FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Vue du Cœur
Dear SHA Community,
Carla Jantos MacMullen HEAD OF SCHOOL Donna Romero DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS Suzanne Santora Robinson ’76, P’06 ALUMNAE RELATIONS
"To be a joy-bearer and a joy-giver says everything; it means that one is faithfully living for God and that nothing else counts, and if one gives joy to others we are doing God's work." -Janet Erskine Stuart, Religious of the Sacred Heart As one might imagine, the last two school years on campus at Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr were more joy-filled than the previous two. We formally and informally gathered as a community with less worry and celebrated milestones and traditions in time-honored ways. Returning to these approaches allowed for more purposeful school work and service, personal growth and increased self-awareness derived from relationship building, and the spiritual centering we gain from our daily practices and convening for reflection and prayer. We were waiting, sometimes impatiently, for when the time to return to normal arrived. Amongst many 2021-2022 school year highlights were completing the self-study process and document for SHA’s Sacred Heart Commission on Goals (SHCOG) and celebrating the Class of 2022 with an increased number of guests and time to share goûter, a beloved and longstanding Sacred Heart tradition, after the ceremony. Other notable accomplishments were transformational and far-reaching endeavors driven by Courage for the Journey, Sacred Heart Academy’s Strategic Long-Range Plan. These efforts included mapping our K-12 curriculum and identifying new programmatic initiatives; identifying practices to ensure that every community member feels welcomed, included, and accepted; and pursuing deeper engagement with the Sacred Heart Network as it created new and re- introduced established opportunities for students and educators. While some of the fruits of this work were seen almost immediately, more will evolve over the coming years. My own arrival at SHA in July 2022 was joyful as I was brought into the fold by the SHA community, picked up where previous work left off, and began to envision and forge new pathways for Sacred Heart Academy. I am inspired by the fact that my first year coincided with the return of more in-person events for students, families, and alumnae; the opportunity to recruit new administrators to join our incredibly talented and devoted team; the launch of the new SHA website that aptly draws attention to what makes our school a unique teaching and learning community; two new programmatic partnerships with institutions of higher education; and the inception of mixed-age classrooms (MAC) in Lower School. And, that’s just the tip of the iceberg! As you read on in this latest addition of Vue du Cœur, you will find out more about what we have been up to and can celebrate every initiative with us! As I listen and learn from every conversation and interaction at SHA, I consider myself exceptionally fortunate to have been chosen to lead a school guided by the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria and by our commitment to faith, intellectual pursuits, service, community, and personal growth. Circling back to the profoundly wise words of Janet
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Erskine Stuart, RSCJ, as we strengthen our relationships and programmatic approaches, our work is made lighter when we find and share joy in collaboration with colleagues and in everyday work with our students. I look forward to what 2023-2024 will bring as we do God’s work together.
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