Join the Hawthorn community and parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church for celebration of Sunday Mass with refreshments and hospitality to follow.  If you plan to attend, please email: hawthornparentsguild@gmail.com.

We Invite You to Join Us for an Upcoming Admissions Event
Meet our esteemed faculty, explore our campus, observe classes in session, and experience firsthand whether Hawthorn is the ideal fit for your child.

Hawthorn moms are invited to join us for this morning of refreshments and conversation.  Location and details to follow.  Babies and tots are welcome!

Catholic Families & the Arts: A Long & Living Tradition

How have Catholic families over the centuries nurtured the practice and flourishing of beautiful artwork within their homes and more broadly in their societies?  Drawing from her research into the history of Catholicism and her lifelong interest in both the practice and history of the visual arts, McShea will weave together little-known stories from medieval to modern times about faithfully Catholic artists and patrons of the arts, highlighting ways their family members supported their important work in critical ways.  She will show how parents, spouses, children, and even members of spiritual families -- such as religious sisters in convents -- contributed directly to artists' projects for local churches, patrons' homes, and other spaces, considering also how their faith inspired such work and how their beautiful creations spiritually and culturally enriched the lives of others. 

Dr. Bronwen McShea is based in New York City and is a historian of Catholicism from medieval to modern times. She is the author of three books, including, most recently, Women of the Church: What Every Catholic Should Know (Ignatius Press, 2024). Her writings have also appeared in a variety of scholarly and popular forums, the latter including The Wall Street Journal, America Magazine, First Things, and The Pillar, where she is a columnist. McShea has held teaching and research positions at Columbia University, Princeton University, Loyola University Chicago, and several other institutions. She holds a Ph.D. in Early Modern History from Yale University and both a masters in the History of Christianity and B.A. in Intellectual History from Harvard University.  McShea also enjoys painting and drawing and has a lifelong interest in art history independent of her academic career.

We Invite You to Join Us for an Upcoming Admissions Event
Meet our esteemed faculty, explore our campus, observe classes in session, and experience firsthand whether Hawthorn is the ideal fit for your child.

We Invite You to Join Us for an Upcoming Admissions Event
Meet our esteemed faculty, explore our campus, observe classes in session, and experience firsthand whether Hawthorn is the ideal fit for your child.

If you are interested in having your 2nd grader receive First Communion with other Hawthorn students, feel free to join this online informational session led by Pauline MacDonald, former Hawthorn faculty, now head of Religious Education at St. Patrick’s parish.  Please use the following Google Meet link to join this online meeting: https://meet.google.com/efn-inqy-nob.  Parents only.

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All Hawthorn Dads are invited to attend the first Fathers’ League meetup of the year at Hawthorn.  Look out for an invitation from Jared Paletti with further details.

Save-the-date for a delightful evening of good food, great company, and wonderful conversations graciously hosted at The Horstings' Home. 

Chorus Club will begin after school on Wednesday, October 1st.  This year, we are also opening up the Chorus Club to 1st and 2nd grade students.  If you have a student in these grade levels who would be interested, please sign up on our Clubs page here.

Girls in Grades 3-7 will enjoy a day at the Guard Hill Preserve in Bedford, NY, and Boys in Grades 3-7 will travel to Bear Mountain State Park. The standard daily uniform should be worn with comfortable footwear.  Please pack lunch for your child and complete the permission slip that will be sent electronically.  

We invite you to join us for a special evening under the stars!  A professional production team will be setting up an outdoor screen, sound, and projection for an Outdoor Movie Night on the Lawn featuring the beloved film, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  Please park at either St. Patrick’s Church or the Bedford Memorial Park.  Pack your own picnic, blankets, and lawn chairs, and settle in for a cozy, family-friendly night.

Students in Grades K-2 will visit Stuart’s Fruit Farm, a family operated business established in 1828 and located in Granite Springs, NY.  They will enjoy a tour of the facilities, apple-picking in the orchard, and outdoor lunchtime.  Students should plan to dress in their standard uniform with comfortable footwear.  Please be sure to pack lunch for your child on this day and complete the permission slip that will be circulated by email.

All Hawthorn Families are invited to our Annual Fall Party!  We will gather on the front lawn for fall crafts, lawn games, seasonal refreshments and more.

Fall Clubs will begin the week of September 15th.  To sign up, visit our Clubs Page.  Clubs this fall include Soccer, Cross Country, Rugby, Chorus, Ballet, Math and more! 

This Spring, Hawthorn will offer a Rowing Club for students in Grades 2-8. The Club will meet weekly on Saturdays at the Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk.  To learn more about this new offering to Hawthorn families, all Grades 2-8 families are invited to an Open House at the Rowing Club on 9/13.   This event will provide an opportunity to tour the boathouse, meet coaches, learn about the sport, and get out on the water.  To RSVP, please contact Rowing Club leader, Michael Stack (stackMP@gmail.com / (917)-378- 6325).