Academy of the Holy Family
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Academy of the Holy Family | |
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54 West Main Street , , 06330 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°36′59″N 72°5′13″W / 41.61639°N 72.08694°WCoordinates: 41°36′59″N 72°5′13″W / 41.61639°N 72.08694°W |
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Type | Private, day & boarding, College-prep |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Denomination | Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church |
Founder | John Zwijsen |
Principal | Mary David |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Team name | Marist Eagles |
Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
Tuition | $8,000 (books included), $25,000 (domestic residents), $28,000 (international residents) |
Athletic Director | Mike Roberts |
Website | http://www.ahfbaltic.org |
The Academy of the Holy Family (AHF) is an accredited private, Roman Catholic, all-girls college-preparatory school in Baltic, Connecticut, located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich.
Background[]
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The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy was founded as a parochial community by Monsignor John Zwijsen on November 23, 1832 at Tilburg in the Netherlands. It was his intention to "simply to “establish a school where poor children could be taught reading, writing, sewing, and knitting”. The community soon spread beyond the parish, and in 1874 was invited to open a school in the United States.
When the Sisters arrived they first established a grade school and a girls’ high school for day and resident students in the small mill town of Sprague, Connecticut where the Motherhouse is located.[2] In 1970, the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, split off as a separate community and continue to run HFA.
Currently[]
The Academy is approved by the State of Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and colleges.[3] The Academy of the Holy Family is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church.[4]
Notes and references[]
- ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Sisters of Charity", Academy of the Holy Family
- ^ Betz, Eileen E., "144th Commencement Exercises of the Academy of the Holy Family ", Patch, June 4, 2019
- ^ AHF. "Academy of the Holy Family Website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
External links[]
- Catholic secondary schools in Connecticut
- Schools in New London County, Connecticut
- Girls' schools in Connecticut
- Sprague, Connecticut
- Boarding schools in Connecticut
- Catholic boarding schools in the United States