Vision: Mother Theodore Catholic Academies (MTCA) students will flourish spiritually and academically.
Mission: MTCA lives the mission of the Catholic Church by teaching, serving, and forming students in the heart of Indianapolis.
November 2022
Holy Cross robotic students develop STEM
and problem solving skills
From Holy Cross Principal Cara Swinefurth
The Holy Cross robotics team (pictured above) is currently preparing for competition. They are working hard building their robot to do multiple tasks and programming it using block, python, and C++ coding.
The team consists of students in grades 6-8, who have shown an aptitude for math, science, and technology. Students in robotics must be able to think creatively and be willing to work as a team to achieve goals.
The junior robotics class (pictured above) is also currently working to accomplish different building and programming missions. They are using the VEX GO STEM program to learn about STEM and the fundamentals of engineering. Members are second graders who work in teams of two to create robotic designs that involve creativity, math, and learning to problem solve using engineering principles.
School Happenings
Central Catholic
Central Catholic third graders were working hard to excel on their recent writing test.
St. Philip Neri
St. Philip Neri kindergarten and first grade classes recently enjoyed a beautiful day at Waterman's Family Farm petting animals, taking a hayride, picking pumpkins, and playing!
Holy Cross Central
Holy Cross students are dedicated to achieving their academic goals.
Holy Angels
Another group of Holy Angels students started learning about gardening, plant life cycles, critical thinking, and problem solving, using our tower gardens.
Make a BIG impact with your year-end giving
A gift at year’s end not only has a significant impact on Archdiocesan ministries, parishes, schools and agencies, but it also offers you a 2022 tax deduction.
Some reminders for year-end giving:
You may make a donation to the Mother Theodore Catholic Academies (MTCA) through the Institute of Quality Education (IQE) for a 50% state tax credit.
If you plan to write a check to benefit the Mother Theodore Catholic Academies, please be sure to mail it to us so that it is post-marked by December 31, 2022, to offer tax savings.
We encourage donors who plan to give a gift of stock or from their IRA or DAF to initiate these gifts in early December to ensure the gift is settled or received by year’s end. Gifts of these types can take a while to process.
As a reminder, the Office of Stewardship and Development and the Catholic Community Foundation can accept, process and transfer gifts for all Archdiocesan ministries, parishes, schools and agencies as well as donating through IQE. To make sure we have the necessary information to designate the gift according to your intention, we ask that you complete our Stock, IRA, or DAF forms found here.
For questions or assistance, please contact us at ccf@archindy.org or call
317-236-1482.
Amazon Smile donations resulted in $143 for MTCA/NDAA between October 1 and December 31, 2021.
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For more information
- To inquire about donating to MTCA, please contact Valerie Bendel at vbendel@archindy.org or call 317-236-1426.
- To inquire about the strategic direction of our schools, please contact Executive Director, Ronda Swartz at rswartz@archindy.org or call 317 236-7322.
