SSND Founded Schools and Co-Sponsored Ministries

Sponsored ministries are organizations in which SSND is the sole sponsoring congregation. 

Co-Sponsored Ministries are one of the ways SSND fulfils its mission and implements its educational vision.

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Sponsored High Schools

Co-Sponsored Middle Schools

University of Notre Dame of Maryland

The SSNDs established College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1895 as the first Catholic college for women in the United States to award the four-year baccalaureate degree. Learn more about Notre Dame of Maryland University's undergraduate and graduate programs for women (and men) in Baltimore, MD at https://www.ndm.edu

Notre Dame Preparatory School

On November 11, NDP faculty, staff, students, families, friends, and representatives of the Middle States Association (MSA) on Elementary and Secondary Education Commissions attended NDP’s Sustaining Excellence Colloquium, which represents the mid-point in the school’s seven-year MSA...
Today, students, faculty, and staff gathered for the Foundation Day liturgy at Notre Dame Prep! Marking the 189th anniversary of the founding of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND). Joining us as special guests were sisters from the SSND community including Sister Charmaine Krohe, the...
​Notre Dame Prep is proud to announce that the school is featured as a finalist in THREE categories for the 2022 Baltimore Style Readers’ Choice Awards!​ Vote for them!

Academy of the Holy Angels

“All six girls competed against thousands of other DECA students from all 50 states, and nine other countries,” said AHA DECA Adviser Krystal Reilly. “We are so proud of how they all represented Holy Angels and the State of New Jersey.”
AHA Auditorium
The doors to Holy Angels’ completely renovated, state-of-the-art auditorium opened wide on April 19 -- just in time for Grandparents’ Day and the Easter Liturgy. AHA President Melinda Hanlon and Principal Jean Miller beamed with joy as they cut the ribbons at both sets of doors to celebrate the...
Academy of Holy Angels - Awareness Day
The Holy Angels community recently participated in Awareness Day, a time to build knowledge of themselves and the global community. Students at AHA Middle School examined peace on a personal level, while upper school students focused on “Waging Peace in a Divided World.”

Notre Dame of Maryland

Institute of Notre Dame Alumnae News

Founded in 1833 with the belief that education of girls is the foundation for a healthy society, the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the Atlantic Midwest Province continues
to sponsor young people's education.