What We Stand For
We treat STEM and the arts as equals. Ursuline girls become flexible thinkers.

How Ursuline girls learn
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learn a musical instrument, starting in grade 3
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learn coding logic, starting in pre-k
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volunteer in the community, starting in early childhood
We are bold pioneers. Ursuline girls stand ready to blaze new trails.


Ursuline girls are trailblazers
Inventor of the world’s first glow-in-the-dark swim goggles
First woman pharmacist in the nation
First female law professor at Loyola
First all-girls’ Catholic school in the United States
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We give girls courage to discover themselves. Ursuline girls stand up and stand out.
Ursuline Girls Will
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Challenge themselves.
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Bounce back when they fail.
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Discover their passions.
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Develop confidence.
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Find their moments to shine.
We believe in every girl and celebrate every person's uniqueness. Ursuline girls learn from each other's backgrounds, beliefs and talents.


What Ursuline girls do:
- Join a sisterhood.
- Help each other succeed.
- Connect across generations through Rally culture.
- Build lasting friendships.
- Grow to know themselves.
About Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy of New Orleans was founded in 1727 by the Ursuline Sisters, almost 50 years before America. It is the first all-girls' Catholic school in the nation. Today our legacy continues to inspire girls of every type to confidently blaze their own trails.
Read more about our Catholic heritage.