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Inspired by the Daughters of Charity and the De La Salle Christian Brothers, in partnership with families, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory’s mission is to provide the finest education in an inclusive Catholic community of faith. We prepare our students to become service-oriented leaders with a commitment to living the Gospel.
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SHC students are compassionate, motivated, resourceful, independent, service-oriented leaders who give life to our motto, Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve.
2 O ur story is one of innovation and purpose, of serving San Francisco’s youth since 1852. We have played a part in the City’s his tory just as it has played a part in ours. Today, we continue to welcome the Bay Area’s brightest students to our inclusive community, preparing them for success through dynamic curriculum, integrated technology, and engagement with enthu siastic and innovative teachers. St. John Baptist de La Salle, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Louise de Marillac—our revolutionary Founders—created a framework more than 300 years ago. Today, we honor their legacy by providing the finest education grounded in our faith and inspired by modern innovation. Students and their families choose SHC for the strength of our academics, our faith and values, our extensive array of cocurricular opportunities, and for the warmth of our inclusive and nurturing community.
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6 GRADUATES SHC ALUMNI FOLLOW THEIR PASSIONS AND ENJOY SUCCESS AS OLYMPIC ATHLETES, WINNING RESTAURANTEURS, PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, ENTREPRENEURS, PHILANTHROPISTS, AND RENOWNED PHYSICIANS AND EDUCATORS. SHC ALUMNI ARE ACCEPTED INTO HUNDREDS REPORT’S TOP 12 NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLUMBIA DUKE UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STANFORD UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
ATHLETES, ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, LEGISLATORS, DEVOTED PARENTS, AWARDPHILANTHROPISTS, BROADWAY PERFORMERS, RELIGIOUS BROTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, HUNDREDS OF COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ALL OF US NEWS & WORLD COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PENNSYLVANIA YALE UNIVERSITY
8 INNOVATIONO ur Founders set the framework for innovation starting with their work more than 300 years ago. By revolutionizing teaching methodologies and making quality education available to all, SHC’s founding saints continually inspire the transfor mative innovations occurring on campus Wetoday.teach our students to use the tools most relevant to them in a digitally diverse and ever-changing world. Our students have the autonomy to select the technology of their choice with our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program, a philosophy more in line with practices in current higher education. SHC’s learning management system, Schoology, facili tates web-based educational technology and social media to bolster both learn ing and community building. Combined with our collaborative learning spaces, state-of-the-art classroom technology, integrated service-learning and wellness curricula, and flexible online and blended course offerings, SHC consistently remains on the forefront of cutting-edge pedagogy.
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“I can’t think of a single job in which the technology we use in the classroom isn’t also being used in the workplace. We want to do more than just ensure that our students are learning well, we want to prepare them for their lives to come.”
- Dabney Standley Director, Inquiry and Innovation (i2) Program
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10 LOCATION T he City is our classroom. It’s one of the many perks of being locat ed in the heart of San Francisco: learning often takes place beyond the walls of our academic buildings. The SFJazz Center, San Francisco Ballet, Asian Art Museum, SFMOMA, City Hall, countless high-tech corporations, and the new CPMC Hospital, are all within blocks of our campus, giving our students access to the world that awaits them after graduation. Our Community Learning Partnerships Program provides opportunities for students to take advantage of our optimal location throughinternships, mentorships, industry -leader speaker series, and service. TRANSIT
“We’re so close to tech and to the arts... We’re able to really connect our students to experiences in the community around them.” - Gary CannonPrincipal
SHC’s urban campus gives students direct access to the incredible resources and culture that makes San Francisco one of the most desirable cities on earth.
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13 Flexible spaces throughout our modern campus invite collaboration and creativity. State-of-the-art classroom facilities 1,500 seat capacity sports Pavilion
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hen you enter SHC as a student, you join a proud lineage. You become an integral member of a family deeply rooted in this great city. You are supported by the generations of alumni who have come before you, and you are tasked with trailblazing the path for the students who will come after you.
SHC students are not confined to labels or numbers: they are willing and en couraged to take intellectual risks—an athlete can discover theatre, a Robotics Team member can fill her schedule with English selectives, a reserved student can elicit a standing ovation with his inspiring TEDxYouth@SHC talk. SHC students are emboldened to take risks that reward and enrich their lives because they feel confident and supported by their school Thecommunity.strongsense of unity at SHC is perhaps one of our most defining characteristics, and by far the most difficult to articulate. When you step on campus, however, you will quickly find that you are accepted as you are, that you are challenged to achieve your most ambitious goals, and that you are encouraged to think big and act authentically. Your peers and the adult community at SHC will hold you accountable and support you as you grow into and claim your unique, best self.
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- Audrey Hamaguchi ’22
“I love the atmosphere and community at SHC. When I visited for Irish for a Day, I felt welcomed and comfortable, and I continue to feel that way now.”
Academic Exploration courses take the typical college prep curriculum a step further with interdisciplinary and hands-on learning in oneunit courses like Art as Social Movement , Sports Sponsorship & Marketing, and Social Justice & the Language of Change. Behind all of SHC’s academic offerings is a fac ulty comprised of accomplished educators who care deeply about educating the whole student. Our faculty thoughtfully designs challenging curricula which promotes critical thinking, cre ativity and collaboration. Above all SHC educa tors are passionate about fulfilling their roles as big brothers and sisters to their students.
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We believe in the power of student-centered learning—your natural curiosity should drive your intellectual path. Academic rigor starts with your innate desire to learn. Your inquiry, drive and thirst for knowledge are the most important elements of your education: we take it from there. It’s our job to provide you with the highest-quality resources, the passion and training of our faculty, and the time and flexibility to excel throughout these four transformative years. With rigorous core classes and electives and challenging Honors and Advanced Placement courses, transformative learning is at the center of our academic offerings. SHC students expand their worldviews with inspiring courses like Race & Culture, Making, Hacking & Tinkering, Magical Realism , and Theology of Service to name a few.
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Service is at the core of our mission and an indispensable aspect of academics at SHC. Our Service-Learning curriculum challenges students to become service-oriented leaders through acts of justice, charity, community-building and reflection both in and out of the classroom.
“Service-Learning at SHC is not just a checklist. Our students make real connections between the spiritual and emotional aspects of this work. We cultivate a culture that empowers students to use their gifts and talents for the benefit of others.” - Julia Rinaldi Associate Director of Community Life San Francisco itself is an essential element to learning at SHC. From our central location in the City, our students envision themselves as lawmakers, physicians, artists, scientists, agents of change—and through our curriculum and programs such as Community Learning Partnerships, they have the experience to prepare them for lives of meaning and purpose beyond SHC.
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We believe that participating in athletics con tributes to physical, personal, social and spiritu al growth. Student-athletes at SHC gain critical life skills by learning to contribute to a team, working collaboratively, and sharpening time management and leadership skills. As a member of the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL), the most competitive league in Northern California, our athletic program offers students: Girls & Boys Cross Country
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By learning how to compete at the highest level and sacrificing for a common purpose, our ath letes have accomplished the following since 1987: 22 League Titles 43 Central Coast Section Titles 17 NorCal Titles 8 State Team Titles 2 State Individual Titles
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“My experience as a volleyball player at SHC and the mentorship I received from my coach has a lot to do with who I am today and where I want to go in the future.”
- Madison Murtagh ’15 University of Southern California
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We believe a strong arts program is essential to our overall academic curriculum while increas ing student motivation, understanding in other areas of learning, and the capacity for meaning ful and culturally diverse experiences. Students with a passion for the arts will find ample op portunities for self-expression in our Visual & Performing Arts Program. Our state-of-the-art Sister Caroline Collins, DC, Theater is home to our student-performers and production crews— a joyful, professional-level environment to hone their craft. With the San Francisco Ballet, theater district and world class museums within walking dis tance, our student artists and performers can experience firsthand what their passion can manifest.TheatreChorusDanceInstrumental
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- Eric Pagan ’08 Off-Broadway actor, costume designer
“The VPA program allowed me to basically tailor a plan specifically for what I was passionate about. I was very fulfilled as an aspiring artist at SHC, and the level of student talent was really high.”
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Community Life Team creates opportuni ties for students to contribute to communitybuilding on campus by inspiring leadership, creating fellowship among our student body, and encouraging emotional, spiritual and intellectual growth. Student Clubs, Organizations & Activities Advocacy in Action Aerospace Club Animal Advocacy Art in CaliforniaBookBlockBadmintonActionClubClubSocietyScholarship Fed Cheeseeration Club Coding and App Development Comic Book Club Cugini Club Dance Team Drama Club Earth GamingFrenchFishingFashionEmeraldActionNewspaperClubClubClubClub Japanese Club Knitting/CraftingKivaJubileeClub YearbookTheTechStudentSportsSpeechSpanishSkateboardSHCtvRoboticsPolynesianPhotographyOracleMusicMandarinLaSallian-VincentianClubYouthClubListeningClubDanceClubClubClub&DebateMedicineCouncilCrewCompany
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“SHC has prepared me for college in a multitude of ways, and I’ve learned the most from our school’s emphasis on community and compassion—two very important values for my growth as a leader and team player.” - Cheon ’16 Yale University
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