Facilities
Sacred Heart is located in two historic mansions in the Carnegie Hill Historic District on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, at 1 East 91st Street and 7 East 91st Street, next to Central Park/5th Avenue and across the street from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
- 1 East 91st Street houses grade 5 through grade 12 (opened in 1934)
- 7 East 91st Street houses pre-kindergarten through grade 4 (opened in 1940)
In September 2008, The Convent of the Sacred Heart purchased a facility located at 406 East 91st Street which will become a new sports center. As of 2012 the athletic center is still under construction, and the date of its opening is still uncertain.
Within the buildings at 1 East 91st Street and 7 East 91st Street there are:
- 4 Science Labs
- 2 Gymnasiums and a Fitness Room
- 4 Performance Spaces
- Photography Darkroom Studio
- 2 rooftop playgrounds
- SMARTboards in all classrooms for grades 1-12
- 3 Libraries and Virtual Library Access
- Wireless Internet Access
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