Description: St. Bernard academy traces its rich history back to Mother Catherine McAuley who founded the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. In 1866, six Sisters of Mercy came to Nashville and opened Saint Bernard Academy to 400 students. In 1905, the Sisters moved the school to its current location in Hillsboro Village and added a high school building in 1960.
In the fall of 1988, the Sisters of Mercy decided to close the high school and sell the facility. Parents of the elementary school formed a not-for-profit foundation and bought the high school building. The Sisters of Mercy continued to provide several teachers maintaining the educational philosophy of the school. SBA is considered to be one of the first elementary schools in the nation to be bought and reorganized by a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit parent group.
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