Ancillae-Assumpta Academy is a co-educational school for students in Pre-school through grade 8 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. It is sponsored by the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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2025 Church Road Wyncote , , 19095 | |
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Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1969 |
| Director | Amy Lintner |
Principal | Sr. Maureen Gillespie |
| Grades | Pre-K to 8th |
Campus size | 10 acres |
| Website | www.ancillae.org |
History
editIn 1946 the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart began kindergarten classes at Church Road in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. The following year they opened a private elementary school for girls named Ancillae Academy, from the Latin word for handmaid. In 1957, the Handmaids founded Assumpta Academy, a boys' school named after Mother Assumption Escauriaza, a founding sister.[1]
In 1969, the two merged to become Ancillae-Assumpta Academy.[2] The school is located on the former estate of the late George Horace Lorimer, longtime editor of the Saturday Evening Post and president and chairman of the Curtis Publishing Company.
Accreditation
editAncillae-Assumpta is accredited by the Commission on Elementary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1981. The current accreditation is for a period of seven years from December 2012 until December 2019.[3] This is the fourth reaccreditation for the school.[4] The previous reaccreditations were in 1990 and 2001.
References
edit- ↑ Morrison, John F., "Sister Assumption Escauriaza, 98, founded Assumpta Academy", Daily News (Philadelphia), October 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Full History of AAA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ "List of Schools". Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Strategic Planning". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.