Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School

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Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. Villa Duchesne is an all-girls secondary school. Oak Hill is a coed elementary school.

[edit] Background

Villa Duchesne was established in 1929 and merged with the Academy of Sacred Heart in 1968. It offered student boarding until 1970. ^[1] According to the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, the foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School educates its students to serve a global community. Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School is a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools which represents 21 schools in the United States as well as dozens of schools around the world. Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School offers a fantastic Sacred Heart Education based on five goals.

Goal 1: Personal and Active Faith in God
Goal 2: A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values
Goal 3: A Social Awareness Which Impells into Action
Goal 4: Building Community as a Christian Value
Goal 5: Personal Growth in an Atmosphere of Wise Freedom