The Heart of NDP: One Bride, 49 Bridesmaids!
Blanche “Babe” Bielat, Notre Dame Prep Class of 1942
Read More The Heart of NDP: One Bride, 49 Bridesmaids!Tag: Best private schools
Notre Dame Preparatory School’s 150th: Where a Gateway Opens
Notre Dame Preparatory School original Gateway Arch on the North Charles Street campus.
Read More Notre Dame Preparatory School’s 150th: Where a Gateway OpensGirls in STEAM Will Transform the Future
Creative problem solving, hands-on learning, and multi-sensory activities come together in Notre Dame Prep’s Middle Level Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) program.
Read More Girls in STEAM Will Transform the FutureField Day: NDP’s Most Colorful Middle Level Tradition
Coming from a public elementary school, the concept of Field Day was very familiar to me. It tended to be a day where the naturally athletic kids thrived, and those who weren’t (like me), were left in the literal dust. Coming in as a new sixth grader to Notre Dame Prep, a catholic, all-girls school, […]
Read More Field Day: NDP’s Most Colorful Middle Level Tradition15 Years of Dropping Eggs at NDP
It has been proven time and again that experiential, hands-on learning deepens understanding, broadens existing perceptions, and fosters confidence in exploring new questions. This approach to learning is on full display at Notre Dame Preparatory School’s Annual Egg Drop Challenge. Started in 2008 by NDP’s Science National Honor Society (SNHS), the challenge of protecting an […]
Read More 15 Years of Dropping Eggs at NDPNDP Offers Learning Support When and Where It’s Needed
Notre Dame Preparatory School understands each student offers a unique combination of strengths, passions, challenges, and style. To reach her best personal potential, she may need assistance at different times during the middle and high school years, and The Batza & Simon Academic Service and Enrichment Center was built to offer such personalized academic support. […]
Read More NDP Offers Learning Support When and Where It’s NeededEmbrace Your Inner Geek
If Mark Zuckerbeg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, makes a recommendation, then you know it’s probably pretty good advice. So girls of the world…heed Mr. Zuckerberg and embrace your inner “nerd”! As Education Week reported, in response to one grandma’s Facebook post about the advice she gives to her granddaughters – “date the nerd in […]
Read More Embrace Your Inner GeekAll the world, and then some, is a stage…
by Meredith Egan ’16, Humanities student, STEAM aficionado, theatre rat, and all-around great NDP girl My vision of what high school would be for me had included field hockey for a long time. However, breaking my ankle at a field hockey goalie camp two weeks before team tryouts changed all that. With seemingly nothing to […]
Read More All the world, and then some, is a stage…The 7 Best Things about Attending NDP
The number seven is pretty special at Notre Dame Prep, from our seven grades—sixth through twelfth—to the seven columns marking the front entrance to the school. So in that spirit of seven, here are the seven best reasons to attend NDP, as identified by those individuals who can develop such a list…NDP students! The uniform—Briana […]
Read More The 7 Best Things about Attending NDPAlways Impressed
by Kara Lipinski, NDP Science teacher Ms. Lipinski’s reflects on one of NDP’s most cherished traditions, Gym Meet. She is not a Notre Dame Prep alumna. I attended Catholic schools for twelve years and I have been teaching in private schools for 15 years. When I first started teaching at NDP, all I heard about […]
Read More Always Impressed