Academy of the Holy Family explained

Academy of the Holy Family
Streetaddress:54 West Main Street
City:Baltic
State:Connecticut
County:(New London County)
Zipcode:06330
Country:USA
Coordinates:41.6164°N -72.0869°W
Ceeb:070015
Religion:Roman Catholic
Denomination:Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
Founder:John Zwijsen
Principal:Mary David
Type:Private, day & boarding, College-prep
Gender:Girls
Tuition:$8,000 (books included), $25,000 (domestic residents), $28,000 (international residents)
Grades:912
Accreditation:New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Team Name:Marist Eagles
Colors:Blue and gold

The Academy of the Holy Family (AHF) is private Catholic all-girls college preparatory school in Baltic, Connecticut. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Norwich.

History

The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy was founded as a parochial community by Msgr Johannes 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 operate HFA.

The Academy is approved by the State of Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and colleges.[3] It is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools . 2009-07-28 . NEASC-CIS . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616135733/http://cis.neasc.org/cis_directory_of_schools . 16 June 2009 . dead .
  2. http://ahfbaltic.com/marists/sisters-of-charity/ "Sisters of Charity", Academy of the Holy Family
  3. https://patch.com/connecticut/norwich/calendar/event/20190604/568844/144th-commencement-exercises-of-the-academy-of-the-holy-family Betz, Eileen E., "144th Commencement Exercises of the Academy of the Holy Family ", Patch, June 4, 2019
  4. Web site: Academy of the Holy Family Website . 2007-05-11 . AHF . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115504/http://www.ahfbaltic.org/index.html . 2007-09-29 . live .