Raising saints
for the new millennium
Donahue Academy is a Catholic, classical Pre-K to 12 school
located in the Diocese of Venice in Ave Maria, Florida.
MISSION
Donahue Academy is a Catholic, classical school where students encounter Christ and pursue excellence in all things. Students will deepen their love of God and others through the pursuit of all that is true, good, and beautiful.
WHY DONAHUE?
Donahue Academy’s administrators, faculty, staff, and families come together in steadfast commitment to form young persons in faith, will, and intellect. At the heart of our ethos lies a singular focus on a Catholic and classical educational model augmented by robust community and athletics programming. Verily, we live by our motto.
I was one of the founding faculty members here, and I am thrilled to be back as principal. We have seen amazing successes over our 16-year history, including some of the area’s highest standardized test scores, athletic State Championships, several National Merit Scholars, and alumni succeeding in graduate schools, business, the arts, and the professions; and we just had our first graduate ordained to the priesthood. We are proud of what we have accomplished and hopeful about all that is yet to come as we encounter Christ and pursue excellence in all things. Come visit and join us for daily Mass!
Christum Novisse. Virtutem Contendere.
Encountering Christ and pursuing excellence in all things.
CATHOLIC
Our school’s leadership has been instrumental in distilling, articulating, implementing, and promoting – in accordance with Church teaching – the five key principles of Catholic school identity on a national level.
- Inspired by a Divine Mission
- Model of Christian Communion
- Place of Personal Encounter
- Place of Personal Integration
- Purveyor of the Christian Worldview
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Visit our campus in Ave Maria, FL
CLASSICAL
Donahue Academy prepares students to pursue excellence in all things by introducing them to transcendental realities reflecting the source of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. Our lively culture and carefully designed curriculum, following trivium stages and inclusive of rich arts and music programming, refer to the five tenets of the classical model of education.
- Transmission and Integration of Knowledge
- Learning from Original Sources
- Developmentally and Age-Appropriate Sequence
- Quest for Essential and Transcendental Truths
- Cultivates Lifelong Wonder and Self-Regulation
SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED
renew the face of the earth
COMMUNITY
Donahue Academy is also characterized by an ethos of parent-school partnership and community involvement. It is this spirit of cooperation and charity that sustains our initiatives, from student service projects to community fundraisers. Community initiatives include:
- Home and School Association
- Community & Culture
- Craic + Ceol
SERVICE HOURS
create the place where THEY encounter Christ
ATHLETICS
Donahue Academy’s athletic program is both an extension of its Catholic, classical education model and a means to achieve its mission. That is, its goal is to point students toward encountering Christ and pursuing excellence for the good of themselves, their teammates, their fellow students, their school, and the broader community.
