Lourdes Academy High School (Brooklyn, New York)
Encyclopedia
Lourdes Academy High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school
in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
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Lourdes Academy opened in August 2008 and will graduate its first class in 2012. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network
of high schools nationwide, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
.
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its unremarkable success compared to regular schools
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....
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Background
The school operates on the site of the now-defunct Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, which closed in June 2005.Lourdes Academy opened in August 2008 and will graduate its first class in 2012. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network
Cristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network comprises 25 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options...
of high schools nationwide, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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The Cristo Rey Model
In January 2008, Loyola Press released a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World. The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its unremarkable success compared to regular schools