Academy of the Sacred Heart, New Orleans, LA, 70115

Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, founded in 1887, has continued to serve as a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls, offering instruction from preschool through upper school. Little Hearts, a separate Early Learning Center for Toddler and Nursery girls, also affiliated with the school. The Rosary, as Sacred Heart is affectionately called, is part of an international group of academic institutions directed by the Society of the Sacred Heart, a teaching order founded in France in 1800 by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat.Customs and traditions which characterize Sacred Heart Schools change throughout the years, but the vital force always remains the same: a deep, personal love of Christ which will inspire the student who has been touched by it to share this love with others in a life of concern and service. It is important for each student at Sacred Heart to grow in the knowledge that she is loved for herself. This conviction will help her to develop into a truly integrated person, aware of her own worth and ability, able to judge and to decide for herself on principle rather than on random reflection or emotional response, capable of denying herself for the good of others, and willing to live the truth regardless of personal cost.