St. Thomas Aquinas College
Teacher Certification Program
Phone:
352-428-9858
Email:
Address:
26331 Rosecrans Street
Brooksville FL 34602
About the College
St. Thomas Aquinas College offers a certification program to the Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas Convent to aid in its primary activity of staffing and operating elementary and high schools. Currently, the Sisters operate Queen of All Saints Academy (see https://www.qasonline.org) – founded in 2003 with an enrollment of 260 students, a #6 rating for best online high school in America, and an 8:1 student to teacher ratio. The Academy’s motto is “Sanctify in Truth” and is dedicated to forming the next generation of leaders as pillars of goodness and truth. Currently, Queen of All Saints Academy’s teaching staff consists of Sisters from the convent, clergy from affiliated traditional Catholic churches, and additional lay teachers. The Convent already offers accredited college-level training to the Sisters to prepare them for teaching at the Academy and future schools.
Program Experience​​
Postulancy
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The first nine months of the program are covered during the Postulancy. During this time the Sister takes courses in the Spiritual Life, Chant, Latin, and Introductory Philosophy.
Novitiate - yr. 1
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The first year of the Novitiate is devoted to studies in Theology, Physiology and Ethics, and continued studies in Chant and Latin.
​​Novitiate - yr. 2​​
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The second year of Novitiate focuses on the Language, Math, and Computer Science and Social studies.
​Temporary Profession - yr. 1​​​
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The first year of the Temporary Profession is devoted to Pedagogy, and the Instructional studies.
​​​Temporary Profession - yr. 2
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The Second year of Temporary Profession is spent in Student/Teacher Understudy within the elementary level classroom.
​Temporary Profession - yr. 3
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​The final year of the program will give the Sister experience within the classroom. Her year of teaching will be monitored by the Mistress of Studies
