Academy of the Holy Family

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Academy of the Holy Family
Address
54 West Main Street Baltic , (New London County) , Connecticut 06330 United States
Coordinates	41°36′59″N 72°5′13″W / 41.61639°N 72.08694°W / 41.61639; -72.08694
Information
Type	Private, day & boarding, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Denomination	Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
Founder	John Zwijsen
CEEB code	070015
Principal	Mary David
Grades	9–12
Gender	Girls
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Team name	Marist Eagles
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Tuition	$8,000 (books included), $25,000 (domestic residents), $28,000 (international residents)
Website	ahfbaltic.com

The Academy of the Holy Family (AHF) is private Catholic all-girls college preparatory school in Baltic, Connecticut. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Norwich.

The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy was founded as a parochial community by Msgr Johannes Zwijsen on November 23, 1832, at Tilburg in the Netherlands. It was his intention to "simply to “establish a school where poor children could be taught reading, writing, sewing, and knitting”. The community soon spread beyond the parish, and in 1874 was invited to open a school in the United States.

When the Sisters arrived they first established a grade school and a girls’ high school for day and resident students in the small mill town of Sprague, Connecticut, where the motherhouse is located.^[2] In 1970, the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, split off as a separate community and continue to operate HFA.

The Academy is approved by the State of Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and colleges.^[3] It is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church.^[4]

• Official website