Chesterton Academy Headmaster Ed Caughlan and founding Board Chair and Chesterton mom Nathalie Calvo appeared on This is the Day show with Bishop Reed. Our students also made a special appearance on camera at the end of the show. Thank you Catholic TV for the opportunity to share the joy and wonder of a Chesterton Academy education. See the full interview here.

Minneapolis, MN – The Society of G.K. Chesterton announced that the Chesterton Schools Network (CSN) has been awarded the $1 million Yass Prize. Considered the Pulitzer Prize in education innovation, the Yass Prize is devoted to identifying and elevating the next generation of education changemakers.

CSN was selected from a final group of 23 contenders - out of thousands of applicants - for its innovative model empowering parents as educational entrepreneurs to launch joyful, rigorous, and affordable classical high schools in their own communities. The prize announcement also noted the Network’s rapid expansion to more than 70 Chesterton Academies currently and its proven model for restoring deep thinking, virtue formation, and joy to the high school experience.

On October 8, 2025, Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata celebrated a truly historic and grace-filled day with the first inaugural Mass of the Holy Spirit, presided over by Bishop Robert Reed. This beautiful liturgy marked a foundational moment in the life of the new high school, as the community gathered in prayer to entrust its mission, students, and future to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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by Nathalie Calvo

At Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata, Christ is at the heart of everything. Students and teachers begin their day with morning Mass, and the Catholic faith is interwoven into every subject. Our mission is academic excellence, but also the cultivation of wisdom, virtue, and holiness through a deep and personal relationship with Christ. In a culture often confused about truth and purpose, our school stands as a quiet revolution guiding students to discover what is good, beautiful, and true, and to embrace their ultimate calling: to become joyful disciples, leaders, and saints.

by Tom Benoit

FRAMINGHAM — A new Catholic, co-educational high school is set to open in September, seven years after the closure of Framingham's last co-ed Catholic high school, Marian High School.

Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata is opening its doors this fall. The school will focus on a classical education. The school's board of directors chair, Nathalie Calvo, said families in MetroWest wanted an option for their children to continue a co-educational Catholic education.

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We are very pleased to introduce two of our outstanding founding educators: Mr. Tyler Worthy and Mr. Hunter LeBlanc.

Both Mr. Worthy and Mr. LeBlanc embody the mission and spirit of Chesterton Academy. They bring not only intellectual depth and teaching experience, but most importantly, a commitment to living and modeling the Catholic faith with integrity and joy. As mentors, they will serve as powerful examples to our students of what it means to be faithful Catholics in today’s world.

Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata, a joyfully Catholic, classical high school rooted in the wisdom of the Church and the riches of the Western tradition, is thrilled to announce the official location of its new campus at St. Stephen’s School in Framingham, Massachusetts. 

We are thrilled to unveil a bold new symbol of our school's spirit, tradition, and mission. Please join us in welcoming our official mascot: The Chesterton Academy Crusaders!

A generous benefactor has stepped up to help us complete our school opening fundraising goal. This benefactor is offering $100,000 in matching funds to reach our $200,000 goal. Join us on this mission today. Every dollar you donate will be matched!

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We are excited to announce that following an extensive and thorough selection process spanning several months and involving many qualified candidates, we have appointed Mr. Edward Caughlan as the founding headmaster of Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata.

We can't wait to introduce you to Ed!

Join us for a 'Meet the Headmaster' zoom meeting on Wednesday, April 8th at 7pm. Below is the Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86425534655?pwd=jA55vj4ngIuaDh6qktgAeGz8KR0PJw.1

Ed will be relocating this summer and we look forward to you meeting him in person when he arrives.

Archbishop Henning's predecessor in Providence, Bishop Thomas Tobin, was bishop when the school was first announced, but Archbishop Henning was there when it first opened. The archbishop described it thusly: Bishop Tobin was there for the conception, but he was there for the birth.

"I was delighted when coming to Boston to learn that there's a new baby about to be born here, and I'm expecting great things," he said. "So my primary message to you tonight is to say that I will certainly be looking forward to being with you and seeing this come to life, but I'm also so grateful to you for the hard work that has already been done and all the hard work that's coming."

Bishop Reed and Victoria Sechrist chat about Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata and our inaugural gala on the Jan. 15 episode of the ‘This is the Day’ show on CatholicTV. Watch the clip here.

"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it," wrote Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton nearly 100 years ago. This timeless quote has aptly become the motto of those pioneering a resurgence of Catholic, classical education across the country. Fully alive in Christ, the founders, supporters, and families of Chesterton Schools have been able to "swim" against the current culture and open the doors of over 60 schools.

Through the intercession of our Patroness and the generosity and support of our donors, Chesterton Academy of the Immaculata reached our Phase Two fundraising benchmark of $130,000!