COCONUT GROVE | Students at St. Hugh
School have been busy the past few weeks, learning about the Mass and solving
an environmental problem.
To prepare themselves for Lent, third
graders in Julie Daligney’s religion class created their own “Mass kit” to take
home and practice with their family.
“This was an opportunity for third
grade families to go over the items of the Mass and bond together as a family
by communicating together about their Catholic faith and the miracle of the
Eucharist,” explained Daligney, who teaches religion to kindergarten through
fourth graders.
“The students learned about the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass in a fun and tactile way, they gained familiarity with
the names and uses of the objects in Church and learned about the Real Presence
of Jesus in the Eucharist,” added Mary E. Fernandez, St. Hugh’s principal.
On Feb. 15 and 16, 2024, the
fifth-grade students and teachers attend the Miami Children's Environmental
Congress at AUA
Schools in Miami. 122 students from various schools came together to learn, collaborate,
and present an actionable solution to the problem of plastics harming the
environment. St. Hugh’s students were part of the team whose solution was voted
in first place by the students in attendance.