St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School
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St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Omaha, Nebraska
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
.
of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood.
St. Peter Claver is known for having a very diverse variety of students. Located in the heart of south Omaha, St. Peter Claver (known to the students as SPC) has turned into a great catholic school rising to fame in 2008 because if its unique Hire4ED program. Approxamently only 200 students go to St. Peter Claver and study various curriculum. In 2006 Priests in London, UK were thinking of a new way to teach and educate, they brain stormed the idea of a catholic working high school. Immediately in 2007 priest flew to Omaha Ne. and started St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey
With the help of Father James keiter, in August 2007 St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic HS was opened. The current President of SPC is Father James Keiter and principal of St. Peter Claver is Susan Wilde.
Rumors erupted 2010 saying that St. Peter Claver would be shut down, all of which were denied by Fr. Keiter and the high school remained open, until February 11, 2011, when it was announced that the high school would indeed be shut down.
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
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in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss...
.
Background
St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic HS is an Omaha high school that opened in August, 2007. The St. Peter Claver Class of 2011 will be its first and last graduating class. It is part of the Cristo Rey NetworkCristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network comprises 25 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options...
of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood.
St. Peter Claver is known for having a very diverse variety of students. Located in the heart of south Omaha, St. Peter Claver (known to the students as SPC) has turned into a great catholic school rising to fame in 2008 because if its unique Hire4ED program. Approxamently only 200 students go to St. Peter Claver and study various curriculum. In 2006 Priests in London, UK were thinking of a new way to teach and educate, they brain stormed the idea of a catholic working high school. Immediately in 2007 priest flew to Omaha Ne. and started St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey
With the help of Father James keiter, in August 2007 St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic HS was opened. The current President of SPC is Father James Keiter and principal of St. Peter Claver is Susan Wilde.
Rumors erupted 2010 saying that St. Peter Claver would be shut down, all of which were denied by Fr. Keiter and the high school remained open, until February 11, 2011, when it was announced that the high school would indeed be shut down.
Book about the Cristo Rey Model
In January 2008, Loyola Press will release a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World (More than a Dream official site). The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.