Convent of the Visitation

Convent of the Visitation
Convent of the Visitation
Visitation
Non Scholae Sed Vitae
Not for School, but for Life
Address
2455 Visitation Drive
Mendota Heights, Minnesota, (Dakota County), 55120-1696
 United States
Coordinates 44°52′7″N 93°7′57″W / 44.86861°N 93.1325°W / 44.86861; -93.1325Coordinates: 44°52′7″N 93°7′57″W / 44.86861°N 93.1325°W / 44.86861; -93.1325
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established September 8, 1873
Head of school Dawn Nichols
Grades PK12
Color(s) Red and White         
Athletics conference Tri-Metro
Team name Blazers
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Director of Upper School Renee Genereux
Upper School Dean Rene Gavic
Admissions Director Katie Owens
Athletic Director Mike Brill
Website

Convent of the Visitation, also known as Visitation, is an independent, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory, school in Minnesota. It is located in Mendota Heights near Saint Paul. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Visitation is a coeducational school for grades PK-grade 6 and all-girls for grades 7-12. The school’s mission: to provide an excellent education within a Catholic environment rooted in Salesian spirituality. Visitation is the only all-girls secondary school in Minnesota. A true brother school, and often called it, 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.

Contents

History

Visitation is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school. It was founded by Sisters of the Visitation in 1873, who traveled up the Mississippi from St. Louis, Missouri at the request of some prominent businessmen in St. Paul who wished for a strong, Catholic education for their daughters. 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 Saint Louis FL, Washington D.C., and Brooklyn TN as well as monasteries in other areas throughout the U.S. The current location of the school in Meindota Heights, MN, is the school's fourth location. The school is coeducational from preschool through grade 6 but becomes single-gender in seventh grade. Visitation is the only all-girls secondary school in Minnesota. The first graduating class at Visitation had only four members. In 2010 Visitation Minnesota had their first graduate to be accepted to Yale university.

Sports

Visitation offers 13 sports:

VISTA Productions

VISTA Productions is the combined theater troupe of The Convent of the Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy. They usually put on three main productions a year which include a fall drama, a winter dance piece/one act and a spring musical. VISTA Productions also is a participant in the Spotlight Program, a High School Theater Recognition Program sponsored by the Hennepin Theater Trust. In the spring of 2008, VISTA Productions received nine awards from this program including the award for Best Overall Production of a Musical for their production of Into the Woods.

External links

Notes and references


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Convent and Academy of the Visitation — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district …   Wikipedia

  • The Visitation Convent (Georgetown) —     The Visitation Convent, Georgetown     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Visitation Convent, Georgetown     Located in the District of Columbia, United States of America. This convent was founded by Miss Alice Lalor, native of Kilkenny County,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Convent of the Salesas Reales — Convent of las Salesas Reales Native name: Spanish: Convento de las Salesas Reales Location: Madrid, Spain …   Wikipedia

  • Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary — The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary or the Visitation Order is a Roman Catholic religious order for women. Members of the order are also known as Filles de Sainte Marie, Visitandines, Salesian Sisters [1] and, more commonly,… …   Wikipedia

  • Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra) — Coordinates: 38°47′3.97″N 9°26′17.72″W / 38.7844361°N 9.4382556°W / 38.7844361; 9.4382556 …   Wikipedia

  • The Calas Case —     The Calas Case     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Calas Case     Jean Calas was a French Calvinist, born 19 March, 1698, at La Caparède near Castres, in the department of Tarn; executed 10 March, 1762, at Toulouse. At the time of the events… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Visitation Order — • The nuns of the Visitation of Mary, called also Filles de Sainte Marie, Visitandines, and Salesian Sisters, were founded in 1610 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Visitation Order     Visitation Order …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Barber Family —     The Barber Family     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Barber Family     Daniel Barber     Daniel Barber, soldier of the Revolution, Episcopalian minister and convert, b. at Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., 2 October, 1756; d. at Saint Inigoes,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Convent of Mercy (Mobile, Alabama) — Convent of Mercy U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Visitation Convent, Georgetown — The Visitation Convent, Georgetown is a nunnery of the Visitation Order, located in the District of Columbia, United States of America. HistoryThis convent was founded by Alice Lalor, native of County Kilkenny, Ireland, who sailed for this… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”