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

Members of the Class of 2025 enter the ranks of NDP upperclasswomen on Junior Ring Day.

News from NDP - Week of November 6th 2023

Keep up with news from Notre Dame Prep! This week news on the annual Ring Day, and Stuff a Bus!

At NDP - Service Faith and Habitat for Humanity

Over the weekend, NDP juniors and seniors participated in two builds for Habitat for Humanity, one in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the other in Aberdeen, Maryland. As they were pouring concrete and varnishing a deck, the girls helped transform houses that will soon become homes.

NDP Foundation Day Celebration 2023

On Tuesday, October 24, students, faculty, and staff came together for a special Foundation Day liturgy marking the 190th anniversary of the founding the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND). This celebration was especially meaningful, as it was held during NDP’s 150th Anniversary year. 

Academy of the Holy Angels

A Story of Survival

Human trafficking survivor Theresa Flores shared her chilling story at the Academy of the Holy Angels Upper School on February 7. Her program included important  details about how traffickers find victims and how students can protect themselves, recognize signs of trafficking, and take action to...

Sustainability Projects Get ‘Green’ Light at AHA

Two Academy of the Holy Angels seniors have spearheaded two different projects that support sustainability on the Demarest campus.

STREAM Curriculum Inspired AHA Alumna

Demitria “Demi” Poulos thought a career in engineering was out of reach, until she experienced the nationally-acclaimed STREAM curriculum (STEM plus religion and art) and supportive faculty at the Academy of the Holy Angels. Today, Poulos (AHA ’17) is the only female Ph.D. candidate in the...

Notre Dame of Maryland

NDMU to Establish a $1.5M Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences

Notre Dame of Maryland University will establish a $1.5 million endowed chair position to advance groundbreaking research and scholarship in biology, as well as elevate NDMU as a leader in STEM and health sciences in Baltimore and beyond.

NDMU Students Participate in SSND Heritage Tour in the US

Sister Therese Marie Dougherty and Evelyn Spratt, Director of the Morrissy Honors Program at Notre Dame of Maryland University, led two Morrissy Honors students on an SSND Heritage tour May 23-30. Following in the footsteps of Blessed Theresa and Mother Caroline, the participants read relevant...

Thoughts on Being an SSND Associate: The Call to Unity

We are each on our own spiritual journey, but we have a shared spirit that goes beyond our faith. At an Associate gathering this year, Baltimore Associate Carla Hobson shared the following reflection.

Institute of Notre Dame Alumnae News

Memories of 1950s IND

"I am forever grateful for my IND education." - Ellen Norton Cullen

Sister Jane Cayer - Literature Opens New Worlds to IND Girls

Through my four years at IND, she helped me build my self-confidence at a time when many girls struggle to gain it.
Visiting Sister Hildie in the bookstore

Students From an SSND School in Japan Visit the first SSND School in America, the Institute of Notre Dame

What an exciting day!

IND, one of our sponsored ministries, had the pleasure of a visit from their SSND international sister-school from Kyoto, Japan on March 8.

The Japanese guests introduced IND students to various aspects of Japanese culture, toured IND, and sat in on several...