Regina Caeli Blog

What makes an educational model come to life? At Regina Caeli Academy, it is the people. Parents, tutors, families, and staff each play an important role in creating an environment where students can grow in knowledge, virtue, and faith. The RCA model is built to support parents as the primary educators of their children while surrounding them with a community that shares in the mission of formation. For Frank Scarchilli, that support became deeply personal. A Parent at the H

What makes an educational experience truly formative? At Regina Caeli Academy, we believe education is about more than academic achievement. It is about forming the whole person through Catholic Identity, Catholic Culture, Community of Faith, and Classical Education. These Four C’s are woven into the experience of RCA families and help shape an educational model that is centered on faith, knowledge, relationships, and formation. As a 2026 Yass Prize contender, RCA is honored

What does innovation in education look like when it is designed around the life of a family? For Regina Caeli Academy, innovation is not simply about changing where learning takes place. It is about creating an educational model that incorporates family life, the Catholic faith and its formation while maintaining a rigorous classical curriculum. This distinctive approach earned Regina Caeli Academy national recognition as a 2026 Yass Prize contender. More Than a Different Sch

For Lisa Yamin and her family, Regina Caeli Academy® became much more than a place for her children to learn. It became a community that supported her family for years and gave her the opportunity to pursue the kind of education she wanted for her children. Lisa, a mother from the Regina Caeli Academy Detroit Center, describes her experience with RCA as a tremendous blessing. “Between the like-minded Catholic families and the beautiful classical education in the Catholic trad

Regina Caeli Academy is honored to be named one of 26 contenders for the 2026 Yass Prize, a national honor often called the “Pulitzer of Education Innovation.” The $1 million Yass Prize celebrates education providers that embody the STOP principles: Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless education. The Yass Prize seeks to identify, support, celebrate, and expand education organizations that are developing innovative approaches to learning. Read the nat

Ed Trifone brings three decades of Catholic nonprofit leadership and cross-sector business expertise to his role as Vice President for External Relations, combining strategic vision with a relationship-focused approach to drive organizational growth and community impact.