The Ursuline School
| The Ursuline School | |
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1354 North Avenue , 10804 | |
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| Type | Private all-girls secondary/middle |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1897 |
| Principal | Mrs. Eileen Davidson |
| Students | 800 |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Website | [1] |
The Ursuline School is an all-girls, independent, private, Roman Catholic middle and high school in New Rochelle, New York in Westchester County. The school was founded in 1897 by the Order of St. Ursula.
The mission of the school is to prepare young women to be life long learners, women of integrity, and responsible leaders committed to the Ursuline tradition of "Serviam" - I will serve.
Ursuline students come from throughout the Metropolitan Area, including Westchester County, Manhattan and Connecticut.
The current principal is Mrs. Eileen Davidson.
History
The school began as the Ursuline Seminary for Girls, graduating its first class in 1897 and operating out of Leland Castle at what is now the College of New Rochelle. As registration increased a wing was added to the southern end of the Castle and the College of New Rochelle was founded. The Ursuline Seminary girls shared building with the college students until moving to its present location at 1354 North Avenue in 1929. The North Building was added in 1960, the gym in 1981, the Chapel of St. Angela was in 1986 and The Mooney Hancock Arts Center in 2002.
Academics
Central to the philosophy of the school is to provide young women, grades 6 through 12, with a challenging, student-centered environment in which academic and personal achievement is expected. Ursuline students are required to complete 24 credits for graduation, including four years of English, social studies, and religion; three years of science, mathematics, and foreign language; a year of Latin or art/music; and a semester of computer applications and health. Physical Education is also required. More than 90 percent of students take four or more years of science, math, and foreign language. The traditional college preparatory program includes three modern foreign languages (French, Spanish, and Italian), five years of Latin, a year of classical Greek, a broad range of fine arts courses, computer courses, and a variety of electives. Honors courses are available in all disciplines, and Advanced Placement courses are offered in art, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, English, calculus, biology, physics, and European, U.S. history and U.S. government. The school also offers an Authentic Science Research program through which, in addition to their regular science courses, students engage in three years of directed independent study. Seventh-and eighth grade students at Ursuline have the opportunity to earn high school credit in foreign language, mathematics, and science.[1]
Athletics
Ursuline belongs to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, with 30 interscholastic teams in swimming, tennis, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, cheerleading, basketball, softball, lacrosse, golf, and indoor and outdoor track. Athletic facilities include a full-size gymnasium, a multi-sport playing field, and four tennis courts.
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