Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts)

Ursuline Academy

Serviam
I will serve.
Address
85 Lowder Street
Dedham, Massachusetts, (Norfolk County) 02026
United States
Coordinates 42°14′42″N 71°11′3″W / 42.24500°N 71.18417°W / 42.24500; -71.18417Coordinates: 42°14′42″N 71°11′3″W / 42.24500°N 71.18417°W / 42.24500; -71.18417
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1819
Sister school Xaverian Brothers High School
President Mrs. Rosann Whiting
Principal Mrs. Mary Jo Keaney
Grades 712
Gender Girls
Enrollment approx. 450 (2008)
Color(s) Dark Green and White         
Slogan Serviam
Song "Serivam"
Mascot Bear
Nickname UA
Team name Bears
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Newspaper The Blazer
Admissions Director Catherine Spencer
Athletic Director Michael O'Connor
Website www.ursulineacademy.net

Ursuline Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for young women in grades 712. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, United States, it is owned and operated by the Ursuline Sisters, a worldwide teaching order. The academy is a private Catholic school located on a 28-acre campus in Dedham, Massachusetts. It provides education in all areas and offers over 20 clubs and 10 varsity sports, all award winning. The Boston Globe has praised Ursulines' athletes, the Bears, as winning the Singelais Award for maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher and excelling in their chosen activity.

History

The first Ursuline Academy in the Boston area opened in Charlestown in 1819. In 1957, the growing school relocated to its present site.[2]

Notable Alumna

References

  1. NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. History Official site.
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