The society established for this purpose on Vancouver Island is the Catholic Independent Schools, Diocese of Victoria (CISDV). For over 165 years, Catholic schools in the Diocese of Providence have partnered with parents throughout Rhode Island and the surrounding region. This dynamic community of schools has a strong reputation for academic excellence, instilling Catholic values and building community. Supporting parents in their role as the primary educators of their children, schools collaborate to educate the whole child – mind, heart, and spirit. NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Archdiocese of New York announced Thursday that 20 Catholic schools will not reopen and three other schools will merge due to low enrollment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Archdiocese of New York Superintendent of Catholic Schools Michael J. Deegan announced Thursday that Catholic elementary schools on Staten Island … Island Catholic Schools (ICS) is a system rich in tradition and history dating back to the mid-nineteenth century. In the early 1950's the Bishops of British Columbia anticipated public funding for Catholic schools and established a society in each diocese to own and operate schools. Three Long Island Catholic elementary schools, including one nearly a century old, are closing because the coronavirus badly hurt their finances amid falling enrollment, church officials said Friday. https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-catholic-high-schools/s/new-york As described in the local diocesan newspaper, the Long Island Catholic, faith remains essential to the Marianist schools’ remote work: “As always, each class begins with a prayer, students pray the Angelus at noon, and all ninth period classes are concluded with the traditional Marianist 3:00 Prayer.