Academy of the Holy Family

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Academy of the Holy Family
Location
Academy of the Holy Family
54 West Main Street

Baltic
,
(New London County)
,
Connecticut
06330

United States
Coordinates 41°36′59″N72°5′13″W / 41.61639°N 72.08694°W / 41.61639; -72.08694
Information
Type Private, day & boarding, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
DenominationSisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
FounderJohn Zwijsen
CEEB code 070015
PrincipalMary David
Grades 9–12
Gender Girls
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
Team nameMarist Eagles
Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges [1]
Tuition$8,000 (books included), $25,000 (domestic residents), $28,000 (international residents)
Website ahfbaltic.com

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.

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History

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Holy Family Academy, Chicago, Illinois

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. ↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sisters of Charity", Academy of the Holy Family
  3. ↑ Betz, Eileen E., "144th Commencement Exercises of the Academy of the Holy Family ", Patch, June 4, 2019
  4. ↑ AHF. "Academy of the Holy Family Website". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
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