Notre Dame School (Manhattan)
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Notre Dame School is an all-girl, Roman Catholic high school in New York City
, New York
. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
.
to the United States. It was originally located on West 142nd Street near Amsterdam Avenue, and then, in 1979, moved to West 79th Street
and changed its name to Notre Dame Convent School. The Sisters sold ownership of the school to an independent Board of Trustees in 1989, and the school moved again to 104 St. Marks Place in the East Village
neighborhood. In 2002, the school moved to its current location at 327 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village
.
A Notre Dame diploma is merited by the satisfactory completion of a secondary course of study totaling 27½ units. These units include those required by the New York State. The passing grade in each subject is 70%.
Subjects offered at Notre Dame include English, where students study a range of famous classics from American Literature, British Literature, and World Literature, Religious Studies, where students are taught about the Catholic religion and World religions, Science, which include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, Mathematics, consisting of Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, Social Studies, American Studies, The Arts, Physical Education, Health Education, and Languages, which consists of French, Spanish, and Latin. Electives are also available.
Advanced Placement courses and Honors courses are also available to students in their Junior and Senior year.
Notre Dame is also one of the many schools in the New York State that offers the Regents Exam to students. Regents Exams offered are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math A, Math B, English, French or Spanish, U.S History, and Global History.
and Forrest Gump
, Chez Nous Singers, Chez Nous Yearbook, Skeptical Inquirer, where students put famous myths and "paranormal" or pseudoscience under scientific investigation, and Values Curriculum Leaders, where students who apply are selected to lead their group into discussions about Anne de Xiantonge's values and also participate in assembly performances based on the values.
Sports include: Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Tennis, and Running Club.
Students are also eligible to apply for the National Honor Society in their Junior year. Those who apply must have an 88% average or above. They must also manifest the qualities of Leadership, Character, Service, and Scholarship. By their Senior year, students must complete hours of service and will be rewarded with their Honor cords which they will wear at graduation.
Students may also run for Student Council. Student Council members include a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each homeroom also elect two representatives for their grade. The term of office is limited to one academic year. Executive council membership is limited to Juniors and Seniors.
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, New York
New York
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. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
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.
History
Notre Dame School was established in 1912 by the Sisters of St. Ursula as the Academy of Our Lady of Lourdes, when the order immigrated from FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to the United States. It was originally located on West 142nd Street near Amsterdam Avenue, and then, in 1979, moved to West 79th Street
79th Street (Manhattan)
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and changed its name to Notre Dame Convent School. The Sisters sold ownership of the school to an independent Board of Trustees in 1989, and the school moved again to 104 St. Marks Place in the East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
neighborhood. In 2002, the school moved to its current location at 327 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
.
Admission
Admission to Notre Dame School is based on performance on the TACHS (Test for Admissions into Catholic High Schools) and on the basis of prior school records. Students may list Notre Dame School (TACHS Code#: 209) as their first, second, or third choice. Letters of acceptance are mailed in the month of January and registration for incoming freshmen begin in the month of March.Academics
Notre Dame School is a private, Catholic secondary school for girls. The enrollment is 300 with a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. Since its founding in 1912, education at Notre Dame has been characterized by close, family-like relationships between students and faculty. The educational program at Notre Dame is college preparatory and directed towards the development of each student as a whole person. Notre Dame seeks to help to meet the needs of each student intellectually, physically, socially, and spiritually.A Notre Dame diploma is merited by the satisfactory completion of a secondary course of study totaling 27½ units. These units include those required by the New York State. The passing grade in each subject is 70%.
Subjects offered at Notre Dame include English, where students study a range of famous classics from American Literature, British Literature, and World Literature, Religious Studies, where students are taught about the Catholic religion and World religions, Science, which include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, Mathematics, consisting of Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, Social Studies, American Studies, The Arts, Physical Education, Health Education, and Languages, which consists of French, Spanish, and Latin. Electives are also available.
Advanced Placement courses and Honors courses are also available to students in their Junior and Senior year.
Notre Dame is also one of the many schools in the New York State that offers the Regents Exam to students. Regents Exams offered are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math A, Math B, English, French or Spanish, U.S History, and Global History.
Extracurricular activities
Some activities offered at Notre Dame School include: Drama, French Club, German Club, Liturgy Choir, Math Club/League, Ménage Literary Magazine, Running Club, Step Team, Spirit Squad, Women's Issues, C'est La Vie, which is a community service club, History by Hollywood, where students learn about history by watching classic films such as CasablancaCasablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
and Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama romance film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Gary Sinise...
, Chez Nous Singers, Chez Nous Yearbook, Skeptical Inquirer, where students put famous myths and "paranormal" or pseudoscience under scientific investigation, and Values Curriculum Leaders, where students who apply are selected to lead their group into discussions about Anne de Xiantonge's values and also participate in assembly performances based on the values.
Sports include: Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Tennis, and Running Club.
Students are also eligible to apply for the National Honor Society in their Junior year. Those who apply must have an 88% average or above. They must also manifest the qualities of Leadership, Character, Service, and Scholarship. By their Senior year, students must complete hours of service and will be rewarded with their Honor cords which they will wear at graduation.
Students may also run for Student Council. Student Council members include a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Each homeroom also elect two representatives for their grade. The term of office is limited to one academic year. Executive council membership is limited to Juniors and Seniors.