Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
Welcome to Sacred Heart Academy, where we educate the complete young woman – spirit, mind, and body. We provide a challenging academic environment with an outstanding faculty, small class sizes, and a full array of regents, honors, and advanced placement courses to encourage our students to reach their full potential. With personal attention, each student develops the ability and skills to grow, lead, and serve.
Take the rigorous courses. Earn Regents Advanced Designation Diplomas. Strive for a minimum of 85 (mastery) on your Regents examinations. Our students hear these academic mantras every day, and they choose to accept the challenge. Here is how we know:
- The 90 graduates in the Class of 2011 earned over $14 million in scholarships and awards.
- 100% of our graduates earned a Regents Diploma.
- 88% of our graduates earned a Regents Diploma with Advanced Distinction.
- Business First ranked SHA among 5 schools who earned the "Subject Sweeps" Award for excellence in Math, English, Foreign Languages, and Social Studies.
- Approximately 1/3 of our students take 1 or more AP classes.
College credit can also be earned through our partnerships with local colleges and right on Sacred Heart's campus through our relationship with Niagara University and the Online School for Girls. In addition to our core academic subjects, SHA students receive four years of religious instruction and have the opportunity to explore academic interests in art, dance, technology, and many other additional electives. As a result of the collaboration with the University of Buffalo's Confucius Institute, new electives this year include Mandarin Chinese and Chinese Culture taught by our visiting teacher, Zheng Zhi Miao, from Beijing, China. Seniors can elect to participate in our Internship Program to gain a realistic working experience in a chosen field of interest.
Seminar courses are included at each grade level. Seniors will be guided through the college application process. Juniors will receive SAT instruction and will engage in career and college exploration. Sophomores will receive PSAT instruction and also focus on critical thinking skills. Freshwomen will focus on study, note taking, and test taking skills and will receive training in safe relationships and safe dating. In addition, each year students will also have a quarter of their Seminar dedicated to leadership studies. Our academic program is rounded out with a four-year physical education curriculum that includes a unit in self-defense at every grade level. Our curriculum allows us to graduate young women who are prepared to be leaders in every aspect of their lives.
I encourage you to explore the resources on the website to learn more about our academic program at Sacred Heart Academy.
Jennifer M. Demert
Head of School