Arriving at Forest Gate for Ursuline Links!

After an easy flight from JFK, the US delegation to the UK for Ursuline Links has safely arrived across the ocean.  Theresa Manganiello '17 is representing Ursuline Academy.  She joins three students from The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, two students from the Academy of Mt. St. Ursula in the Bronx, and two students from Ursuline Academy in St. Louis, MO.

From the Ursuline Links website:
Ursuline Links is a volunteer program run by the Ursuline Sisters and founded by Sr. Kathleen Colmer, OSU.  It aims to give students and adults opportunities to be of service in the UK and abroad.  Ursuline Sisters from the UK and USA are working together to lead the projects.  The program gives yound people the change to work together for the benefit of others.  It allows them to work, pray, relax and have a good time together.  It helps them to develop their understanding of how we embody Gospel values in our lives today.  

For more information, please check out the Ursuline Links website here.

We wish Theresa and the entire delegation a wonderful experience abroad and we will keep you in our prayers throughout your journey.

St. Louis delegates at Heathrow Airport

Relaxing at Forest Gate

Enjoying some sun and fellowship at Forest Gate

Hopping Across the Pond for Ursuline Links

We are proud to report that Theresa Manganiello '17 is on her way to represent Ursuline Academy with 5 sister students from The Ursuline School in New Rochelle and the Academy of Mt. At. Ursula in the 2015 Ursuline Links program. Theresa will be participating in a service learning experience in London, England at one of our sister schools in Forest Gate. 

We wish Theresa safe travels and a wonderful time! 

Sunny days with our Ursuline sisters

Today was the second full day of our UA leadership conference in Ohio. In the morning, we headed to visit the school affiliated with the Ursuline Sisters in Cleveland, Ohio. This school is called The Beaumont School after the founding Sister. We heard from Beaumont alumni and how the values they were taught modeled after St. Angela has impacted their lives past their time at Beaumont. We then took a tour of the beautiful campus with features a new STEM wing and mansion which is a national historical building. Later, we presented about our school, UA Wilmington and shared ideas with each other about the traditions each school does and shared tips on how to run events well. Lastly, we went to University Circle in Cleveland to explore the Cleveland Art Museum and listen to a live concert. The weather was beautiful and it was a great way to end the day!

-Madeleine Taylor '16

St. Angela as a leader

Yesterday, we started the day off with breakfast & continued with presentations from guest speakers. We discussed representation, leadership skills, and how diversity impacts us and how we lead. After lunch, we continued these presentations and started discussing St. Angela as a leader. Continuing, schools started presenting their PowerPoints and videos on their schools and traditions. We then got ready for our fashion show, where we show cased our school uniforms & other common attire. Then, we had dinner & after dinner we continued school presentations. After, we stayed outside, hung out, & played games. We exchanged gifts & spent most of the night bonding with our sisters. 

--Sophia Simoes '16

Getting physical to learn about leadership

Showing off UA uniform and sports attire during the fashion show

Learning about the leadership of St. Angela

Chapel at the Beaumont School

The Student Leadership Conference is being hosted by our sister school,
the Beaumont School in Ohio.  It is a beautiful campus nestled in the Shaker Heights
neighborhood on the outskirts of Cleveland.  

2015 Student Leadership Conference

Yesterday afternoon, two Ursuline Academy students departed with Sr. Betty to attend the 2015 Student Leadership Conference at the Beaumont School in Beaumont, Ohio.  Sophia Simoes & Maddy Taylor are representing the student body at this unique conference and are excited to connect with their sisters from other Ursuline schools.  Judy Wimberg, the Executive Director of Ursuline Educational Services, describes "meeting other Ursuline students and creating bonds of friendship (the beginning of networking which will be a significant part of their adult professional lives)" as one of the benefits of the conference and "we encourage them to take full advantage of that opportunity."

Stay tuned for posts by both Sophia & Maddy!

GEBG Conference

In an effort to continue to build Ursuline Academy's Global Education Program, Mrs. Amanda Neill - Director of Global Education - traveled to Miami to attend the Global Educator's Conference sponsored by GEBG (Global Education Benchmark Group).  GEBG is a grassroots organization that was started by educators from independent schools all over the U.S. who were looking for a way to connect and collaborate with like-minded individuals. The organization is staffed by one half-time person and an impressive volunteer board of directors made of up global educators in high-performing independent schools from around the country. 

Conference sessions focused on curriculum, professional development for teachers, program development, risk management and many other relevant topics. Mrs. Neill was able to network with the more than 200 attendees and gather best practices from schools who have established programs as well as share program development ideas with schools who are in a similar phase of growth as Ursuline. 

As the current school year begins its descent and conversations begin about the 2015-16 school year, Ursuline will continue to build a hallmark Global Education Program because of all that was shared at the GEBG conference. 

For more information about GEBG, check out their website: www.gebg.org

A great day in Fort Worth

We have had a wonderful day in Fort Worth. We left our host sisters at school this morning and headed out in the rain for a full day in Fort Worth. As Brigid Morrissey correctly predicted, the rain lasted only through our commute and the skies cleared as we pulled into the Fort Worth Stockyards. Way to go Brigid!

We wandered around the old time stockyards & into some very Texan stores, picking up a few fun souvenirs for our loved ones. 

At 11:30, the cowboys began to lead the Texas Longhorn cattle down the main street in Ft. Worth. What a sight!! None of us have ever seen anything like this before. These cattle were some of the biggest creatures we've ever seen up close. 

From there, we headed out to a delicious TexMex lunch at Joe T. Garcia's. The girls dined on fajitas, nachos and lemonade. We all got to try some yummy sopapillos for dessert - fried dough sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and dipped in honey. 

After lunch we hopped aboard our bus to the Fort Worth Science Museum. What a great place! The entryway has a piece of ironwork from the twin towers of the World Trade Center that was recovered from the wreckage of 9/11. The piece serves as a 9/11 memorial and it is truly breathtaking. 

We explored the rest of the museum, riding a 4D attraction on fracking, measuring dinosaur bones, experiencing the hurricane simulator, and building structures for air travel.