Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
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Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart | |
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3747 Main Highway Coconut Grove, Miami , , 33133 United States | |
Coordinates | 25°43′14″N 80°14′52″W / 25.72056°N 80.24778°WCoordinates: 25°43′14″N 80°14′52″W / 25.72056°N 80.24778°W |
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Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic, Society of the Sacred Heart |
Established | 1961 |
Founder | St. Madeleine Sophie Barat |
Head Master | Olen Kalkus |
Grades | PK–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Number of students | 775 [1] |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Team name | Cyclones |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Admissions Director | Ana Roye |
Athletic Director | Matt Althage |
Website | www.carrollton.org |
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic college preparatory day school for girls, founded in 1961 in the neighborhood of Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida.
Description[]
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1961. Its oldest building, El Jardin, built in 1918, was donated to the Society of the Sacred Heart by the O’Neil family. The school now resides across two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida, and still uses El Jardin for classes, along with many other buildings. Carrollton has a student population of around 820.
A member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, Carrollton is divided into five independent learning communities or schools: Montessori, Primary, Intermediate, Junior High and High School.
Carrollton has a nationally recognized debate and robotics team. In 2007, the school hosted a national robotics competition. Its athletic mascot is the Carrollton Cyclone.
History[]
In 2019 it had plans to build an elementary school for boys on the property of , prompting complaint from area residents.[2]
Notes and references[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Robertson, Linda (2019-12-02). "Opponents of new Carrollton School for boys say it will worsen gridlock in the Grove". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2019-12-05. - Video: Portal, Pedro: "Carrollton School wants to build an all-boys elementary school where the historic Villa Woodbine now stands."
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- Girls' schools in Florida
- International Baccalaureate schools in Florida
- Educational institutions established in 1961
- Catholic elementary schools in Florida
- Catholic secondary schools in Florida
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
- Education in Miami
- Private K-12 schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Sacred Heart schools in the United States
- Coconut Grove (Miami)
- 1961 establishments in Florida