Padua Academy A-Z

In Padua, Mrs. Alinda is a very busy teacher, handling most of the service activities in the building, as well as teaching multiple science courses. After graduating Padua Academy in 2005, Mrs. Alinda studied at the college of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and graduated with a major in chemistry and a minor in anthropology. When asked about what made her want to teach at the same schoo...

Padua Academy is known for instilling the values of service, spirituality, scholarship and sisterhood within each of its students. However, the label of sisterhood has a deeper meaning than appearing on a banner within our school. Senior Sarah T. says “The students go up and beyond by living the school's mission of sisterhood. When one of us laugh, we all laugh”. The students call the small, on...

This year at Padua, a new Arts and Craft club, has been started by the Mrs. Hudson, the school librarian. “I really lied doing crafts in college and I really wanted to get back into it. When they encouraged first year teachers to start a club, I thought it would be cool to do crafts.”, says Mrs. Hudson. Some projects include a turkey gourd, and small styrofoam designs. About 60 students meet in the l...

Padua Academy offers multiple sports teams including volleyball, field hockey, and dance team. Including all grades, dance team has competed in competitions in Disney world to right here in Delaware. Kayleen I. ‘18 reflects on her journey to joining PDT by saying  “My mom enrolled me in ballet when I was four years old, and as time passed, I was exposed to various styles, like jazz, lyrical, and...

Every year, both in fall and spring, campus minister, Mrs. Vavala, organizes a religious retreat known throughout the school as Encounter. The retreat is made up of about 8 team leaders, who have gone on the retreat before and are willing to share their experiences with God with others. Those attending leave behind their phones, computers, and schoolwork in order to bond with each other on the tri...

Every year during the holiday season, members of Padua’s National Honor Society help organize the Adopt-a-Family toy drive. Children ask for toys such as Barbie dolls and footballs on a small card which Padua students can take as many as they wish to sponsor a child for Christmas. Students are asked to bring in the toys unwrapped and National Honor Society will wrap them and help them be delivered...

At Padua Academy, many rigorous courses are apart of the school’s curriculum, including a new class this year. Game design was debuted this year in our technology department, and our curriculum guide describes it as “Learning how to make 2D games from start to finish using the Professional Edition of Unity’s gaming software.” Senior Cate Z. tells us “This class teaches me about how to actuall...

Every year, juniors in both Honors and College Preparatory United States History spend most of their year preparing for the National History Day competition in late February. History day has been a mandatory project for students for many years and students have the opportunity to create an exhibit, website, or paper based on their topic. Junior Natalie O. says “History day is an interesting process. ...