Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
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Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Takoma Park, Maryland
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
.The school finished renovation in 2007 and is currently educating its third class of students for 2012.This school is one of the many schools in the Cristo Rey Network which are found nationwide. The current president is Fr. Steve Shafran. The current principal is Fr. John Serio. Alicia Bondanella is the Executive Director of the Corporate Work Study Program. The students work one day a week (Tues-Fri) plus one Monday per month. The jobs that the students are employed help pay for the bulk of the tuition.
of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
.
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its success throughout the United States.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....
.The school finished renovation in 2007 and is currently educating its third class of students for 2012.This school is one of the many schools in the Cristo Rey Network which are found nationwide. The current president is Fr. Steve Shafran. The current principal is Fr. John Serio. Alicia Bondanella is the Executive Director of the Corporate Work Study Program. The students work one day a week (Tues-Fri) plus one Monday per month. The jobs that the students are employed help pay for the bulk of the tuition.
Background
Cristo Rey HS opened in August, 2007 and will graduate its first class in 2011. It is part of the Cristo Rey NetworkCristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network comprises 25 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options...
of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Book about the Cristo Rey Model
In January 2008, Loyola Press will release a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World (More than a Dream official site). The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its success throughout the United States.