Our Legacy
We take pride in preparing our legacy of Villa Maria Academy Lower School graduates to attend top high schools and universities in the state and nation-wide. Girls graduate with the beginnings of a strong resume in academics, extra curricular activities, leadership, faith, and service. At Villa, girls build a solid foundation and confidence that will take them far beyond their years spent here.
A Villa Maria Graduate…
- Witnesses the IHM charism virtues of love, creative hope and fidelity in actions and words.
- Develops an evolving and ongoing spiritual life through personal prayer.
- Advocates for truth, justice, reverence, hospitality and respect for all.
- Understands the power of her influence and how it leads to the development of moral leadership.
- Collaborates with others to use creativity, innovation, knowledge and experience to solve problems and make effective change.
- Responds to issues of social justice, committed to service and action.
- Utilizes the tools of the digital age responsibly and effectively.
You may be wondering where our graduates go once they leave our doors. Graduates attend:
Villa Maria Academy High School
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Episcopal Academy
Bishop Shanahan High School
Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Archmere Academy
Pope John Paul II High School
The Agnes Irwin School
Bucknell University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Eastern University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Lafayette College
Loyola University Maryland
Monmouth University
Naval Academy
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University
Providence College
Saint Joseph’s University
Tufts University
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
William & Mary College