Principal's Blog
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About Jack Daniels I was raised in Nashua by devout Catholics. I have been a parishioner of St. Christopher Church since its inception. Having attended Nashua's public schools, I was graduated from Nashua High School. After attending Providence College for two years, I joined Maryknoll Seminary, where I received my B.A. in Philosophy. Upon completing another three years of study in Novitiate and Second Year Theology, I left the seminary and began my career in education. Along with receiving my Master's Degree in Education and Public School Administration from State College at Fitchburg and my Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Educational Administration from Northeastern University, I taught in the Nashua school system and served as a principal in Hudson, Nashua and Londonderry. For the four years prior to arriving at St. Christopher School, I was Principal at the Villa Augustina, a private Catholic school in Goffstown, NH, which serves students from pre-Kindergarten to grade eight. Probably the greatest blessing, a growth experience par excellence, has been participating in the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical education of our children and building a caring, supportive, affirming, and enriching school community in which students, staff, and parents participate. Be assured, I am committed to working with your children and you in the tradition of St. Christopher School where "The difference makes a difference." Along with the staff, I will strive to provide your children with a warm, nurturing environment where Christian values, intellectual curiosity, and academic excellence are the norm. With the support of the church and school community, I welcome the opportunity to cultivate your children's minds and hearts; I welcome the opportunity to guide your children on their journey to become spiritually-grounded, lifelong learners. Thank you for this privilege. |
Welcome to the Principal's Blog. In this blog, our principal, Jack Daniels, shares his spiritual reflections, highlights our recent accomplishments and looks ahead to important coming events.
Principal's First Letter of the Year  
August 30, 2010 Dear Parents and Friends of Saint Christopher School, What a privilege it is to welcome you to Saint Christopher School this year. Whether you and your offspring are joining us for the first time or returning, you begin a grand adventure today! Excitement and promise are the emotions we, no doubt, share. You are entrusting your children to us: we wholeheartedly accept your gifts. In gratitude, we commit ourselves to your children, our students. As educators, we strive to cultivate their minds, hearts, bodies, and souls in a God-centered environment. Humbly, the faculty and I seek our heavenly Father’s guidance and inspiration as we begin the 2010-2011 academic year. Thank you for joining us.
Principal's Summer Letter
Dear Parents and Friends of Saint Christopher School, What a gift these balmy days of summer have been! Currently reading Awakenings by Thomas Keating, a Cistercian monk and former abbot of St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, I am struck by the similarity of Thomas Keating’s motivation in writing his reflections - to generate in the reader a higher level of spiritual awareness - and our mission at St. Christopher School - to stimulate our students’ minds, hearts, and souls. Just as Keating’s reflections are drawn from Jesus, the ultimate teacher, we appeal to Him as we guide our students toward understanding and appreciation; further, we respond to our students’ heightened awareness by providing them with diverse opportunities to share their gifts, thus enabling them “to be the difference that makes the difference.” We seek God’s guidance as we prepare to embark on this wondrous adventure!
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