#1 All-Girls Catholic High School in Illinois

#1 All-Girls High School in Illinois

2020 National Blue Ribbon School

COMPETE

From athletics to robotics, mathematics to music, a Woodlands education is as much about what goes on outside the classroom as within it. Our programs encourage each student to try something new and compete to the highest of her ability.

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ENGAGE

Girls are front and center in our classrooms and our teachers can teach in the ways that girls learn best. Each student at Woodlands develops meaningful relationships with adults and is encouraged to take an active role in her learning.

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EXPLORE

Woodlands Academy’s curriculum encourages girls to explore their talents, broaden their horizons, and learn what it means to be a global citizen. Our Center for Global Studies is an integral part of that.

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LEAD

Every day our students are surrounded with powerful examples of young women taking charge and making a difference in their world. And it starts from day one.

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Woodlands News

Quarterly Sacred Heart Awards presented Dec. 6

The second quarterly Sacred Heart Awards of the 2024-25 school year were announced during an all-school assembly on Dec. 6. Those recognized for living out Goal One were freshmen Cherynn Kim and Alyssa Mann, sophomores Luciana Regal and Nicole Waldman, juniors Janicel Otero and Lucy Petherbridge, seniors Yaya Cabrera and Jaela Lisbey, and theology teacher Christine Zapf. 

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‘Grands Day’ and Feast of St. Philippine celebrated together

These two special events took place on Nov. 22 at Woodlands Academy. “Grands Day” began by welcoming students’ grandparents and “grandfriends,” who then accompanied their students to a morning class. Next, they joined the Woodlands community for the annual Mass honoring the life of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, who established the first Sacred Heart school in North America.

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Tennis team and coaches receive league honors

Jim Franke, varsity tennis coach, and Chris Ohlwein, JV tennis coach, are co-recipients of this year’s Independent School League (ISL) Coach of the Year award following the 2024 fall season. In addition, Woodland’s varsity tennis team received the league’s Sportsmanship Award. ISL tennis coaches vote on which school demonstrates the best sportsmanship each season. 

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Reflections on Mother Janet Erskine Stuart

The Woodlands community gathered today to celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints with a Mass that also honored one of our founding mothers, Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ. Head of House Stuart, Mr. Brendan Bond, led with a reflection on Mother Stuart. House Stuart President Ida Psencik '25 provided the student reflection.

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    Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

    Instilling Faith

    Faith in self, in potential, in beliefs
    Faith in each other, and in the power of understanding the world

    Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

    Building community

    A community of risk-takers, of profound thinkers, and of informed leaders.
    A community of scholarship and of reciprocal respect, and of young women of the Sacred Heart

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    inspiring courage

    Courage to be brave, to be authentic, to speak up, to act, to leave an imprint for good
    Courage to be global citizens empowered to change the world.