Academics, Overview

When it comes to describing the Academy’s educational mission, perhaps Janet Erskine Stuart, rscj, Superior General of the Society of Sacred Heart from 1911-1914, said it best: “Our educational mission converges to this – to give personal worth to each child, worth of character, strength of principles and anchorage on faith. Those who have to educate the young to something higher must themselves have an idea of what they want; they must believe in the possibility of every mind and character to be lifted up to something better than it has already attained.”

This understanding of the educative dimension of a faculty member’s role is the underpinning of the Academy’s Academic Program. The Academy of the Sacred Heart educates to the whole person, forming both the heart and mind of its students. It values and celebrates all forms of excellence, creating leaders of many different dimensions and leaders of conscience. The pages to the left detail the unique experience of a Sacred Heart education – all the way from the Early Childhood Program to Upper School.