Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is honoured to be featured once again as one of a few faithful Catholic Colleges in the Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: What to Look for and Where to Find It. 

The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College is a U.S. publication of the Cardinal Newman Society designed to aid Catholic high school students and their families seeking faithful and authentic Catholic higher education.  Initially published in 2007, the Newman Guide was recently released in its second edition.  OLSWA is proud to be one of only two Canadian schools – along with Redeemer Pacific College of Trinity Western University in B.C. – to be highlighted in the Guide and the only Canadian institution offering a full Catholic liberal arts program.

In the Guide’s first publication, editor Joseph Esposito said of OLSWA: “we were so impressed by Our Lady Seat of Wisdom that we felt compelled to include it as well.  The academy has accomplished much in a short period of time, and we look forward to it being an influential force in Catholic higher education.  We are pleased to recommend Our Lady Seat of Wisdom to Canadian and American parents and students.”

In the second edition of the Newman Guide, OLSWA is profiled in eight pages, covering all aspects of the Academy, including its history, governance, curriculum, spiritual life, residential life, student activities, and the surrounding community.  Of faculty, the Guide notes: “The faculty members train their students to think and learn in the Catholic intellectual tradition and to be able to transport their knowledge and credits to other colleges to successfully complete their work.”

By way of conclusion, the Guide speaks with praise to the success of OLSWA: “We are pleased to recommend Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy as an option for faithful Catholics. This small institution, committed to its motto of Veritas vos Liberabit (“The Truth will set you free”), provides a wonderful curriculum at a breathtakingly low cost. This academy can help students get acclimated to college life, strengthen their faith and then move on to another solid Catholic college to finish their studies. The opportunity is enhanced by the beauty of studying in this rich Ontario valley. This is an option that should not be overlooked.”
 

Related Links:

Press  Release about 2009 Newman Guide

Main Newman Guide site

OLSWA’s page on thenewmanguide website

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