Mount Alvernia Academy

Mount Alvernia Academy
Address
20 Manet Road Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, (Middlesex County) 02467  United States
Coordinates	42°20′19″N 71°10′26″W / 42.3385°N 71.1740°W / 42.3385; -71.1740Coordinates: 42°20′19″N 71°10′26″W / 42.3385°N 71.1740°W / 42.3385; -71.1740
Information
Type	Private, Coed
Motto	"Laus Deo" ("Praise God")
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Saint Francis, Saint Claire
Established	1927
Principal	Barbara Plunkett
Grades	N–6
Enrollment	340 (2011)
Average class size	21
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Hawk
Team name	Hawks
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Business Manager	Noreen Maddox
Director of External Relations	Mary Walsh
Director of Advancement	Jodi Kerr
Extracurricular Activities	After School Sports and Clubs
Website	www.mtalverniaacad.org

Mount Alvernia Academy is a private, coeducational Catholic school for students in nursery to grade six. Established in 1927 and located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the school is situated on a campus containing three buildings, two playground areas, and two playing fields. Mount Alvernia is a sponsored Ministry of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in the Archdiocese of Boston. The school community is composed of Franciscan Sisters, lay teachers, and families from varying parishes and ethnic backgrounds.

Mount Alvernia Academy is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Board of Education of the Archdiocese of Boston. This school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.

History

Mount Alvernia Academy is a private Catholic elementary school for boys and girls from nursery to grade six, under the auspices of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and their Provincial, Sister Donna Driscoll and the members of the Provincial Council. The school community is composed of Franciscan Sisters, lay teachers, and families from varying parishes, countries, and ethnic backgrounds.

The name Alvernia is derived from Mount Alverno in Italy, where St. Frances received Stigmata (imprint of the five wounds of Jesus Christ). Following the example of St. Francis, the faculty encourages the students to follow Christ in simplicity as St. Francis did and to combine their spiritual growth with their academic achievements.

The present school began in 1927 with a boarding school for girls, and a day school for boys and girls. Thirteen students were enrolled the first year, and in a short time the enrollment increased to seventy-three. The first graduation was held in 1933. In 1938, a new school was built because of the increase in the number of students. It is no longer a boarding school. Hayes Auditorium, dedicated to Mother Mary Ignatius Hayes, the founder of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters, was added to the complex in 1948.

In 2015 the school was named as a National Blue Ribbon school by the United States Department of Education.^[2]

References

• provided by schooltree.org
• http://www.mtalverniaacad.org