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Why Mercy High excels as all girls college prep school By Rajya Lakshmi
The Kohl Mansion, home to Mercy High School, is located on 40 acres of land in the Burlingame hills. The 63 room rose brick mansion was to be the central building in a grand estate which would include ten- nis courts, green houses, a rose garden, a large carriage house, and a 150,000 gallon reservoir. In 1924 the Sisters of Mercy bought the Kohl Mansion as their Motherhouse and opened the high school in the Kohl Mansion in 1931 after building a new Motherhouse on the lower campus.
Each year 98-100% of Mercy's graduates pursue post-secondary education, a percentage far in excess of the national average. Mercy girls continue a legacy that began over 80 years ago...a legacy of young women inspired to achieve great things, and go on to change the world! At an all-girls school like Mercy, and a 11/1 child- teacher ratio, a girl occupies every role: every seat on student council or Kairos, every position on every team, every club leadership role. Every day, a Mercy girl sees girls learning, growing and achieving - and takes advantage of the myriad of opportunities to do the same. Students at all-girls' schools learn how to take on challenges, elo- quently and fearlessly express thoughts and opinions as well as participate in new academic, artis- tic and athletic experiences. Single gender schools take a lead role when it comes to providing an accepting and encouraging atmos- phere. This environment creates a sister-like bond and sense of com- munity that helps students flour- ish. We've seen this truth evi- denced firsthand over many gener- ations of graduates. Once a Mercy Girl, always a Mercy Girl! Method and Schedule Its method of education is unique. Mercy girls benefit from challeng- ing courses, in a small classroom environment lead by passionate and talented teachers. Students are enriched by its holistic educational
building confident leaders are the hallmarks of a Mercy Education. A Mercy High School graduate is a woman of faith, a woman in pur- suit of academic excellence, a woman of influence, a woman of compassionate service, a proactive global citizen. Mercy offers a single gender education which encour- ages each young woman to grow in faith, envision her future and discover her talents through a chal- lenging and motivating academic and co-curricular program. As a Catholic college preparatory of 375 young women, we have created a unique community on the San Francisco Peninsula in which each student is known by her teachers and classmates and each girl is invited to achieve her dreams.
Talented teachers, high acade- mic standards, faith formation and
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