Norwood Fontbonne Academy

Founded in 1920 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy is a Catholic independent academy for preschool to eighth grade students. Committed to a strong academic program, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy offers both Montessori and creative interactive education enriched by service learning, outreach, and co-curricular experiences. Within a faith-filled community, students are challenged to become self-directed persons who live gospel values, enjoy learning, make reflective choices, and treasure themselves, others, and the Earth.The Norwood-Fontbonne student is one who Enjoys learning Treasures self, others, and the earth Lives Gospel values, and Makes reflective choices as a self-directed person. Beliefs As a sponsored work of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Norwood-Fontbonne Academy daily furthers the SSJ mission “to live and work so that all people may be united with God and one another.” A constructivist philosophy of education fosters self-directed learning. The family’s participation is an essential element in the child’s education. Fostering leadership, scholarship and social consciousness within our students empowers them to transform our world. The formation of our students should be holistic. All students have a right to a safe and loving environment where healthy relationships are nurtured.