Donahue Academy of Ave Maria – Encountering Christ and Pursuing Excellence
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Donahue Academy of Ave Maria – Encountering Christ and Pursuing Excellence
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Raise saints
Looking for an authentically catholic, classical education that forms your whole CHILD?
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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.
VISION
Donahue Academy aspires to partner with parents in raising saints and in forming students in faith, character, intellect, artistic sensibility, athleticism, and citizenship. The goal is to help them become wise, charitable men and women who courageously follow God’s purpose for their lives today and forever.
THE DONAHUE DIFFERENCE
After a search spanning 10 years and two continents, we have finally found the Catholic school we were seeking. Donahue Academy proudly and unabashedly puts Jesus and our Catholic faith first in its fantastic classical education of our children. We are so happy to have finally found our Catholic School family.
The Schroeder Family
As parents of seven children, four of whom have already graduated and three who are still attending the school, we couldn’t be more grateful for Donahue. Here, our children have not only received an excellent education but also deepened their Catholic faith thanks to the commitment and dedication of exceptional teachers who live and pass on Christ’s values.
The Licheri Family
At Donahue Academy, Our Lord dwells perpetually in the tabernacle. The children attend daily Mass and frequently receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This school community is composed of amazing teachers and parents who are deeply passionate about their Catholic faith and excel in their vocations. Our children couldn’t be happier, and as parents, we feel incredibly blessed that they are in an environment where their faith and academic excellence are nurtured daily.
The Martin Family
Donahue Academy unabashedly sets forth its primary aim – to create saints – and truly prepares its students for lives of eternal purpose.
Pablo and Cyrille Velasco
Since starting at Donahue Academy in 2023, our dinner table conversation now includes such great topics as “The Song of Roland” or debating “What makes a situation morally right?” Our kids’ participation in sports has grown beyond win or lose and into keeping a focus on God and learning a zeal for virtue. Our children can finally be inspired in their classes to more deeply love and know their Catholic faith with theology and philosophy, not ending with high school but with skills to continue throughout their life.
The Misek Family
We are deeply grateful for how Donahue integrates Catholic teaching into every aspect of our daughters’ education thereby fostering not only academic excellence but also spiritual growth, perseverance through sports, and service to others.
The Caton Family
We often remind our children that God loves them infinitely and has a unique and essential mission for them in life. Every aspect of Donahue Academy supports this truth. The outstanding teachers and coaches, vibrant sacramental life, and academic excellence extend God’s love and prepares our children for their vocation.
The Boersma Family
Our family is deeply grateful for the rich Catholic classical education our child is receiving. The pursuit of all that is true, good, and beautiful, taught by loving teachers and strong faith community, has led our child to grow in knowledge, joy, and the love of God.
The Stellas
I truly appreciate that the school not only nurtures our children’s minds with knowledge, but also guides their hearts in the way of God. It’s a blessing to have an environment where academic growth and spiritual formation walk hand in hand, shaping them into wise, grounded, and faith-centered individuals.
Frantzcise Prince
Christum Novisse. Virtutem Contendere.
Encountering Christ and pursuing excellence in all things.
Donahue Academy is a Pre-K to Grade 12 school located in beautiful Ave Maria, FL. We are operated by Ave Maria Parish, which is part of the Diocese of Venice.Donahue’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, classical education model augmented by robust fine arts, athletics, and community programming. 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 18-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!
DR. MARC SNYDER, PRINCIPAL
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
Discover catholic education
MASSES
per week
Periods of confessions
per week
%
CATHOLIC COLLEGE ATTENDANCE
2024 Lourdes Pilgrimage Participants
Visit our campus in Ave Maria, FL
Request Information
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 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
learn about classical education
%
class of 2024 catholic college enrollment
$
M
CLASS OF 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED
2020-2025 NATIONAL MERIT recognitions
2024 NATIONAL latin exam awards
renew the face of the earth
READY TO APPLY
FINE ARTS
Donahue Academy’s rich plastic and dramatic arts and music programming introduces students to the transcendental value of beauty from their earliest years at the school. Students learn theory, technique, tradition, and expression in a methodical and sequential way. Whether they perform history skits in class, build world wonders for display, contribute artwork to the silent auction, or put on capstone choir and drama performances, year-over-year Donahue students grow in both confidence and appreciation of all that is beautiful.
VIEW OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM
capstone DRAMA performances
+
hours of art instruction/year
+
hours of music training/year
choir recitals and Masses per year
create the place where THEY encounter Christ
SUPPORT OUR CAMPUS EXPANSION
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.
Explore OUR Athletics program
SPORTS OFFERED
TITLES
$
BOOSTER CLUB FUNDS RAISED IN 2024
%
EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION
add your generosity to their grit
SUPPORT OUR BOOSTER CLUB
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
CHECK OUT OUR community
enrolled Students
STUDENT CLUBS
2024 STUDENT
SERVICE HOURS
+
2024 PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS
Donahue Academy
4955 Seton Way, Ave Maria, Fl. 34142
[email protected]
239.842.3241
Donahue Academy is the elementary, middle, and high school of Ave Maria Parish.
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Skip to content
Raise saints
Looking for an authentically catholic, classical education that forms your whole CHILD?
READY TO APPLY
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.
VISION
Donahue Academy aspires to partner with parents in raising saints and in forming students in faith, character, intellect, artistic sensibility, athleticism, and citizenship. The goal is to help them become wise, charitable men and women who courageously follow God’s purpose for their lives today and forever.
THE DONAHUE DIFFERENCE
After a search spanning 10 years and two continents, we have finally found the Catholic school we were seeking. Donahue Academy proudly and unabashedly puts Jesus and our Catholic faith first in its fantastic classical education of our children. We are so happy to have finally found our Catholic School family.
The Schroeder Family
As parents of seven children, four of whom have already graduated and three who are still attending the school, we couldn’t be more grateful for Donahue. Here, our children have not only received an excellent education but also deepened their Catholic faith thanks to the commitment and dedication of exceptional teachers who live and pass on Christ’s values.
The Licheri Family
At Donahue Academy, Our Lord dwells perpetually in the tabernacle. The children attend daily Mass and frequently receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This school community is composed of amazing teachers and parents who are deeply passionate about their Catholic faith and excel in their vocations. Our children couldn’t be happier, and as parents, we feel incredibly blessed that they are in an environment where their faith and academic excellence are nurtured daily.
The Martin Family
Donahue Academy unabashedly sets forth its primary aim – to create saints – and truly prepares its students for lives of eternal purpose.
Pablo and Cyrille Velasco
Since starting at Donahue Academy in 2023, our dinner table conversation now includes such great topics as “The Song of Roland” or debating “What makes a situation morally right?” Our kids’ participation in sports has grown beyond win or lose and into keeping a focus on God and learning a zeal for virtue. Our children can finally be inspired in their classes to more deeply love and know their Catholic faith with theology and philosophy, not ending with high school but with skills to continue throughout their life.
The Misek Family
We are deeply grateful for how Donahue integrates Catholic teaching into every aspect of our daughters’ education thereby fostering not only academic excellence but also spiritual growth, perseverance through sports, and service to others.
The Caton Family
We often remind our children that God loves them infinitely and has a unique and essential mission for them in life. Every aspect of Donahue Academy supports this truth. The outstanding teachers and coaches, vibrant sacramental life, and academic excellence extend God’s love and prepares our children for their vocation.
The Boersma Family
Our family is deeply grateful for the rich Catholic classical education our child is receiving. The pursuit of all that is true, good, and beautiful, taught by loving teachers and strong faith community, has led our child to grow in knowledge, joy, and the love of God.
The Stellas
I truly appreciate that the school not only nurtures our children’s minds with knowledge, but also guides their hearts in the way of God. It’s a blessing to have an environment where academic growth and spiritual formation walk hand in hand, shaping them into wise, grounded, and faith-centered individuals.
Frantzcise Prince
Christum Novisse. Virtutem Contendere.
Encountering Christ and pursuing excellence in all things.
Donahue Academy is a Pre-K to Grade 12 school located in beautiful Ave Maria, FL. We are operated by Ave Maria Parish, which is part of the Diocese of Venice.Donahue’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, classical education model augmented by robust fine arts, athletics, and community programming. 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 18-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!
DR. MARC SNYDER, PRINCIPAL
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
Discover catholic education
MASSES
per week
Periods of confessions
per week
%
CATHOLIC COLLEGE ATTENDANCE
2024 Lourdes Pilgrimage Participants
Visit our campus in Ave Maria, FL
Request Information
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 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
learn about classical education
%
class of 2024 catholic college enrollment
$
M
CLASS OF 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED
2020-2025 NATIONAL MERIT recognitions
2024 NATIONAL latin exam awards
renew the face of the earth
READY TO APPLY
FINE ARTS
Donahue Academy’s rich plastic and dramatic arts and music programming introduces students to the transcendental value of beauty from their earliest years at the school. Students learn theory, technique, tradition, and expression in a methodical and sequential way. Whether they perform history skits in class, build world wonders for display, contribute artwork to the silent auction, or put on capstone choir and drama performances, year-over-year Donahue students grow in both confidence and appreciation of all that is beautiful.
VIEW OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM
capstone DRAMA performances
+
hours of art instruction/year
+
hours of music training/year
choir recitals and Masses per year
create the place where THEY encounter Christ
SUPPORT OUR CAMPUS EXPANSION
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.
Explore OUR Athletics program
SPORTS OFFERED
TITLES
$
BOOSTER CLUB FUNDS RAISED IN 2024
%
EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION
add your generosity to their grit
SUPPORT OUR BOOSTER CLUB
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
CHECK OUT OUR community
enrolled Students
STUDENT CLUBS
2024 STUDENT
SERVICE HOURS
+
2024 PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS
Donahue Academy
4955 Seton Way, Ave Maria, Fl. 34142
[email protected]
239.842.3241
Donahue Academy is the elementary, middle, and high school of Ave Maria Parish.
Quick Links
Calendar
Directory
Apply
Latest News
Support
Contact
Subscribe to our newsletter
By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Donahue Academy of Ave Maria, 4955 Seton Way, Ave Maria, FL, 34142, https://donahueacademy.org. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email.
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