Boarding Schools for Girls

When the Sisters of Charity of Kentucky announced in January that they would close Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, it looked like the students of the private Catholic school for girls were going to have to either enroll in public school or make the 20-mile commute to attend the Presentation of Mary Academy.

But according to a Sept. 1 article by Theresa DeFranzo on the website wickedlocal.com, the community of students and their parents came up with a third option: find the funding (and a location) to keep the school going:

Not only have students been helping out, but their parents and alumni have been working around the clock to make sure this educational opportunity  both the physical building and the educational curriculum  was available for girls in the area.

We were greatly disappointed after the announcement that they would close, said Joseph Luna, chairman of the board of directors. We had no intention of building a new school. But you cant save a school that doesnt want to be saved.

So he, and many others, got down to work.

No longer staffed by nuns, the school opened for the 2009-2010 academic year under a new name (out with "Our Lady of Nazareth Academy," in with "Nazareth Academy") -- but with a continued commitment to the philosophical underpinnings of its predecessor, DeFranzo reported:

We know the benefit of this type of education, Luna said of Nazareth Academy, which he said offers young women a Christian and classical education in the Catholic tradition that prepares them academically, spiritually and socially for a life marked by leadership and service in todays global community.

Labels: girls, religious, catholic, private school

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