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Board of Advisors
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Joseph Pearce
John Galten
Dr. Susan Treacy
Philip Lawler
Joseph Pearce
John Galten
Dr. Susan Treacy
Philip Lawler
Catholic Identity
As a Catholic school, Magnificat Academy is committed to providing an education that is faithful to the Church and her teachings. The aim is to provide an education that is thoroughly Christian, while also drawing upon sources of truth, goodness and beauty wherever they may be found. The name “Magnificat” refers to Mary’s joyful hymn of praise upon greeting the expectant Elizabeth (Luke 1: 46-55). In regard to the school, this signifies a desire to give thanks and praise to God through beautiful music. On a deeper level, the title reflects a desire to imitate, through the grace of God, the moral and intellectual virtues that Mary reveals in this song. She shows the radiant beauty of humility, purity, docility and gratitude, of faith, hope and charity.One concrete way in which the school pursues this is by incorporating prayer as an essential element in each student’s day. Morning prayer in common, a weekly Mass for all students, and opportunities for Confession and Eucharistic Adoration during the week are the basis for providing the children with a strong spiritual component in their education. Prayers are taught in both Latin and English and explanation is given into the meaning of the prayers and gestures used so the children can learn to pray with body, mind and heart. The example of faithful teachers and the presence of priests and religious in full habit give the boys and girls a visible reminder of a living faith. Magnificat Academy’s partners in the religious education of the children, the Franciscan Sisters Minor, give the students a further example through their contemplative vocation.
At the Academy, teachers work hard to cultivate the virtues received in the heart of the family. They treasure a familial environment in which respect, courtesy and fraternal charity are the hallmarks of behavior. Modesty, purity and simplicity are encouraged through an appropriate dress code. Students are taught to differentiate between virtue and vice and to recognize them in the culture that surrounds them, so as to be equipped to encounter the modern world with discernment and charity. Magnificat Academy recognizes the primacy of parents as the foremost educators of their children and desires to establish a collaboration with them in the great work of instilling virtue and fostering a true practice of the Faith.
Magnificat Academy is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity