The Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, founded in 1887, has continued to serve as a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls, offering instruction from pre-kindergarten school through upper school.  Little Hearts, a separate Early Learning Center for Toddler and Nursery girls, also affiliated with the school. The Rosary, as Sacred Heart is affectionately called, is part of an international group of academic institutions directed by the Society of the Sacred Heart, a teaching order founded in France in 1800 by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat.  Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to:

• A personal and active faith in God;
• A deep respect for intellectual values;
• A social awareness which impels to action;
• The building of community as a Christian value;
• Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.

The enrollment of the school is approximately eight hundred and twenty with a graduating class of approximately seventy girls each year. The ratio of faculty to students is 1:11.

The Academy of the Sacred Heartand accredited by the State of Louisiana and the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

The Academy is associated and/or affiliated with the following organizations:

• Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS),
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS),
• Network of Sacred Heart Schools,
• National Coalition of Girls' Schools and
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

OTHER SACRED HEART SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES NETWORK

Academy of the Sacred Heart Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Academy of the Sacred Heart Grand Coteau, Louisiana Academy of the Sacred Heart St. Charles, Missouri Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Miami, Florida Convent of the Sacred Heart Greenwich, Connecticut Convent of the Sacred Heart New York City, New York Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania The Doane Stuart School Albany, New York Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Houston, Texas Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart Omaha, Nebraska

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Bellevue, Washington  Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Newton, Massachusetts  Regis School of the Sacred Heart for Boys Houston, Texas Sacred Heart Schools Atherton, California Sacred Heart Schools Chicago, Illinois Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco, California Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Bethesda, Maryland Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Princeton, New Jersey Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School St. Louis, Missouri Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Lake Forest, Illinois

Customs and traditions which characterize Sacred Heart Schools change throughout the years, but the vital force always remains the same: a deep, personal love of Christ which will inspire the student who has been touched by it to share this love with others in a life of concern and service. It is important for each student at Sacred Heart to grow in the knowledge that she is loved for herself. This conviction will help her t o develop into a truly integrated person, aware of her own worth and ability, able to judge and to decide for herself on principle rather than on random reflection or emotional response, capable of denying herself for the good of others, and willing to live the truth regardless of personal cost.

Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education

Sacred Heart Commission on Goals - Reflection of the Visiting Committee

General Information

The Academy of the Sacred Heart is comprised of four levels:

• Preschool (pre-kindergarten-kindergarten)
• Lower School (grades 1-4)
• Middle School (grades 5-8)
• Upper School (grades 9-12)

Each division focuses on the development stages of its students, while maintaining its commitment to a quality, Catholic education.

The student body numbers 850, and there are 125 full and part time faculty, administration and staff members. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of lay and religious members.

Little Hearts, a separate Early Learning Center, is offered for Toddler and Nursery girls.

Sacred Heart is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

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