The Academy of the Sacred Heart is a single-gender school for girls. The school has a history that is rich in both tradition and values. Academy of the Sacred Heart’s history dates back to France in the year 1800 when a woman by the name of Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the religious order called the Society of the Sacred Heart. St. Madeleine Sophie Barat was fortunate enough to have received an education from her brother during a time when women simply were not educated. It is upon her vision