With a proud tradition of providing Catholic education since 1949, the Notre Dame Academy Schools of Los Angeles story is reflective of many throughout the country. Tracing modest beginnings in response to the initial vision of Reverend Mother Mary Cecilia and call to Sister Mary Bernard to “go out to California and build a house of love,” Notre Dame Academy Schools of Los Angeles first opened with the elementary school in 1949 and the high school the following year. Today the schools provide an excellent Catholic school experience on a beautiful campus that serves nearly 300 girls and boys in Notre Dame Academy Elementary School’s (NDAE)