"The future of the Church and of the world belongs to the younger generation."
Pope John Paul II
As we prepare young people to become tomorrow's leaders, we face today's communications challenges. The independent Catholic education model is becoming an ever more popular phenomenon in the United States and beyond. Along with this "off the beaten track" approach to education, come the many professional challenges of communicating a unique vision and educational mission to a variety of audiences, from the immediate school community, to prospective students, benefactors, other Catholic and secular educational institutions, the Catholic and religious media outlets, secular media outlets, and beyond.
At Trinity Academy, a K5-12th grade co-educational, independent Catholic school, located in Pewaukee, WI, USA, these challenges are being met daily. A tight budget, limited staff, and only so many hours in a day, are all a part of the struggle. The rewards, however, are priceless: a chance to shape the future of the Church and of the world by forming young people in academic excellence, in culture, and in their Catholic faith.
In 2005 alone Trinity Academy students were featured in local newspaper and television coverage, TIME Magazine, "Famiglia Cristiana" Magazine, and major national network coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II in Rome. Faculty and administrators have been featured in a special segment of EWTN's "Life on the Rock" series, and, in 2005 the first "sister school" model of Trinity's vision, Providence Academy, was opened in LaCrosse, WI.
With enough faith and enough hard work, the future of the Church and of the world is indeed bright!
