École des Ursulines, Quebec

Primary school in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Ecole des Ursulines

Address

4, rue du Parloir Quebec City , Quebec , G1R 4M5 Canada
Information
School type	Primary
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1639; 385 years ago (1639)
Principal	Serge Goyette
Website	www.ursulinesquebec.com/francais/quebec/

The Ecole des Ursulines, known in English as the School of the Ursulines, is among North America's oldest schools. Still operating as a private school for both girls and boys, it was founded in 1639 by French nun Marie of the Incarnation and laywoman Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie. This was also the beginning of the Ursuline order in New France.

The convent has many of its original walls intact and houses a little chapel and a museum. Located in the middle of the historical Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, which is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage District. The school has two campuses. In the Quebec City campus, there are more than four hundred children enrolled from pre-school through primary school (5 to 12 years). There is also a coeducational campus in Loretteville.