National Catholic Schools Week Begins Sunday

National Catholic Schools Week, which began as an annual event in 1974, is the celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which this year is January 26 to February 1.

Schools typically observe National Catholic Schools Week with Masses, open house and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.

Below find a video that the National Catholic Educational Association put together for this year's National Catholic Schools Week.

Future Catholic Schools Week Dates:
CSW 2015: January 25 – 31
CSW 2016: January 24 – 30

National Catholic Schools Week is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy

Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.