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280 ftFontbonne Academy
420 ftBrook Rd @ Centre St
940 ftAdams St @ Fontbonne Academy
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Specialties
Fontbonne Academy, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for young women.
Mission
Fontbonne Academy fosters Gospel values and educational excellence. This inclusive community embraces diversity in many forms. Through the values of respect, responsibility, reconciliation and reverence, Fontbonne Academy promotes growth in spirituality, scholarship, and leadership of young women in the changing world.
History
Established in 1954.
Founded in 1954, the academy takes its name from Mother St. John Fontbonne, a woman of courage who re-established the congregation in France after its suppression during the French Revolution. Under her leadership, the first Sisters came to the United States. In Boston, the congregation taught in archdioscesan parochial schools, and also founded and conducted its own ministries, of which Fontbonne is one. As a sponsored ministry, Fontbonne Academy furthers the Sisters’ charism – a direct outgrowth of the order’s experience in revolutionary France– of reconciliation, unity and non-violence in the school’s academic programs, spirituality, and co-curricular activities. For five decades, Fontbonne has educated thousands of young women who are now sending daughters and granddaughters to experience the special intellectual, social, and spiritual opportunities a Fontbonne education affords.
Meet the Manager
Mary Ellen Barnes B.
Manager
Mary Ellen Barnes is the Head of School at Fontbonne Academy. Prior to this role, she served as Principal for seven years. During her tenure at Fontbonne, Ms. Barnes was a member of the Archdiocesan 2010 Committee charged to develop a strategic plan for the Catholic schools. Prior to coming to Fontbonne she was Principal at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Assistant Principal at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, and Principal at St. Clement High School in Somerville. Ms. Barnes has also served on two Boards of Trustees for Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese Boston and several NEASC accreditation teams for other Catholic schools in New England.
