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Academy of the Sacred Heart for Girls
and Hardey Preparatory for Boys Founded in 1876, Sacred Heart Schools are among the city’s oldest educational institutions. The Schools are members of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools with 21 elementary and secondary schools in the United States and nearly 130 schools worldwide. The essence of a Sacred Heart education––“strong in studies, serious in purpose, and rich in the spirit of life and love”––is rooted in the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart. A Sacred Heart education seeks to develop an active faith in students in addition to strong academic skills and compassionate personal attitudes that will enable them to embrace life with a sense of competence, self-assurance, and hope. A commitment to excellence, an enthusiasm for learning, and an orientation to values characterize the academic environment of the Schools. The curriculum is both creative and rigorous, challenging students to play an active role in developing their individual intellectual strengths. The core curriculum of language arts, social studies, math, and science is augmented, beginning in kindergarten, with French, computer, music, art, physical education, and religion. Spanish begins in Grade 6. Small class sizes ensure that our kindergarten through eighth-grade students receive the individual attention every child deserves. Graduates go on to attend the area’s leading college-preparatory high schools. A Chicago landmark on Lake Michigan, the Schools’ campus occupies a city block and includes five buildings, chief among them, the main academic building constructed in 1929, the Campbell Gymnasium completed in 1965 and the New Academic Wing completed in 2004. The Schools offer a large, gracious library, state-of-the-art computer labs, two well-equipped science labs, two art and music studios, three playgrounds, a double-court gymnasium, and a fully equipped stage for plays and concerts. Economic, ethnic, and religious diversity is encouraged. Students come to the Schools from more than 25 different neighborhoods in the Chicago area. Application deadline: Financial aid: Transportation: Before- and after-school programs:
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