Nardin Academy

Welcome to Nardin Academy For more than 150 years, academic excellence has been the cornerstone of a Nardin education. It is the reason the Academy is recognized today as one of the premier educational opportunities in Western New York, serving students in its Co-ed Montessori and Elementary Schools and at its High School for Young Women.

Founded in 1857 by the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, Nardin Academy offers a strong, value-centered Catholic education to students from the preschool level through high school.

Nardin Montessori School is the oldest Montessori school in Western New York offering five early childhood classrooms for boys and girls ages 3-5 and one co-ed elementary classroom for ages 6-9.

Nardin Elementary School is a coeducational school for students in grades one through eight. The school is consistently ranked as one of the top in the area with innovative academic programs and opportunities to discover talents in the visual and performing arts.

Nardin Academy High School is a college preparatory program for young women. It has been consistently ranked the number one high school in Western New York.

Events

2012 Nardin Academy Summer Camps
Montessori Summer Camp
June 11 - August 13

(boys and girls aged 4-9)
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Elementary School Summer Camp
(boys and girls grades 1-4)
June 11-15 and June 18-22
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Elementary School French Culture Camp
(boys and girls entering grades 6-9)

June 11-15
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High School Gator Days Summer Camps
June 25-29, July 9-13 and July 16-20,
July 23-27, Monday thru Friday,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

(girls entering grades 5-8)
Week-long morning camps.
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Game Builder Camps
(boys and girls aged 5-15)

July 16-20

Including chess and video game-making instruction. 

Please note: these programs are provided by Active Learning Services.
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Golfing for Gators
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Join members of the Nardin community for a round of golf, lunch, a raffle and auction at The Links at Ivy Ridge to benefit the Nardin Academy elementary and high school athletic programs. For more information.
News

Math Team takes First Place
Nardin took first place overall and first place in the large school division of the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Brother Edward Martin Math Contest.  Congratulations to Mrs. Swart and her 7th grade math team!

Charity Concert Benefits Roswell Park
The high school annual charity concert to benefit Roswell Park Cancer Institue raised $4,500. The concert was founded in 2001 to honor Nardin Academy faculty members who died from cancer—in memory of those women, who taught us how to live life fully, to give of ourselves generously, and to serve with gladness. They are Jane Ganey, Alison Gmerek, Barbara Rapier, DHM, Mary Jo Robertson, Jacqueline Saab Taylor, and Jacquelyn V. Zanghi. The concert was organized by Nardin high school faculty member Karen Podd, herself a cancer survivor.
Junior Stephanie Neville writes for The Buffalo News NeXt section
Stephanie Neville '13 wrote for The Buffalo News NeXt about the trip 19 Nardin high school girls took to Cincinnati "to spend a week working on service projects." Read Stephanie's article
Fortune 2012 was a great success!
We wanted to let everyone know that we raised over $197,000, all of which goes to support our programs and our students’ education. The event was completely filled—it actually sold out several days before the event. Over 355 guests attended. Thank YOU!
And thank you again to our amazing chair couples, Deb and Cliff Bergfeld, Bonnie and Bob Blum, Nancy and Len Chinski, Melissa and Ron Raccuia, and Amy and Paul Vukelic. Thanks are also due our many sponsors, advertisers and guests for their support.
We have just about caught our breath, and soon will begin planning for next year!

Congratulations to Nardin high school seniors
Laurie Sandretto and Andrea Artis!

Laurie Sandretto '12 has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship competition. 8,400 Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen from a group of more than 15,000 finalists. The winners will be announced in April.

Andrea Artis '12 has been named a finalist in the National Achievement Scholarship Program. 800 Achievement Scholarship winners will be chosen and announced in early April.
Thank you to everyone who made Forum 2012 a success! 
View the Forum 2012 brochure.

 


The Forum 2012–video of each speaker now available!
Congratulations to Nardin 8th graders!
Congratulations to our 8th graders–all were accepted into their first choice high school! Congratulations also to the scholarship winners who were awarded a total of 16 scholarships to Nardin Academy, Canisius High School, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute and Buffalo Seminary.
Elementary Students Earn First and Second Place
Nardin elementary students placed first in the St. Francis Elementary School Quiz Bowl where they competed against students from ten other schools.  Also, teams from Nardin placed first and second in the St. Francis 2011 Math Bowl. At the Bishop Timon St. Jude Invitational Spelling Bee, Nardin placed second. Congratulations to the students who participated in these events.

 
Once On This Island
The high school play is over, but the memories are not. Once on This Island, a warm and wise show with exuberant singing and dancing was a spectacular effort by all involved. Relive the memories now with our
photo gallery. There is a DVD of the show available if you missed it! To order, pick up a form in the high school office.
High School Newsletter and Calendar (May/June)
Elementary Newsletter (May/June)
Nardin TODAY latest edition
Alumni News and Events

Reunion 2012
is coming up on Saturday, May 19th! The classes of 1937, 1942, 1947,1952, 1957, 1962 (50th), 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 are celebrating this year, see the event information
.
Reunion High Tea
in honor of the classes of 1942, 1952, and 1962. Monday, May 21. Details
Support Nardin

Senior Cynthia Uwicyeza, a former refugee herself, recently got a job helping other refugee children, at the Boys and Girls Club after-school program. Cynthia came to Nardin with driving desires to better herself, and to help others. She is doing both, while inspiring others. Your investment–of any amount–in The Campaign Today for Nardin Tomorrow, Expanding Excellence is an investment in Cynthia's future. Read Cynthia's story.

The Annual Fund 
The 2011-2012 Annual Fund, July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. For more information contact: Eileen R. Sheets, Director of Annual Giving (716) 881-6262 ext.1090 or e-mail: esheets@nardin.org

The President's Report
Order Elementary Books/Supplies/Lands' End
Order High School Books
Order Montessori Gr. 1-3 Lands' End
2011-2012 Vacation Calendar