As Dominicans, the sisters value the importance of learning and the development of a student’s intellectual virtues. Working with teachers at the three elementary and secondary schools sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, faculty strive to impart a love of knowledge and of the Catholic faith while nurturing the gifts of all students.
St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School (2 minutes) – Step inside our school with this virtual tour, where “students are encouraged to bring the best version of themselves,” where “everyone finds their place” and where “everyone is part of the whole community here” and where “everyone does his or her part to make things happen.
St. Mary’s Dominican High School (5 minutes) – At St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, students are at the heart of all we do and we help them prepare for college and the future. One student commented that the school is “more than just your studies and your schoolwork, it’s also about the bonds and the friendships.” Here, students also learn that there is more than ‘one way’ to pray to God and to be with God’s people.
Dominican Academy (1 minute) – The only All-Honors high school for girls in New York City, New York, Dominican Academy “feels like a home,” where creativity and curiosity is nurtured and where teachers challenge and guide students to reach their full potential. One student shares that what she “got here is unparalleled, and she knows it has prepared her for college.”
Our Lady of the Elms (4 minutes) – Our Lady of the Elms is the only all-girls, faith-based school grades 1 – 12 with a co-ed preschool and kindergarten in the Cleveland Diocese. Founded on Catholic principles and enriched by Dominican spirituality, we educate girls and young women to live their lives boldly with purpose, confidence, kindness, resilience, justice and faith.