Kingswood Academy

10/13/2026

Reminder! Get some ice cream at Oberweis in Downers Grove to support Kingswood Academy TOMORROW!

10/09/2026

Today is the feast day of Our Lady of Champion! In honor of Our Lady, Kingswood Academy has kicked off an annual fund in support of operations, instructional materials, and tuition assistance.

In fact, we firmly believe it is Our Blessed Mother who also led this next piece of news to fruition: we have an anonymous donor who for this drive will match 2:1 up to a maximum of $40,000! Yes, that means that if we raise $40,000 in this campaign, the donor will grant us an additional $80,000 for a total impact of $120,000! What an incredible gift for Kingswood Academy this would be.

It is no coincidence that our prayer campaign is through Our Lady of Champion, that a campaign of memorares led us to this property, and it is Our Lady who continues to guide us to purchasing the building and property.

I ask you to receive this message, read it with an open heart, and prayerfully consider participating in this tremendous opportunity for this beautiful and faithful school. Any amount that you can contribute helps a great deal--even $1 becomes $3! And $1,000 becomes $3,000!

God bless you, and thank you for reading. Kingswood’s 30th year is truly an exciting one ahead. Our Lady of Champion, pray for us!

Kingswood Academy's 2026 Annual Fund.

10/07/2026

Our Lady appeared to Adele Brice, a Belgian immigrant, in Champion, Wisconsin. Believe it or not, this is the only Vatican-approved Marian apparition in the entire United States, and it is only 3.5 hours away, right near Green Bay!

Last year, Kingswood Academy embarked on a prayer campaign, asking Our Lady of Champion to intercede on our behalf, specifically for the growth and future of Kingswood Academy as our intentions. Please also join us in praying for us, asking for Our Lady's constant intercession for our humble and faithful school. Our goal is 250,000 prayers, and yes, we are counting them! Please use the tracker attached to log the prayers said for Kingswood. It would mean so much to us!

With Our Lady of Champion's feast day coming up on the 9th of this Month of the Holy Rosary, join us in praying. O Dear Lady of Champion, pray for us!

Help us reach our goal of 250,000 prayers. Keep your prayers for Kingswood Academy tracked here! O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others...

10/06/2026

Ice cream? Supporting Kingswood Academy? Count me in! Order at the Oberweis in Downers Grove Wednesday, October 14th between 9 am and 10 pm to support the 8th grade class. See attached for more details!

10/01/2026

Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever!

Dear Kingswood Academy Community,

Welcome to the 2025-26 Kingswood Academy Annual Report. Kingswood Academy is a special school that continues to be blessed by Our Lord and led by Our Lady because it stays on mission and remains committed to the beautiful traditions of our Catholic faith.

Inside this report you will find highlights from our most recent school year, our finances and enrollment, the direction we are headed, a listing of our philanthropic supporters without whom we could not have accomplished such feats, and much more.

As we move towards momentous occasions, such as our 30th anniversary this year and our ambitious goal to purchase the property and building, let us come together as a community and celebrate this faithful and classically-inspired school. It is because of families, donors, alumni, friends, and so many others that Kingswood continues to thrive to this day, three decades later.

Thank you, and enjoy reading about the tremendous year Kingswood had and the many more to come. St. Therese, pray for us!

Pax Christi,
Matthew A. Ernst
Director of Development and Fundraising

"The perfection of the Christian life consists radically in charity" - St. Thomas Aquinas

Kingswood Academy is a Cardinal Newman Society–recommended traditional Catholic school in Darien, IL offering Pre-K–8 and serves families across Chicago’s western suburbs. Our classically inspired curriculum forms students in wisdom, virtue, and academic excellence. Device-free classrooms, sma...

09/11/2026

09/01/2026

Reminder! Eating at the Lou Malnati's in Downers Grove tomorrow from 4-10 pm supports the 8th grade class of Kingswood Academy. Grab a meal and support some great kids and a fantastic school!

08/25/2026

Eat Lou Malnati's to support Kingswood Academy? Sounds like a win-win! Order at the Lou Malnati's in Downers Grove Wednesday, September 2nd between 4 and 10 pm to support the 8th grade class. See attached for more details!

08/24/2026

Welcome to Kingswood's 2026-27 school year!

Today begins the first full week of school for our Golden Knights. We are so blessed to welcome all of our students back--this will be an incredible year! In fact, it is our 30th Anniversary this year!

We welcomed our families in our Mary Garden on the first day back and at our school picnic that weekend. Thank you to everyone who made these possible--our Kingswood Academy Parent Association and families brought everything together as always!

Thank you to the Zaborski family for the beautiful banner commemorating this momentous milestone.

Stay tuned for more information on how we plan to celebrate. Here's to 30 more great years of forming saints and staying true to the magisterium of the Catholic faith!

07/22/2026

Summer camp fun and learning at Kingswood Academy! Between fine arts and acrylics, sewing, and exploring Latin America clubs, serving the school by helping maintain the grounds, and even some alumni returning, the summer at Kingswood is always full of activity!