Connelly School of the Holy Child

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Connelly School of the Holy Child is an independent Catholic school located in Potomac, Maryland, USA.

1 History
2 Curriculum
3 Mission statement
4 References

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1961 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus with the purpose of educating young women in grades 6-12. The school was founded with the ideals of Cornelia Connelly in mind. Cornelia Connelly was an American woman, born in Philadelphia, who lived in England during the 19th century. In 1846, Cornelia Connelly founded the first Holy Child school.

[edit] Curriculum

The average class size is fifteen students.

In the Upper School, 4 English credits, 4 Religion credits, 3 Mathematics credits, 3 Science credits, 3 Social Studies credits, 3 Foreign Language credits, 2 Fine Arts credits, and 2 Physical Education credits are required. AP courses are offered in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language classes.

[edit] Mission statement

From the Holy Child website:

"Holy Child is a Catholic, independent school community committed to the intellectual, spiritual, artistic, social and physical development of each student; to academic challenge and the joy of learning; to educating women of faith and action for compassionate service to humanity."