SFdS Graduate Spotlight: Mary Kate Mooney

Mary Kate Mooney, daughter of Angela and the late Michael Mooney, ran into Fr Ryan and Deacon John at the Hungry Mule this past summer and Fr Ryan insisted that we share Mary Kate’s update with the parish! Mary Kate and her family were so grateful to Fr. Ryan and Deacon John that they were able to pray together in the restaurant before she departed for Thailand. Mary Kate graduated from SFS class of 2013, Carmel Catholic High School Class of 2017, and most recently graduated from Hope College in 2021 to accept a Special Education Teaching Position at the International Community School in Bangkok, Thailand. 

“I am in my first year teaching at ICS, a private, non-profit Christian school. Majority of our students do not come from Christian homes, so each day our community has the opportunity to plant seeds about the truth of Christ and demonstrate the love of Christ. 

I am the Elementary Special Education/Life Skills teacher at ICS. My focus is on inclusion. My students are given the opportunity to join their peers in the general education classroom as much as possible. My role is to support them in those classes, as well as providing direct instruction in my own classroom throughout the day. 

I'd say most students come from well-off families, but we do have a good amount of missionary families! Our missionary families receive quite a bit of financial support. Taken from the website, ICS continues the tradition of offering quality Christian education for the international English speaking community and now educates over 1000 students from over 22 nations. 

Our Mission Statement: Based on the Bible, in partnership with parents, we teach the whole student to know and apply wisdom for the good of our world and the glory of God. 

I think the coolest thing is that most of our students are not from Christian homes, but their parents still choose ICS knowing they will hear about Jesus each day.” 

Here is the website if anyone wants to check out more! https://www.ics.ac.th/who-we-are 

We love you, Mary Kate and are praying for you and your ministry!