Academy of Notre Dame Open House | Weekly Tours

September 2009

Did You Know? •  The Catholic Schools Foundation has

recently compiled independent research

(new and pre-existing) that validates the

benefits of an all-girls’ Catholic education.

Among the many highlights:

  Women who attend single-gender schools tend to outperform their coeducational peers on the SAT 1.

  When boys are taken out of the classroom, girls are more likely to take risks and speak up in class, even when not sure of the answer.

  An all-girls’ setting seems to provide girls a comfort level that helps them develop greater self-confidence.

What is Notre Dame?

•  An independent college preparatory school for girls in grades 9 – 12

•  Founded in _____

•  # of students

•  X# students in class of 2009

•  Headline of school charism

Notre Dame by the Numbers

•  Student/Teacher ratio—10:1

•  Typical class size—15 students

•  Interscholastic sports—15

•  Student clubs & organizations—20

•  Notable facts:

  Xx sports championships

  Xx avg # students in campus ministry

  Xx alums in elected office/in the public eye etc

Who is she?

She’s Prepared

College Admissions

100% of our graduates

attend four-year

colleges upon

graduation.

Class of 2009

•  X# AP classes

•  Advanced AP Scores

•  X# National Merit Semifinalist

•  X# National Merit Commended

•  X# National Hispanic Scholar

College Admissions •  Art Institute of Chicago •  Babson College •  Bates College •  Bowdoin College •  Boston College •  Boston University •  Brown University •  Colby College •  Colgate University •  College of the Holy Cross •  Connecticut College •  Cornell University •  Duke University •  Fairfield University •  Fordham University •  Franciscan University •  Georgetown University •  Hamilton College

•  Harvard University •  Haverford College •  Johns Hopkins University •  Johnson and Wales University •  Macalester College •  MIT •  Merrimack College •  Middlebury College •  Mount Holyoke College •  New York University •  Northeastern University •  Northwestern University •  Oberlin College •  Pepperdine University •  Princeton University •  Providence College •  Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute •  Rhode Island School of Design •  Rhodes College •  Saint Anselm College •  Saint Francis Xaviver

•  Smith College •  Stanford University •  Stonehill College •  Syracuse University •  Trinity College •  Tufts University •  Tulane University •  University of Chicago •  University of Dallas •  University of Massachusetts •  University of Notre Dame •  University of Pennsylvania •  University of Richmond •  University of Saint Andrews •  University of Virginia •  Vanderbilt University •  Villanova University •  Washington and Lee •  Wellesley College •  Williams College

She Speaks Up

When boys are taken out of the classroom, girls are more likely to take risks,

speak up - even when not sure of the answer - and participate in athletics. (Parker & Rennie; Williams)

•  Quote from respected teacher on his/her perspective on students engaged in the classroom and/or quote from student(s) on their perspective of comfort level in all-girl setting

She Challenges Herself

•  # of years above public school average your students take math

•  # of years above public that your students take science

•  Notable facts:

  Robotics team

  Science awards

  Computer labs

•  Other ways in which students academically push the envelope, particularly in ways they don’t in other schools.

She’s Aware

•  List and talk about programs that your school offers, e.g., Students Against Destructive Decisions, and others.

•  Quote from parent re: the growth they have seen in their daughter

•  Quote from student re: finding their voice •  Quote from head of guidance on

strengths of students

She’s Self-assured

•  Advising programs

•  Signature classes offered on morality/ethics

•  Mentoring programs

•  Peer leadership programs etc.

“All-girls’ settings seem to provide girls a certain comfort level that helps them develop greater self-confidence and broader interests, especially as they approach adolescence.”

(Dr. Rosemary C. Salomone, Same, Different, Equal: Rethinking Single-Sex Schooling)

She’s Spiritual •  Headlines on Campus Ministry programs

•  Service programs

•  School liturgies

•  Retreats

•  Quote relating to charisma of school

Religious 12th graders in the US have significantly higher self-esteem and

hold more positive attitudes about life in general than their less religious

peers. (NSYR)

She’s a Leader

•  Co-curriculars that your school offers to build leadership skills

•  Recent accolades

•  Recent championships

•  Community leadership awards for students

“At all-girls’ schools, girls enjoy not just equal opportunity, but every opportunity. All the speakers, players, writers, singers, team captains, community organizers and leaders are girls.” (NCGS)

She’s Independent •  Profile recent alum

•  Profile alum more than 10 years out

•  Profile notable alum

95% of recent girls’ school graduates said that a career is very or extremely important to them. 78% added that it was very or extremely important that they hold leadership positions in their professional lives. (NCGS)

She’s Confident "As a college professor I could identify students from girls' schools with a 90% accuracy rate on the first day of class. They were the young women whose hands shot up in the air, who were not afraid to defend their positions, and who assumed that I would be interested in their perspective."

Robin Robertson, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools Research 2006

Who Is She? She’s a Notre Dame student

Thank You!