Ursuline twins

Ursuline sisters’ bilingual children’s book honors teacher

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Ursuline seniors Ava, left, and Bella Lindia read their recently published book to Ursuline elementary students.   Ursuline Academy students wrapped in red sweaters were transported Wednesday to a tropical rainforest with colorful flowers and animated wildlife in Peru, thanks to twin sisters Ava and Bella Lindia. The sisters took the kindergarten to fifth graders on the voyage by reading …

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Phillie Phanatic celebrates reading with Ursuline students

Susan MondayEducation, Headlines

  The Phillie Phanatic visited Ursuline’s elementary classes to celebrate reading.   Ursuline Academy found a way to lure their youngest students away from screens during the cold, snowy month of January. The private school in Wilmington jumped at the chance to be part of “Snow Much Reading with the Phanatic,” just one piece of the Lower School’s multi-year literacy …

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For private schools and prospective students, it’s Admission Season

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

Padua Academy students lead visitors through Open House tour.   When Gabby Guerke was ready to leave Odyssey Charter School for ninth grade in 2019, she wasn’t sure what she wanted in a high school. “My parents and I just felt like we needed to look everywhere,” she said. “So that’s what we did.” Like hundreds of other eighth graders …