Shannon Valko

In today’s educational landscape, there is growing recognition that academic achievement alone is not enough to fully prepare children for life. Researchers, educators, and child development experts increasingly agree that students thrive when schools focus on the formation of the whole person  — supporting intellectual, social, emotional, moral, spiritual, and physical development. This approach, sometimes called whole-person education  or integrated education , reflects what many families...

Welcome to the St. Athanasius School blog! We’re so glad you’re here. At St. Athanasius School , we believe education is about more than academics alone. As a Catholic, community-centered school serving Preschool through 8th grade, our mission is to nurture the whole child — spiritually, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. Rooted in faith and guided by our motto Love. Learn. Lead. , we strive to prepare students not only for academic success, but for lives of purpose,...