St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
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4025 Indian Road Toledo, (Lucas County), Ohio 43606-2226 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°40′15″N 83°38′28″W / 41.67083°N 83.64111°WCoordinates: 41°40′15″N 83°38′28″W / 41.67083°N 83.64111°W |
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| Type | Private, College-prep, All-Girls |
| Motto | "Soli Deo Gloria" (Glory to God Alone) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1854 |
| Founder | Ursuline Sisters (1854) |
| President | Mrs. Mary Werner '74 |
| Chairman | Mrs. Marsha Manahan '73 |
| Principal | Mrs. Nichole Flores '89 |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 563 (2014) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | 15 varsity sports, 4 club sports |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Arrows |
| Newspaper | The Ursuline |
| Director of Admissions | Mrs. Rita Hayes |
| Athletic Director | Mr. Mike Donnelly |
| Director of Campus Ministry | Mr. Kevin Shannon |
| Website | http://www.toledosua.org/ |
St. Ursula Academy is Toledo’s oldest, all-female, Catholic fully accredited, college preparatory school serving girls in grades 6-12 and has been in business since 1854. The mission of St. Ursula Academy is to educate young women to develop their spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional well-being in light of the values found in the Gospel and reflected in the life of St. Angela Merici. St. Ursula Academy bases its philosophy of Catholic education on the premise that it exists to prepare today's young women for the present, the future, and eternity. The school provides a process by which a student may develop her potential to lead a full and productive life both for her own personal enrichment and for the enrichment of others.
St. Ursula's motto is "Soli Deo Gloria" meaning "For the Glory of God alone".
In December 1854, four Ursuline nuns arrived in Toledo, Ohio. Several days after their arrival from nearby Cleveland, Ohio, they began to operate classes on Cherry Street in downtown Toledo. These classes were offered roughly two hundred students, ranging in grade level. The nuns moved into a property located on Cherry and Erie streets in 1859. The early curriculum consisted of courses in English, German, French, history, art, music, natural sciences, mathematics, cooking, and sewing. There were two primary departments in the school: elementary and collegiate.
In 1905, the school relocated to Collingwood Boulevard to a recently purchased facility that included a new convent and academy. As the school began to expand and Mary Manse College opened in 1922, the Ursulines decided to move to a new location on Indian Road. The new building opened for the first time for classes in 1959. Renovations in 2000 included the addition of the Mary Ann LaValley Activities Center, which added four new classrooms, athletic offices, a state-of-the-art field house, fitness center and a dance studio.
SUA operates on the collegiate block schedule (also referred to as the 4x4 block). Students take four 80-minute classes in each semester and rotate most classes at the end of the first semester. Exceptions to this are extended AP courses or 9-week, "term-long" classes. In the middle of the day, students also have a "seminar" period in which they can work on homework, seek assistance from teachers, and collaborate on group projects.
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