wishes you a Happy Valentine’s Day. We will be closed February 14 for faculty meetings. Remember, we’re also off on Monday for President’s Day. Enjoy your long weekend!

Dedicating fifty years to a career is impressive.  But committing fifty years to Catholic education is an achievement worthy of special recognition. St. Monica teacher Mrs. Sarah Avitalle was honored this past Friday during a Mass celebrating teachers who have reached milestones in their careers. Mrs. Avitalle began teaching in Philadelphia 50 years ago at the age of 18. 

Catholic Schools Week is well underway at [school]. In celebration of our teachers who have dedicated years (25 years and 50 years) of their life to Catholic education, Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald will lead a celebration Mass for these teachers hitting these milestones. The Mass will be this Friday, January 31,2020 at 12:05 p.m. at: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Chapel 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103

Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was yet again another success! The Archdiocese is made up of 119 elementary, 17 secondary and four schools of special education across Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, and each school celebrated in their own way.