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 Notre Dame School inNew York City | |
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, 10014 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′23″N74°0′16″W / 40.73972°N 74.00444°W /40.73972; -74.00444 |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Chez Nous (French: "Our Home") |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint | Anne de Xainctonge |
| Established | 1912 (113 years ago) (1912) |
| Founder | Sisters of St. Ursula |
| School code | 209 (TACHS) |
| President | Virginia O'Brien,SU |
| Principal | Karina Vargas (2002) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 360 (2021–2022[needs update]) |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colors | Green andwhite |
| Song | "Notre Dame; Chez Nous" |
| Athletics conference | Catholic High School Athletic Association |
| Sports | Basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track, volleyball |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Team name | Dragons |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Publication | Coversatio (literary magazine) |
| Yearbook | Chez Nous |
| School fees | $525 |
| Tuition | $16,500 (2019–2020)[needs update] |
| Brother school | Xavier High School |
| Website | cheznous |
Notre Dame School is an American private, Catholic secondary school for girls, located in theManhattan borough ofNew York City,New York.
It is located within theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
The Sisters ofSt. Ursula founded theAcademy of Our Lady of Lourdes in 1912 when they came to New York from France.
The school was formed in the Catholic tradition ofAnne de Xainctonge, who founded theSisters of St. Ursula in the early 1600s and was an advocate for educating girls as theJesuits educate boys.
The school began in the sisters' home and was referred to asChez Nous (our home), a nickname the school still uses. Students refer to each other as their "chez nous sisters".[2]
The school originally was located in theOur Lady of Lourdes Church parish onWest 142nd Street nearAmsterdam Avenue, and then, in 1943, moved to West79th Street and changed its name toNotre Dame Convent School and eventually justNotre Dame School.
Faced with closure, the sisters sold the building and transferred ownership of the school to an independent board of trustees in 1989, and the school moved again to 104St. Marks Place in theEast Village neighborhood.
In 2002, to accommodate a growing enrollment, the school moved to its location at 327West 13th Street on the border of theWest Village and theMeatpacking District.[3] The five-story building is the former St. Bernard's grammar school, which had been merged with St. Xavier's grammar school before the archdiocese closed it in 2001.[4]
Admission is based on prior school records and performance on theTACHS test for New York students and theCOOP exam for New Jersey residents.
Students come from more than 90 elementary and middle schools in the New York metropolitan area.
The enrollment is 355[when?] in four grades.
Tuition is $19,800 for the 2023–24 school year.[needs update] Scholarships and financial aid are available.[5]
Notre Dame is a private, Catholic secondary school for girls focused on a college-preparatory curriculum. The student–faculty ratio is 13:1. The average class size is 28.
Students take four years of English, mathematics and science, in addition to art, computer coding, health, history, languages (French, Spanish, Latin), music, physical education, and religion.Advanced Placement and honors courses are offered.
Notre Dame is a member of theNational Coalition of Girls' Schools, theNational Association of Independent Schools, and theNew York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS). As a member of NYSAIS, the school is no longer obligated to administer theNew York Regents Examinations.
Notre Dame students may participate in the following programs: TheGilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Global Kids High School Ambassadors Program,Ignatian Teach-In for Justice, S-PREP atColumbia University, STEP Science and Technology Entry Programs atBarnard College,Baruch College andFordham University, and theWhitney Museum of American Art Neighborhood Friend School.[6]
Students go on regular spiritual retreats and can attend monthly Catholic Mass.
Students are expected to follow Anne's Values (named for patron Anne de Xainctonge), which are prayer, trust, gratitude, hope, perseverance,conversatio,magis, friendship, courage, service, responsibility and respect. Older students can apply to be Anne's Leaders and lead their classmates in discussions of topics centered on the values.[2]
The school offers more than 30 clubs and extracurricular activities, including student council,National Honor Society, spring musical, yearbook andstepping.[2]
Sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track and volleyball.
The school offers a summer camp for rising 7th, 8th and 9th graders. Morning classes include art, coding and mathematics, while afternoons are devoted to excursions to sites around Manhattan.
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