Convent of the Visitation
| Convent of the Visitation School | |
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2455 Visitation Drive Mendota Heights, Minnesota Mendota Heights, Minnesota, (Dakota County) 55120-1696 United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°52′7″N 93°7′57″W / 44.86861°N 93.13250°WCoordinates: 44°52′7″N 93°7′57″W / 44.86861°N 93.13250°W |
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| School type | Private Private, Catholic, All-Girls |
| Motto |
Non Scholae Sed Vitae (Not for School, but for Life) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Visitation Sisters) |
| Established | September 8, 1873 |
| Founder | St. Jane De Chantal, St. Francis De Sales |
| Dean | Ann Feitl |
| Head of school | Rene Gavic |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender |
Coeducational (PK-6) Girls (7-12) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Song | Affirmation |
| Fight song | Rock with the Red, Roll with the White |
| Athletics conference | Tri-Metro |
| Mascot | Blaze |
| Nickname | Vis |
| Team name | Blazers |
| Accreditation | NCA |
| Newspaper | Visitation Voice |
| Yearbook | The Record |
| Director of Upper School | Dr. Anna Barter |
| Director of Middle School | Dr. Benjamin Tierney |
| Director of Lower School | Mary Pat Ferraro |
| Admissions Director | Beth Cutter-Wilson |
| Athletic Director | Elisa Manny |
| Website | visitation.net |
Convent of the Visitation School, also known as Visitation or Vis, is an independent, all-girls, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory, school in Minnesota. It is located in Mendota Heights near Saint Paul. Visitation is a coeducational school for grades PreK-grade 6, switching to grade 5 for the 2017-2018 school year, and all-girls for grades 7-12. Visitation is the only all-girls secondary school in Minnesota.
A brother school, Saint Thomas Academy, is located right next door and many classes and after school activities involve both schools. Depending on the sport or activity, some of its rival schools are Cretin-Derham Hall, Breck School, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, and The Blake School.
Visitation was founded by Sisters of the Visitation in 1873, who traveled up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri at the request of some prominent businessmen in St. Paul who wished for a strong, Catholic education for their daughters. This may have been P. F. McQuillan, whose three daughters were attended the school. It was founded in St. Paul, and later moved to its current location. The current location of the school in Mendota Heights, MN, is the school's fourth location.
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary was founded in France in 1610. The founders of the order are St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal from whom the order gained its Salesian spirituality.
There are sister school locations in St. Louis, MO and Washington, D.C., as well as monasteries in other areas throughout the U.S. The school is coeducational from preschool through grade 6, switching to grade 5 for the 2017-2018 school year, but becomes single-gender in seventh grade. Visitation is the only all-girls Catholic secondary school in Minnesota.
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