NAME:
Sister Diane Marie, C.S.F.N.
SCHOOL:
Visitation B.V.M. School
CLASS:
Principal/Spanish, Grades 7 and 8
SCHOOL PHONE:
610-539-6080, ext. 110
Parents, Friends and Visitors to this Site,
"I believe the Lord helps those who set out to do great things for his sake
and never fails those who trust in him alone, who depend on him to meet all
their needs. This does not mean that I am excused from seeking to help
myself, only that in trusting him I will be free from anxiety." -- St.
Teresa of Avila.
The Home and School, along with Sister Diane and the Faculty, are urging a
few volunteers to come forward and form a Hospitality Committee. If we have
three to five volunteers, the work will be easy. Many hands make light
work! There are a few more events this year for which we could use help.
Please contact Stephanie Kilcoyne, Home and School President or Sister Diane
Marie at the main office, if you can help.
We have heard from a few individuals regarding hospitality.
May we hear from just a few more?
We are all praying to the Lord, with Mary's intercession and that of St. John
Neumann, for the future of Catholic Education. With the Blue Ribbon
Commission decisions. we support one another in the goals of
strengthening the excellent programs we have so that the youth of our
community may have the advantage of a spiritual and academic education which
is the best in the world. Our Lady of the Visitation and St. Teresa of Avila,
pray for us!
Sister Diane Marie is a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Sister has served the Visitation School and Parish Communities for almost
twenty-two years.
Sister has two Masters Degrees: one from Millersville University and one
from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Sister also has taken courses in
administration at Villanova University and has attended workshops at Loyola
in Maryland and the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
During the Summers of 2009, 2010 and 2011, Sister Diane attended the
Principals' Academies sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as part of
her on-going professional development.
During the upcoming year, there will be continuing sessions as a follow-up to
the Summer's program. The focus of her most recent professional updating has
been Twenty-First Century learning and practice, along with the components
needed to empower the teachers and students to attain the skills needed for
the most updated teaching and learning techniques, along with leadership
practice and theory. In addition, there has been extensive training on the
Common Core State Standards and Understanding by Design.
On Saturday, October 8, 2011, Sister attended the Fall Curriculum Conference,
sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. At this conference, many
helpful items for improving the integration of curriculum areas were learned
and discussed.
She has been a member of one Middle States Evaluating Team for another
school and has participated in the Middle States Process five times,
including two of the three Middle States studies for Visitation.
"We, the Administration, Faculty and Staff of Visitation B.V.M. School are
dedicated to 'teach as Jesus did' through the integration of message,
community and service in the Catholic formation and education of our
students. We strive for and encourage the development of each person's God-
given intellectual, physical, social and personal growth. Aware of each
individual's call to holiness, we journey together -- teacher, parent,
adult, teenager, child -- to accomplish the mission entrusted to us by Jesus,
to go forth and proclaim the 'Good News' of the Lord's presence and love.
Upon these efforts, we ask the blessings of the Holy Trinity, through the
intercession of our patroness, Our Lady of the Visitation."
