EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AT VC

Campus Ministry Report

“Faith without works is dead.” ~ James 1:17

Campus Ministry is an attempt to extend our religious experience beyond the classroom and integrate our faith throughout the life of the school. Primarily through weekly prayer services, liturgies, the sacrament of reconciliation, a comprehensive retreat program and many works of charity and social outreach, we attempt to create an environment that knows, loves and serves God. Service outreach and initiatives for the 2014-15 school year include the following:

SAVI – “Student Augustinian Values Institute”

is our social justice club that raises awareness and moves to action when looking at issues like poverty, homelessness, violence against women or children, literacy, as well as other issues on a local and global level. The ideas and focus for each year grows out of the collective conscience of students within the group and this past year involved the following campaigns:

• We Day and Mission week • Thanksgiving Food Drive • Christmas Kits Campaign • “Give What you Got” charity drive for used books and toys, jeans for homeless teens, prom dresses and formal wear for St. Vincent DePaul society • Overnight Fast Day for Share Life • “Let Life Win” awareness and fund raising week • White Ribbon Campaign • Overnight Prayer Vigil • Anti-Bullying week Child Sponsorship is a club that is charged with raising $4,000 a year in sponsorship of 10 children in Cameroon, Africa. By raising awareness and funds, we are able to provide food, medicine, education and in some cases shelter for these children. Child has been part of Villanova’s outreach for over ten years.

Reading Buddies is a literacy outreach program to Charles Garnier School in the Jane/Finch area. This initiative involves grade 12 students who give one-on-one assistance to students in grades 1, 2 and 3.

Sandwich Patrol offers students the opportunity walk the streets of Toronto engaging street people in conversation and providing them with a sandwich, a hot drink or juice, clean socks, hats or gloves, a simple conversation or a warm smile.

Adopt - A - Senior is a program whereby outreach teams go to a local retirement home, Richview Manor in Maple, once a week and spend time working and visiting with the residents. The student volunteers do arts and craft activities, play cards and or bingo, do karaoke sing-a-longs, an Oscar night red carpet event, and participate in the York Region Strides for Stroke run.

Bowl for Dreams with Aptus Treatment Centre - Each year members of the grade 12

Christian Leadership classes organizes a “Bowl for Dreams” fundraiser for Aptus, a treatment centre that works with children and adults with Special Needs. The Sunday bowl-a-thon involves staff and students from both Villanova and Aptus and traditionally raises anywhere from $12,000 - $20,000 in proceeds.

Habitat for Humanity - Mission trips this year saw 30 grade 12 students participate in two separate mission trips with Habitat for Humanity in Rochester,New York and Camden, New Jersey. The trips afford students a chance to live simply in community and be people of change as they work with Habitat for Humanity, helping people rebuild their lives as they build their homes. It truly is a “hand up, not a hand out” and gives our students a chance to put faith into action.

Kairos - This past November we completed K-10 which means for the past five years Kairos, a 4 day Grade 12 retreat, calling us to “God’s Time” has helped form the lives and conscience of some five hundred Villanova students. We are forever grateful to those first students who took the risk and brought Kairos to Villanova: Laura Lehman, Chelsea Carroll, Renata Barichello, Jessica Rukavina, Sabrina Colosimo, Davide DeFrancesco, Christopher Vinelli, David Bar, Matteo Ciuffreda and Andrew Spencer.

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The 2014/2015 athletic year continued Villanova’s tradition of excellence on the field, the court and the rink. Our athletic programs strive to develop studentathletes who understand that sportsmanship, teamwork and dedication are the keys to success. The following results demonstrate the successful outcome of this philosophy and are a testament to the hard work and commitment of our student-athletes and coaches.

Fall

U14 G Basketball D2 Jr G Basketball D1 Sr G Basketball D1 U13 B Soccer D2 U14 B Soccer D2 Sr B Soccer D2 Jr Field Hockey Sr Field Hockey Football

Final Standing

Semi Finalists 8th Place CISAA Champions Finalists 6th in the West Division CISAA Champions CISAA Champions Finalists 5th Place

Winter

U14 B Hockey D2 Jr B Hockey D2 Sr B Hockey D1b Sr G Hockey D1b U14 G Volleyball D2 Jr Girls Volleyball D1 Sr Girls Volleyball D1 U14 B Basketball D2 Quarter Finalists Quarter Finalists Semi Finalists Semi Finalists Finalists Quarter Finalists Finished 14th Finished 9th

Jr B Basketball D2

CISAA Champions Sr B Basketball D2 Semi Finalists Jr. Girls 50m Breaststroke Brooklyn Wodehouse OFSAA Bronze Medal

Spring

Slo Pitch U14 G Soccer D2 U14 G Soccer D1 Jr G Soccer D1

Semi Finalists Finished 4th in West CISAA Champions Finalists Sr G Soccer D1 Finalists Track and Field Senior Girls CISAA Champions Jr. Girls 100m Arielle Tessier - CISAA Champion Jr. Girls 100m Arielle Tessier - OFSAA Silver Medal

2014/2015

Sport Team Champions

Top Right: Senior Girls Basketball D1 Top Left: Senior Boys Soccer D2 Middle Right: Junior Girls Field Hockey Bottom Left: U14 Girls Soccer D1 Bottom Right: Junior Boys Basketball D2