What was so extraordinary about Sacred Heart Academy?
SHA Stamford was a private, independent, Catholic high school for young women. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery founded it in 1922, but the Academy’s mission seemed perfectly suited to the “MTV Generation.” We were committed to equipping our students with the knowledge, confidence and determination that would enable them–and motivate them–to change the world for the better. SHA was Stamford’s only high school for girls, and this was an appealing characteristic for many of our students and their parents. Single-sex education does not spoil a student’s social life, but it does remove from her classroom hours a source of distraction and a potential impediment to personal growth. Such schools as Fairfield Prep, Fordham Prep, Convent of the Sacred Heart and School of the Holy Child join us in acknowledging the timeless wisdom of separate secondary schooling for boys and girls. Virtually all of our alumnae are grateful for the opportunity to have attended an all-girls high school, but
