St. Edward-Epiphany Catholic School cordially invites our parents to attend a special viewing of SCREENAGERS, a documentary that probes the impact of screen time on the adolescent brain and offers resources and solutions to help families navigate the digital age. View trailer

The viewing will be on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, which is located at 2700 Dolfield Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.  Tickets are free! Space is limited so reserve your seat today. This viewing is open to any interested parents in the surrounding community, so please feel free to extend this invitation to any parents outside of the SEES Community who may be interested in attending.

SCREENAGERS is the first film in St. Edward-Epiphany Catholic School’s Lighthouse Learning Series. Today’s children are faced with a rapidly changing social, cultural and economic landscape, where families are busier than ever, technology reigns king and the pressure to fit in while also being competitive scholastically, athletically and socially is palpable. Rather than attempt to navigate these uncharted waters alone, the goal of the Lighthouse Learning Series is to begin to shine a light on both the opportunities and challenges and take a proactive approach to parenting and teaching our children through it together. Stay tuned for information about additional events, dates and times.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to seeing you there!

SEES LAUNCHES MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT
As a component of the St. Edward-Epiphany Middle School experience, students are expected to complete a minimum number of community outreach hours per school year. We are excited to introduce our new community service initiative for the 2016-2017 school year, “SOAR INTO SERVICE.” This program will create new and meaningful ways for our middle schoolers to be engaged with their community not only in their free time, but also during their time here at school.

For the 2016-2017 school year, each middle school student will be asked to complete 10 hours of community outreach – 5 hours to be completed in a school elective program under faculty guidance, and 5 hours to be completed independently by participating in approved service learning opportunities. Students will be responsible for maintaining their service hours in the online volunteer tracking software application used by the school.

Highlights from our students’ accomplishments will be featured on the SEES website and in the independent SEES Masterpiece Blog. At the end of the school year, each student completing the program will receive a Certificate of Completion and a letter from the Principal acknowledging their participation and accomplishments, and an invitation to a special Volunteer Awards Breakfast.

Download Program Overview