St. Ursula Academy
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Craig Maliborski
Sarah Catlin, Dean of Students, scatlin@saintursula.org
As we live our mission we:
• Provide a rigorous college preparatory program that leads each student to knowledge and self discovery
• Ensure that our Catholic mission is the cornerstone of all that we do, while at the same time respecting and welcoming students, parents, faculty and staff of all faiths
• Challenge students to be open-minded critical thinkers and lifelong learners who study all aspects of an issue and form opinions based upon inquiry and analysis
• Model the joy of learning
• Develop young women with self-confidence, high self-esteem and integrity, aware of their own unique gifts and the responsibility they have to use these gifts to benefit themselves and others
• Expect students to assume responsibility for their actions while having the freedom to express themselves and take
appropriate risks
• Provide caring support for each student's academic,emotional, social, psychological and physical needs
• Embrace diversity and inclusion as we celebrate the dignity of each person
• Guide students to develop empathy for others both less and more fortunate than themselves
• Emphasize the importance of balance in their lives as they learn to make prudent choices
• Inspire students to develop their personal relationship with God leading them to grow into th
persons God created them to be
• Provide students opportunities to be involved in activities that are appropriately counter-cultural,
and that challenge the status quo.
• Ultimately St. Ursula Academy graduates young women who are reflective thinkers, servant leaders,
nurturers and prophets.
Core Values:
The Christ Centered Spirit of St. Angela Merici inspires us to
• Affirm the Dignity and Gifts of Women,
• Inspire students to achieve Academic Excellence,
• Develop the Whole Person,
• Value the Uniqueness and Gifts of Each Person,
• Build Family Spirit in our school,
• Celebrate Difference and Diversity, and
• Commit ourselves to lives of Christian Service,
• with Optimism and Openness guiding our daily actions.
Faith, integrity and courage accompanied our founding Sisters when Saint Ursula Academy opened 1910, over 100 years ago. These values guided the Sisters and the stewards of St. Ursula Academy as United States history evolved over the decades. While our country and our society have changed and evolved dramatically, St. Ursula has set the standard for growth and prudent change, inspired by core values that have remained constant: The Christ Centered Spirit of St. Angela Merici inspires us to Affirm the Dignity and Gifts of Women, Inspire students to achieve Academic Excellence, Develop the Whole Person, Value the Uniqueness and Gifts of Each Person, Build Family Spirit in our School, Celebrate Difference and Diversity, and Commit ourselves to lives of Christian Service with Optimism and Openness guiding our daily lives.
Nurtured and inspired by dedicated alumnae and parents, St. Ursula students, faculty and staff live these values every day with their unparalleled passion for learning, shared vitality, expertise in the classroom, and unyielding commitment to personal, spiritual and academic growth.
St. Angela Merici was the first woman of faith, integrity and courage in the 16th C. She challenged society's norms when she confidently formed a company of women who lived and worked in active service and spiritual growth, not separated from society in a convent or in an arranged marriage as was the norm.
Her works laid the foundation for the Ursulines of Cincinnati. The original 20 sisters travelled to the city from Brown County, OH, at the request of Archbishop Henry Moeller, who asked them to educate the children of a new wave of immigrants in local parish schools.
Mother Fidelis Coleman and Mother Baptista Fraener led the way and started St. Ursula, where young women could receive a broad education, one based upon a foundation of knowledge and personal fulfillment. They chose to establish their community and St. Ursula Academy in East Walnut Hills, a diverse neighborhood perfect for carrying out their mission of service, education and development of the whole person.
Anyone whose life has been touched by St. Ursula Academy knows that it is more than a place of learning, it is a family and a community based in rich Ursuline tradition.
For over 100 years, girls have come from throughout the Greater Cincinnati area to 1339 East McMillan Street to receive an education rooted in Ursuline values. The neighborhood provides St. Ursula students with a unique "neighborhood classroom" rich in cultural attractions within walking distance and the downtown area within a five minute drive.
Guided by a talented and dedicated faculty and staff, who carry on the tradition of the founding sisters, thousands of young women have developed their potential and become Academy Alums: Reflective Thinkers, Leaders who Serve the Community, Nurturers and Prophets who live their beliefs in the world. Thus, they live St. Ursula's mission as women of faith, integrity and courage committed to building a better world.
St. Ursula Academy is a nurturing Catholic educational community that unleashes the potential of each student to become a woman of faith, integrity and courage committed to building a better world.
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A Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence preparing women for a changing world.
Learning disabilities program; panel of professional providers specializing in mental health assistance and education on an ongoing and as-needed basis; strong English, science and foreign language departments; Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered in 11 subject areas; fall, winter and spring athletics; fine arts program includes music, theatre, drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.; numerous community service outreach programs; numerous academic/extracurricular clubs. Numerous field trips (on foot) to nearby cultural attractions such as Cincinnati Art Museum, Playhouse in the Park, Krohn Conservatory.