| The School:
Yesterday — Today
The Cathedral School opened in 1871
under the name “Saint Joseph’s Metropolitan School” as a co-educational
school on Mulberry Street in downtown Baltimore, Maryland at the request
of Archbishop Spalding. The Archbishop later renamed the school The
Cathedral School.
In the late 1950s, plans were made to
relocate the school on the grounds of the new Cathedral that was being
built on Charles Street. The new school building was opened on September
12, 1960 and located at 111 Amberly Way. Originally there were 11 sisters
and 5 lay teachers with an enrollment of 280 students. The school was
dedicated on December 15, 1960 by Archbishop Keough. The first class
graduated on June 9, 1961 with 47 graduates. The graduation took place in
the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. |
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On September 8, 1975,
the School of the Cathedral started its 105th year in Catholic education
with an enrollment of 327 children. The faculty consisted of 4 full-time
and 2 part-time School Sisters of Notre Dame with a lay faculty of 11
full-time and 4 part-time teachers. Aside from the academic subjects,
the students received an education in art, music, and physical
education.
Today, the School of the Cathedral has
over 425 students with a full-time faculty of 33 professional educators,
5 teacher assistants, a nurse, counselor, athletic director, bookkeeper,
institutional advancement director and assistant, secretary,
receptionist, webmaster, network coordinator, after school program
coordinator, 3 part-time tutors, and 3 full-time custodians as well as a
full cafeteria staff.
The School of the Cathedral is
accredited by the Commission on Elementary Schools, Middle States
Association of Colleges and Schools. The accreditation was renewed in
2003 and is valid through 2013.
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History