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1-02544
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 11, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 11, 12, 13 and June 18, 19, 20, 2025 Part 2 Dates: TBD
The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori Schol
13200 Central Ave. NE Blaine, Minnesota 55011 United States
Formation Leader: Mary Minor
New
2-00814
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: June 5, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 5-June 8, 2025 and July 31-August 3, 2025 Part 2 Dates: October 23-October 26, 2025 and December 11-14, 2025
Saint Pius X Catholic Church
52553 Fir Rd Granger, IN, Indiana 46530-9162 United States
Formation Leader: Kristen Hempstead McGann, Rachael Myers, Celine Mitchell, Marty O'Bryan
New
1-02543
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 28, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 28, 2025 - August 2, 2025 Part 2 Dates: TBD
St. Dominic Catholic Church
5909 NW 7th Street Miami, Florida 33126 United States
Formation Leader: Lourdes Vazquez Santiago
New
1-02542
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 16, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 16 - 25, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 15-24, 2026
Nashotah House Seminary
2777 Mission Road Nashotah, Wisconsin 53058 United States
Formation Leader: Lynda Catalano, Susan Jett, Karen Maxwell
New
1-02540
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 21, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 21, 2025 - July 26, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 27, 2026 - July 3, 2026
Our Lady of Good Help CGS - St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
919 E Indiana Ave Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 United States
Formation Leader: Mary Minor, Sr Christiana Marie Rene
New
1-02539
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 9, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 2025 Part 2 Dates: July 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 2026
The Church of St. Luke
1980 Hillsdale Rd El Cajon, California 92019 United States
Formation Leader: Rhiannon Jensen
New
2-00813
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 9, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 9-12, July 14-18, 2025 Part 2 Dates: TBD
Saint Andrew Catholic Church
3312 Dryden Rd Fort Worth, Texas 76126 United States
Formation Leader: Sr Theresa Josephine Do OP
New
1-02537
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 9, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 9-14, 2025 Part 2 Dates: October 17-19, 2025 and February 14-15, 2026
Saint Agnes School
530 Lafond Ave Saint Paul, Minnesota 55103-1672 United States
Formation Leader: Meggie Langlois
New
3-00322
Level III (ages 9-12)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 7, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 7-11, 2025 Part 2 Dates: July 6-10, 2026 (tentative), Part 3: June 28-July 2, 2027 (tentative)
St. Mary's-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church
1910 12th Avenue South Birmingham, Alabama 35205 United States
Formation Leader: Maris Wimberly, Stephanie Diethelm
New
1-02538
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: January 13, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: Parts 1 and 2 are consecutive from Jan. - May Part 2 Dates: See above
Ave Maria University
Ave Maria University 5050 Ave Maria Blvd. Ave Maria, Florida 34142 United States
Formation Leader: Maggie Radzik
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