Convent of the Sacred Heart is the oldest independent, all-girls school in Manhattan. A private catholic school from Pre-k through 12th grade, it is located in New York City on East 91st and Fifth Avenue. It is a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart schools, it was founded in 1881. The school is housed in the Otto Kahn and James A. Burden Jr. Mansions, which are both New York City Landmark Buildings. Convent of the Sacred Heart celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006. Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... NY redirects here. ... The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

The school is part of the global Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Schools of the Sacred Heart Network This is a list of the Schools belonging to the Society of the Sacred Heart Network. ...

Notable Alumnae

• Caroline Kennedy
• Christa Miller[2]
• Nicky Hilton[3]
• Jordana Brewster[4]
• Juliette Monaco
• Anna Roberts

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957 in New York, New York) is the daughter and only surviving child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. ... Christa Miller as Jordan Sullivan in Scrubs Christa Miller Lawrence (born May 28, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her television work. ... Nicholai Olivia Hilton (born October 5, 1983 in New York City, New York) is an American fashion model, socialite, fashion designer, and heiress to a part of the Hilton Hotel chain, as well as to about 5%-15% of her fathers real estate fortune and investments. ... Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress, best known for her role in The Fast and the Furious & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. ...

Media Appearances

• The Anderson Tapes (1971)
• Nine to Five (1980)
• Law & Order
• A Night at the Museum (2006)
• Working Girl (1988)
• A Perfect Murder (1998)
• The Verdict with Paul Newman(1974)

The Anderson Tapes (1971). ... Nine to Five, also known as 9 to 5, is a 1980 comedy movie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman and a television series of the same name starring Rachel Dennison, Rita Moreno, and Valerie Curtin. ... Law & Order is an American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ... Working Girl is an Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and an Academy Award winner for Best Song (Let the River Run by Carly Simon), which tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers & acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. ... There is a Heavy Metal band by the same name as well. ... The Verdict is a 1982 film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is actually doing the right thing. ...

External Links

• Convent of the Sacred Heart
• Sacred Heart Network
• The Associated Alumnae/Alumni of the Sacred Heart
• Burden/Kahn Mansion
• Information on the Otto Kahn Mansion
• New York Times article about the restoration of the Burden Mansion