Dear Families, This is the time of the year when the pace of life seems to really ramp up. It isn't even that the first two months of school are any different, but I think we all sense the increased rhythm of the academic calendar as we turn to...
Dear Families, I am privileged to teach catechesis here at Mount Royal Academy. I am even more privileged that I have been able to teach (and learn) with the same group of students for three years in a row. We are able to dive more deeply and...
Dear Families, In astronomy class yesterday, one of those moments happened when the teacher-- which was me-- and the students could all clearly see that together we were not tackling the question as we should. It was quite humorous to observe all...
Dear Families, “Sir Francis Bacon exhorts us to conquer nature by applied science. The efforts in schools, in general, are based on the false assumption that man is malleable, and that the school can shape man into anything it needs to solve its...
Dear Families, The simplest questions are always the best ones to answer. In my own youth, these questions were not present in the forefront of my own thinking, due in large part to the type of education I received. Later on down the line, these...
Dear Families, A question that keeps running across the invisible ticker above my forehead that notifies me when I need to re-calibrate my thinking or adjust my own preconception runs as follows: what truly motivates a person to choose the good;...
Dear Families, As we return to school in this beautiful time of crisp, fall mornings and changing leaves, I find myself often explaining to friends, neighbors, family members, and more exactly what makes Mount Royal Academy such a special place. It...
Dear Families,I would honestly much rather prefer that our inaugural school newsletter not fall on this particular date. I shall try my best to communicate how exciting it is to be back in school in the midst of this solemn occasion.We are very...
Why pursue a life of virtue? The ancient Greeks believed that “virtue is its own reward.” Blessed John Henry Newman, soon to be canonized, agreed but clarified, “Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 4th Quarter of the 2018-2019 school year. Grade 6 Headmaster’s List: Luke Moorehouse High Honors: Melody Heacock, Nora Walsh Honors: Amelia Caravan, Kaitlyn Costello, Athanasius Orlowski,...