Each year, many schools in the Greater New Orleans area host Open Houses offering parents the opportunity to tour the school, meet faculty and staff and see the school in action on a typical school day. Below are schools signed up with our Open House Directory. Please click the links to learn more about each school and for a complete schedule of tour and open house dates and times.
Academy of the Sacred Heart Founded in 1867, the Academy of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic, independent, college preparatory school for girls, age 1 through grade 12. The school has four educationally-focused divisions: Little Hearts, Lower School, Middle School and Upper School. Sacred Heart offers a college preparatory program with an emphasis on small class sizes. 4521 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70115. Open House Date: Middle and Upper School Tuesday, October 29 at 5pm. Click here to schedule a personal tour for Little Hearts and Lower School.
Arden Cahill Academy Arden Cahill Academy is a co-ed private school in Gretna serving students from 6 weeks - ninth grade. Founded in 1968, the academy focuses on cultural enrichment as one part of its primary education and continued tradition of academic excellence. The 300-seat theater, art studios, music rooms and foreign language programs ensure students’ abilities to excel in the arts, while a football field, competition pool, and extra-curricular athletics allow students to excel in physical competition. 3101 Wall Blvd. Gretna, LA 70056. Open House Date: October 10 at 6pm for 6th - 10th grades and November 12 at 9am for 1C - 12th grades. Click here for more information.
Atonement Lutheran School Atonement Lutheran School is committed to an exceptional Christian education, Pre-K3 through 8th grade. Atonement is small enough to give each parent and child the attention they deserve but have the faculty, staff and facility that provides a great education and experience. 6500 Riverside Drive Kenner, LA 70003. Open House Date: Wednesday, January 16th, 2019, 5-7pm and Wednesday, January 15, 5-7pm
Cabrini High School Cabrini High School, located between Bayou St. John and Esplanade Avenue, is the ideal atmosphere for a young woman to spend the most important years of her life. Cabrini is where you find yourself! Cabrini, a private all-girls, Catholic school educating students in grades 8-12, is a place where young girls grow into successful, talented and driven women. We not only educate the minds but also the hearts of our students. 1400 Moss Street New Orleans, LA 70119. Open house date: Thursday, October 3 at 4pm. Click here for more information and to learn about Spend the Day and Discovery Day.
Cathedral Montessori Cathedral Montessori School is an accredited and state approved Montessori school located on the beautiful Bayou St. John near Robert E. Lee Blvd. and St. Bernard Ave. The school opened its doors nine years ago and has enjoyed full enrollment every year for school and for camp. Cathedral Montessori is opened it's first elementary multi-age classroom in the fall of 2018. The school also has two multi-age classrooms for 3 - 6 year olds. 9 Fortress Road New Orleans LA 70122. Scheduled tours are held on Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. for parents only, October-January for the school year starting the subsequent fall. Please email clin@cathedralmontessori.org to make a reservation. If you are unable to attend a Tuesday tour, another time by appointment can be scheduled.
Isidore Newman School Newman is committed to the intellectual, ethical, emotional, and physical development of each student. Newman instills in each student the School’s core values of honesty, kindness, respect, and responsibility, and develops in each student self-confidence and an appreciation for cultural and personal differences. Newman offers a challenging, comprehensive, and sequential curriculum from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, one which encourages creativity, critical and independent thinking, and different ways of learning. Newman promotes academic excellence and celebrates participation and accomplishment in the fine arts and athletics. 1903 Jefferson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115. Open House Dates: November 13 at 9am and January 23 at 6pm.
Jewish Community Day School Jewish Community Day School of Greater New Orleans strives to balance research-based, challenging academics with an enriching and thought-provoking Jewish Studies program for children in Preschool through 6th Grade. In so doing, we’ve created a personally, intellectually, and spiritually stimulating environment that helps our students develop as scholars and as leaders. JCDS offers an education that is global, ethical, and rooted in the skills students need to succeed in an ever-changing world. Open House Date: Fall Open House Tuesday, November 5th at 6 pm; Family Fun Fest Sunday, January 26th at noon - for current and prospective JCDS families.
Les Enfants at Trinity Les Enfants at Trinity is a creative and nurturing school community. Our mission is to foster the overall development of young children: intellectually, morally, spiritually, socially, and physically through a variety of learning experiences. Accepting children 15 months (by Aug 31) - 4 1/2 years. 1315 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130. Click here for more information.
Mount Carmel Academy Mount Carmel Academy is a private, all-girls Catholic high school for grades 8-12 in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is conducted by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who have educated young women in New Orleans since 1833. The atmosphere of the school and the individual attention given to each student encourage and foster emotional maturity and spiritual development. 7027 Milne Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. Open House Date: Thursday, October 10 with continuous tours from 3 - 7pm. Click here for more information about Spend a Days, Middle School STREAM Day, MCAmazing Race, and Exploration MCA and personal tours.
NOLA Micro Schools NOLA Micro Schools is an affordable independent school powered by the unique passions, talents, and curiosities of its student body. Deeply connected to the city of New Orleans, the community-based school is a diverse educational environment where children learn in multi-aged studios through real-world projects and explorations. Visit an Open House to learn more about our learner-driven program. Currently accepting students in PK4 through 11th grade. Open House Dates: Thursday, October 24 at 5:30 pm, Saturday, October 26 at 10 am; Thursday, January 30 at 5:30 pm, Saturday, February 1 at 10 am. Click here for more information.
Ridgewood Preparatory School Ridgewood is a small, diverse, private, independent, college preparatory school located in Metairie serving grades Pre-K to 12. Ridgewood is approved by the State Department of Education and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS CASI). Ridgewood is dedicated to a single mission: preparing students for higher education. Daily tours are available by calling 504-835-2545. Click here for more information.
St. Andrew's Episcopal School St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is the oldest Episcopal School in New Orleans with 61 years of experience in educating the mind, body, and spirit of young children. St. Andrew’s enrolls boys and girls from 18 months through grade 8, offering ten+ years of nurturing yet challenging education that focuses on the Decade of Childhood. St. Andrew’s utilizes small classes to promote a challenging learning environment where students interact with teachers and grow spiritually, socially and intellectually. 8012 Oak Street New Orleans, LA 70118. Open House Dates: Thursday, October 17 at 4pm Middle School (Grades 5-8); Tuesday, October 22 at 9am PK - Grade 4. Click here for more information.
St. George's Episcopal School St. George's Episcopal School is a co-ed, independent school for students from preschool (ages 1-3) through eighth grade. Known for its concept of "customized education," St. George's combines small classes and enrichment programs to help each student achieve success. 923 Napoleon Avenue New Orleans, LA 70115. Open House Dates: Age 1 - Second Grade Thursday, October 24, 8:30 - 10 am; Age 1 - 8th Grade Thursday, November 14 8:30 - 10 am; Age 1 - Second Grade Thursday, January 16 5:30. Click here for more information.
St. Mary's Dominican High School For 158 years, St. Mary’s Dominican High School has been a leader in Catholic education in the Greater New Orleans region. Dominican’s STREAM™ initiative, launched in 2013, responds to the need of more fully preparing students for college with a foundation in Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math, by integrating faith and reason, the arts and the humanities. It continues Dominican’s unique role in the formation of students into believing thinkers and thinking believers. 7701 Walmsley Avenue New Orleans, LA 70125. Open House Date: Thursday, October 17 at 3:30 pm. Click here for more information about Spend a Days, Seventh Grade Social, and Deb & Cheerleader Mini Camp.
Trinity Episcopal School Trinity Episcopal School's mission is to build confident, resilient upstanders on a foundation of academic excellence, moral responsibility, and faith who are prepared to make a positive difference in the world. Trinity is a coeducational, independent day school serving around 350 students in Prekindergarten through Eighth Grade. Located in the heart of the Lower Garden District, our beautiful New Orleans campus provides the perfect backdrop for a student-centered program that emphasizes academic excellence and the spiritual, physical, and artistic growth of each student. 1315 Jackson Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130. Open House Dates: Wednesday, October 16 and Thursday, January 16 at 9am. Click here for more information.
Ursuline Academy Ursuline Academy of New Orleans, founded in 1727 and sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters, is a Catholic school for girls offering a strong educational environment from early childhood (Toddler 2) through a college preparatory secondary program (12th Grade). 2635 State St. New Orleans, LA 70118. Open House Dates: Elementary School Tour (Toddler 1 - 7th grade) Friday, October 25 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.; High School Open House Tour Tuesday, October 29 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Waldorf School of New Orleans - Offering the families of Greater New Orleans an education alternative since 2000, Waldorf School of New Orleans is a unique place for children and families, fostering the joy of learning in a nurturing and holistic environment. The rigorous, arts-integrated curriculum cultivates and challenges each student's creative capacities, drawing on their innate sense of wonder and ability to recognize truth and beauty in the world. Waldorf students grow to be confident, competent, and compassionate independent thinkers. Waldorf graduates - interested, motivated, and eager to engage - are sought after by top area high schools. 517 Soraparu Street New Orleans, LA 70130. Open House Date: Saturday, October 6 at 10am. Click here for more information about Fall Tour dates on Tuesdays.
This article will run for several weeks with schools added at each Thursday publishing. If your school would like to advertise in this directory, please email nicolep@macaronikid.com. All of the schools listed are Macaroni Kid sponsors.
