Institute of Notre Dame

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Institute of Notre Dame
IND enter.jpg
Entrance to the Institute of Notre Dame
Address
Institute of Notre Dame
901 Aisquith Street

Baltimore
,
(Baltimore City)
,
Maryland
21202

United States
Coordinates 39°18′2″N76°36′6″W / 39.30056°N 76.60167°W / 39.30056; -76.60167 Coordinates: 39°18′2″N76°36′6″W / 39.30056°N 76.60167°W / 39.30056; -76.60167
Information
Type Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1847
Statusclosed
Closed2020
Grades 9–12
Average class size16-18
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Color(s)Blue and white   
SportsSoccer, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Crew, Basketball, Cheerleading, Swimming, Badminton, Track and Field, Softball, Lacrosse
MascotPenguin
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
PublicationGarland (literary magazine)
NewspaperwINDows
YearbookClarissian
Website www.indofmd.org

The Institute of Notre Dame was a private Catholic all-girls high school located in Baltimore, Maryland. After 173 years, the school closed on June 30, 2020.

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History

The Institute of Notre Dame, known as "IND" or "the Institute" by those who are familiar with the school, was founded in 1847, making it the first school founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the United States. The founder of the school was Mother Theresa Gerhardinger, now beatified in the Catholic Church. The school remained in its downtown location on Aisquith Street for its entire history. As of its closure, around 286 young women attended the school. [2]

In September 2010, IND was named Best Private School for the "Wi-Fi" Generation" by Baltimore magazine for its one-to-one student tablet PC program, which integrates technology across the curriculum. The historic building is fully wireless. [3]

In 2000, Spanish teacher William Brown won a national award from National Catholic Educators Association for his efforts in education and conflict mediation at the school.

The school also had a partnership with Johns Hopkins Hospital called "Bond to Bond", where students volunteer in different areas of the hospital.Dome | Johns Hopkins Medicine

The Institute of Notre Dame was very well known for its rivalry with Mercy High School. Once a year, the two schools' basketball teams matched up to play a game in the Towson SECU Arena gym. To fans, this game is known as 'The Game' or the 'IND/Mercy Game'. Over 4000 people have been known to attend. As of 2019, the series stood at IND 24, Mercy 30.

Alumna Barbara Mikulski, member of the class of 1954, had this to say about the school:

"Attending the Institute of Notre Dame taught me that I could do anything I dreamed of doing. The sisters were intelligent, caring and had incredible inner strength. They taught me more than geography or mathematics; they taught me to help those in need of help. They inspired my passion for service."

On May 5, 2020, the Institute of Notre Dame announced they were scheduled to close permanently on June 30, 2020, due to COVID-19 and $5 million in structural damage from a church fire that occurred next door to the school in March 2020.[ citation needed ] Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio described it as among the highest profile Catholic school closures of the year. [4]

In film and television

Over the course of the summer of 2008, the film My One and Only was partially filmed in the school. The movie was released in 2009.

Closure

On May 5, 2020, the school announced that it would close on June 30, 2020. In 2021, a group of alumnae, teachers, and former staff created a group called Saving IND and developed a plan to find a new location as the School Sisters of Notre Dame resisted efforts to reopen. A new name of Marian Preparatory Academy was selected since the old school's name, logo and seal are all owned by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. No information about a location or opening have been announced.

Notable alumnae

See also

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References

  1. ↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ↑ team, The Explore Baltimore Heritage. "Institute of Notre Dame". Explore Baltimore Heritage. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ magazine, Baltimore (Aug 31, 2010). "The Best Public & Private High Schools". Baltimore magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Nieto del Rio, Giulia McDonnell (2020-09-05). "A Growing Number of Catholic Schools Are Shutting Down Forever". The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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