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Living the Mission: How Education Shapes a More Just and Compassionate World
From its earliest days, Notre Dame Preparatory School has embraced the transformative power of education to shape a more just and compassionate world. This is as true today as it was for the School Sisters of Notre Dame who opened the doors of Notre Dame of Maryland Collegiate School for Girls in 1873. For more than 150 years, academic pursuits, faith formation, and a commitment to justice have informed life at NDP, from curriculum and extracurricular activities to liturgical celebrations to an understanding of charity and a directive toward justice.
Inspired by the momentum of last year’s sesquicentennial, the Notre Dame community renewed its commitment to "Living the Mission" during the 2024–2025 school year by celebrating the many ways—both large and small— the school's mission manifests itself in the lives of our students, faculty, staff, and alumnae. Critical thinking, deep spirituality, and the practice of justice are the tenets that ground all strategic planning and action so that an NDP education always addresses the needs of the times.
In the stories that follow, you’ll meet four remarkable individuals—two alumnae, a recent graduate, and a current student—who are living proof of the enduring power of the NDP mission. Through their academic studies, professional careers, and volunteerism, they exemplify what it means to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly in today’s world.
Our Mission
Notre Dame Preparatory School educates and empowers girls to become women who transform the world. As a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Notre Dame Prep inspires students to pursue academic excellence, spiritual growth and the practice of justice. Infused with the spirit of the School Sisters of Notre Dame and rooted in the teachings of the Catholic Church, the NDP community strives to answer God’s call “…to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with God.” (Micah 6:8)
