An award-winning educator works to provide safe havens for children living in difficult neighborhoods

There are neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. that present substantial challenges to schools working to provide local children with the best education possible.  Tonight’s guest is an award-winning principal who recently left a school in the D.C. suburbs to serve children in such neighborhoods.  Vincent Spadoni is the President of the Consortium of Catholic Academies, a collection of four Catholic schools working to provide safe havens for children living in difficult neighborhoods and economic situations.  Vince joins us to talk about the characteristics of schools that make a truly significant impact in challenging settings.

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS

The Gospel empowers education and reveals the possibilities ahead.

The importance of building relationships between children’s families and a school’s teachers and administrators.

FULL VINCENT SPADONI INTERVIEW

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For more information: Consortium of Catholic Academies Website

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Opening music by Chris Tomlin, Your Grace Is Enough