The Year in Review

It’s a bold premise: None of what we achieved in the spring of 2020 would have been possible without the commitment to our digital vision – Connect. Collaborate. Create - conceived in 2012. Without the generous support of our Gibbons community that vision would not have been possible and teaching and learning in the fourth quarter of 2020, would have looked vastly different.

In 2012, Cardinal Gibbons was in the midst of an ambitious building renovation and expansion plan while working on another grand project, our 1:1 Laptop Program. We saw such possibility for teaching, learning, and engagement in our new spaces and knew we could both open with more than double our square footage AND deploy over 1,000 new laptops to our students.

Our educators embarked on 18 months of professional development to ensure they were ready to Connect. Collaborate. Create. Over the past eight years, I have witnessed some of the most remarkable advancements to teaching and learning at Gibbons. Our educators embraced digital tools that transformed how students learn.

Fast forward to March of 2020 and the uncertainty of how Covid-19 would impact on-campus learning. Our educators embraced the shift to 100 percent distance learning in 48 hours because we had the tools, training, and expertise to keep the academic momentum going.

Through the creativity we have harnessed this past year, we have forged new paths with such innovative classes like financial literacy, public speaking, and men’s and women’s fitness. They will nurture our students even more as independent thinkers and empower them to shape their own education and future.

That is the key to the success of our long-term vision. The dedication you have for our school’s mission ensured the learning experience for our students has remained and continues to remain constant.

Thank you for your support of our school’s mission: to form men and women of faith, service, and leadership in church and community.