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Students working in a cozy corner of the library.
Prep group in Dublin.
the early Jesuit missionaries would be proud of the far-reaching
travel and dedicated service of our students! With so much to be
grateful for in this new academic year, I am inspired by the work
of our generous faculty and staff, especially in my early visits to
classes. The excellence of teaching and learning shines forth in
AP classes, science labs, discussion of literature, musical practice
and artistic creativity. We will also reflect in earnest on what our
curriculum at Fordham Prep ought to look like in this day and
age, beginning a thorough curriculum review. How do we
distinguish Fordham Prep with a forward-thinking vision for 21st
century teaching and learning, while honoring our successful
Ignatian tradition and the goals of Jesuit education? How can
curriculum serve as a vehicle to realize our values, vision and
direction?
Visiting Danish students and staff on the steps of Hughes Hall.
Our mission at the Prep is “to inspire young men to reflect, to
question, to learn, to pray, to love, to serve and to lead.” In the
21st century, this mission is deeply rooted in the global network
of Jesuit schools, and with each year our international
experiences continue to grow with tremendous possibility.
During October, we once again welcomed exchange students
and faculty from Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview in Sydney,
Australia. We also hosted a group of 34 students and faculty
from Niels Steensens Gymnasium in Copenhagen, Denmark for a
day-long visit to the Bronx. For a second year, we again sent a
group on exchange to Dublin, Ireland with Clongowes Wood
College. Other global education adventures will invite Rams to
Guatemala, Italy, Rwanda and Thailand. St. Ignatius Loyola and
This moment in our history is an opportunity for reflection and
renewal, sustained by the foundation of our tradition and open
to new horizons that will explore how the young men of
Fordham can excel and serve with love and conscious virtue,
amor et conscia virtus. As a parting word, please know of my
sincere gratitude to all in the Prep family who support and
sustain our mission with time, talent and treasure. My thanks to
all of our alumni, benefactors and friends who have donated in
the past year. Your generosity helps to advance our mission in so
many ways, as it comes alive in the work of students, faculty and
staff each and every day. May all of us in the Prep community
sustain one another in prayer, and may our 177th year on the
Rose Hill Campus be another one filled with God’s grace and
many good things. AMDG!
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