![Maeve McKean]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571239579/stoneridge/vyhvybnx9xvskmxw8yrw/MaeveMcKean-tn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1571239579/stoneridge/vyhvybnx9xvskmxw8yrw/MaeveMcKean-tn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571239579/stoneridge/vyhvybnx9xvskmxw8yrw/MaeveMcKean-tn.jpg","width":768}])
The Upper School Social Action assembly today focused on Human Rights. We welcomed Maeve McKean, Executive Director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative.
Uniquely Stone Ridge
Faith
Intellect
126
teaching faculty:
124 hold a Masters degree
and
16 have their Doctorate degree
>50
upperclassmen participate in the STEM Certificate Program
Seal of Biliteracy
first Catholic school in Maryland and only all girls school to offer this opportunity
Colleges attended
Here is a sample of
matriculations from the
87 graduates in the
Class of 2019:
Boston College •
University of Maryland •
Spelman College •
University of Notre Dame
Social Action
Community
Growth
400
Middle and Upper School music students performed in Chorus, Band, or Orchestra
40
field trips took place by classes Kindergarten through Grade 12
50
athletic teams participated in 16 different sports
#GatorStrong
42
Class of 2021 students participated in a Sacred Heart Network exchange trip this past year
Educating Mind & Heart
As part of a 200-year tradition of Sacred Heart education
and a global network in 41 countries and 150 schools,
Stone Ridge makes a consistent commitment to educating
the mind and the heart of our students so that they may
grow in wisdom, faith, and grace and with purpose and integrity.
“Times change, and we must change with them.”
— St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart (1800)
Explore what makes Stone Ridge unique.
Little Hearts
Co-ed, Infants through Kindergarten
Nurturing growth for a strong educational foundation.
Lower School
All girls, Grades 1-4
Inspiring a lifelong love of learning and giving.
Middle School
All girls, Grades 5-8
Discovering talents and building confidence.
Upper School
All girls, Grades 9-12
Cultivating an empowered leader.
News & Events
![Zoe Sheppard ’16 Offers Compelling Student Discussion on her Experiences in Ghana]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570634327/stoneridge/nrpofe45iar0k2rkhybu/zoe-clss2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570634327/stoneridge/nrpofe45iar0k2rkhybu/zoe-clss2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570634327/stoneridge/nrpofe45iar0k2rkhybu/zoe-clss2.jpg","width":768}])
Fourth academics taking “Voices of the African Diaspora” were treated to an intriguing classroom visit last week from alumna Zoe Sheppard '16, who discussed her experience in a program in Ghana earlier this year
![The Self-Driven Child]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570457659/stoneridge/lltwcvqpon97mhojukog/SelfDrivenChild.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570457659/stoneridge/lltwcvqpon97mhojukog/SelfDrivenChild.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570457659/stoneridge/lltwcvqpon97mhojukog/SelfDrivenChild.jpg","width":768}])
Join us on Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 pm, in the Athletics Center for a Parent Talk with co-author Ned Johnson about his recent book The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Learn more at www.stoneridgeschool.org/the-self-driven-child
![Caroline Bailey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570062744/stoneridge/laor1lhytnf9wv4oant4/CarolineBailey.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570062744/stoneridge/laor1lhytnf9wv4oant4/CarolineBailey.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570062744/stoneridge/laor1lhytnf9wv4oant4/CarolineBailey.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570062744/stoneridge/laor1lhytnf9wv4oant4/CarolineBailey.jpg","width":826}])
Hard work and a kind heart drove Caroline Bailey ‘23 to recently complete her Girl Scout Silver Award project—a “buddy bench” for Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia.
![Christopher Murray]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570051843/stoneridge/h491pkc6fv53wvtzdiz5/ChristopherMurray.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570051843/stoneridge/h491pkc6fv53wvtzdiz5/ChristopherMurray.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570051843/stoneridge/h491pkc6fv53wvtzdiz5/ChristopherMurray.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570051843/stoneridge/h491pkc6fv53wvtzdiz5/ChristopherMurray.jpg","width":900}])
Kudos to Upper School History Teacher Christopher Murray for his insightful contribution to the recently released Teaching About Religion in the Social Studies Classroom published by the National Council of Social Studies (NCSS). Murray contributed a full chapter entitled “Navigating Media Sources to Study World Religions.”