SSND Founded Schools and Co-Sponsored Ministries

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.

Sponsored High Schools

Co-Sponsored Middle Schools

Co-Sponsored Middle Schools

University

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

Good luck finding one style of leadership at Notre Dame Preparatory (NDP), the all-girls’ Catholic school in Towson. There are at least 800 – one for each student and each leadership role, large and small, that she embraces as she pinpoints her passions.

Mrs. Marianne Reichelt (Baltimore, MD 21228), Notre Dame Preparatory School English teacher, has received NCEA’s Lead. Learn. Proclaim. Award. The award honors those teachers who demonstrate strong Catholic educational philosophy as well as exceptional ability, skills,...

Notre Dame Preparatory School (NDP) recently received two regional awards recognizing the school’s quality work environment and service mission:

Academy of the Holy Angels

The Holy Angels community observed the 189th anniversary of the establishment of the School Sisters of Notre Dame on Foundation Day (Monday, October 24, 2022). Angels in Grades 6-12, faculty, staff, and several School Sisters attended the morning prayer service that honored the Academy’s...
On October 11, multiple students from the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest, New Jersey, attended the United Nations' Tenth Annual International Day of the Girl. This call for girls’ rights attracts participants from far and wide, including Holy Angels, which has been dedicated to the...

Fall Open House at the Academy of the Holy Angels Upper School (October 2) attracted over 250 guests. Future Angels quickly made connections as they spoke with administrators, faculty, staff, parent volunteers, and current students about all aspects of Academy life.

Notre Dame of Maryland

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