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Bonjour France!

For two weeks in February, nine Ursuline Academy students traded in their French classroom in Dedham for the real thing, studying with students at L' Institution Saint Marie in Toulon, France.This is...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

"It's almost fairy time." ~ A Midsummer Night's DreamThis year the Ursuline Academy Drama Club added a third production to their schedule for the first time ever! In addition to the winter play and the...

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Dancing with Dad

The annual Father-Daughter Dance is a much-loved tradition at Ursuline. The older students have the semi-formal and the prom, but the 7th, 8th and 9th graders have this fun night with their dads (or...

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Take It To The Hoop!

It was a Friday afternoon in the Ursuline Gym, but the match up on the court was worthy of NCAA March Madness: the student vs. faculty basketball game!The UA Basketball team faced off against their...

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Once an Ursuline Girl, Always an Ursuline Girl: Women in Leadership Symposium

(Left to Right): Nancy Kelley-Loughnane '91,Danielle St. Germain-Gordon '87 & Regina Sullivan '78"Once an Ursuline girl, always an Ursuline girl" is a phrase heard often among the nearly 3,500...

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Junior Plaids Follow in Footsteps of High School Robotics Club

7th grade members of the Junior Plaids (L to R):Amanda Giordano, Abby Wukitch, Lillian Wood & Kiara CroninThe latest edition to the robotics programs at UA--which already include junior high...

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A "Day in the Life" at Fidelity Investments

What does it take to succeed in the world of business?The UA junior class found out when they spent a "Day in the Life" at Fidelity Investments in Boston on April 3.This unique opportunity was made...

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Just Breathe: Guest Speaker Talks to 9th Grade About Managing Stress

Suzanne Brownell guidesthe 9th grade througha breathing exercise."Talk yourself through stress and empower yourself.""Even though I feel overwhelmed and stressed...I love and accept myself and how I...

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Not Your Average School Bus: BU Mobile CityLab Visits UA

If you drove down Lowder Street during the week of April 8-12, you might have noticed a conspicuous bus parked in the UA parking lot. But it wasn't your average school bus: it was the Boston University...

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Senior Parent Brunch Class of 2013

On Sunday, May 5, the Ursuline community gathered to celebrate the Class of 2013 and their parents at the Senior Parent Brunch.This wonderful Ursuline tradition is hosted each year by the junior class...

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Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung at UA! Flowers are in bloom and the trees are green. The classroom windows are open and physical education class has officially moved from inside the gym to the field. Students are...

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Prom 2013

The juniors and seniors had a blast at the Prom on Friday, May 10, dancing the night away at the Great Gatsby-themed soiree. See photos of all the fun here!

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Adventures in China

Not many high school students can say that they walked along the Great Wall of China or rode a rickshaw through the busy streets of Beijing during their April vacation, but 16 Ursuline Academy students...

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Class of 2013 Commencement

"Destiny is not always a destination, but rather a path to becoming your best self." ~ Darlene Luccio Jordan '85, 2013 Commencement SpeakerThe 65 seniors of the Class of 2013 received their diplomas...

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UA Welcomes New Faces in the Classroom

It's the start of the school year and there are many new faces on campus at UA, from the 7th graders and other incoming students to the new faculty in the classroom. Get to know our four new faculty...

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Summer Engineering Camp Takes Off at UA

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's the Ursuline quad-copter!The mysterious black object flying high above the field behind the school this summer wasn't a strange-looking bird or a UFO. It was a...

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Fire and Roses Author Visits Ursuline

The roots of Ursuline education in the Boston area reach all the way back to the 1830s, when a group of Ursuline Sisters ran a school and Convent in Charlestown. At the start of the school year, the...

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College Choices

College application season is in full swing! Here at Ursuline, the seniors are hard at work on their essays and applications, and the juniors are starting to explore their college options. The best way...

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Fall Fun at the Family Mass & Barbecue

The sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky on Sunday, September 15 when over 400 members of the Ursuline community gathered for the annual Family Mass & Barbecue.This event is a...

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God's Masterpieces

"Each of you is a unique, unrepeatable masterpiece from a master creator."Hearing this statement on an early Monday morning was quite the inspirational way for the 428 Ursuline students to start their...

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