The Baltimore District: Schools/Agencies
Bishop Walsh School - Brothers Spiritual Center - Calvert Hall College H.S.- Cardinal Gibbons School
Central Catholic High School - Hudson Catholic H.S. La Salle Academy - La Salle College H.S.
La Salle University - Ocean Rest Ed. Center
Saint Gabriel's System - Saint Frances Academy
 Saint John's College HS - San Miguel M.S., DC
San Miguel School, Camden - Seton-La Salle H.S.
West Catholic H.S.

The Bishop Walsh School - Cumberland, MD

Bishop Walsh is an Archdiocesan school serving boys and girls from grades K through 12. Named for Bishop James Walsh, a Cumberland native and Maryknoll missionary to China, the school was begun in 1966 as a result of a merger of three girls' schools and La Salle, a boys' school conducted by the Christian Brothers since 1907. Students attending Bishop Walsh hail from western Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The school sits atop a small mountain and is the only Catholic high school within 70 miles.

Contact Info

The Bishop Walsh School
700 Bishop Walsh Road
Cumberland, MD 21502-1869
301-724-5360
Fax: 301-722-0555
Email: spartans@hereintown.net
Web site: www.bishopwalsh.org

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Brothers Spiritual Center - Philadelphia, PA


The Christian Brothers Spiritual Center which in its second year in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia offers programs to young adults. The opportunities for spiritual growth include bible studies, community opportunities, and spiritual direction. The center aspires to offer a place for young adults to foster their spirituality, and listen to God's call in their lives.

Contact Info

Brothers Spiritual Center
167 Conarroe Street
Philadelphia, PA 19127
214-508-0861
Web site: www.thebrothersplace.org

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Calvert Hall College - Baltimore, MD
Calvert Hall Photo

The first permanent foundation of the Christian Brothers in the United States, Calvert Hall was established in 1845. Located in suburban Towson, Calvert Hall offers 1,200 young men a traditional college preparatory education. Among the many unique characteristics of Calvert Hall, are: A lecture/seminar format simulating college-level instruction; the McMullen Scholars Program, an honors program for gifted students; and, the La Salle Program assisting students with identified mild language and learning differences. An extensive campus renewal project is underway with the George B. Young academic building scheduled to open this fall.

Contact Info

Calvert Hall College
8102 La Salle Road
Baltimore, MD 21286-8022
410-825-4266
Fax: 410-825-6826
Email: chc@calverthall.com
Web site: www.calverthall.com

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The Cardinal Gibbons School - Baltimore, MD

An archdiocesan school since 1962, Gibbons formally combined its own rich tradition with that of the Baltimore District in 1997 when it was named an Affiliated Apostolate of the Lasallian network of schools. The school has dedicated itself to the community it serves and has been rewarded with steadily increasing enrollments. Although the school began its affiliation with the district with no Brothers on staff (two Brothers are currently serving), Cardinal Gibbons enthusiastically embraced its Lasallian connection, taking advantage of many District programs and welcoming a Lasallian volunteer into their midst.

Cardinal Gibbons provides a college preparatory education to a diverse student body of 375 boys in grades six to twelve.

Contact Info

The Cardinal Gibbons School
3225 Wilkens Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229-4286
410-644-1770
Fax: 410-525-3757
Web site: www.cardinalgibbonsschool.com

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Central Catholic High School - Pittsburgh, PA

Founded in 1927 as the first diocesan high school in Pittsburgh, Central Catholic offers over 850 young men a college preparatory education animated by Gospel values. The school is situated in Oakland, the vibrant academic and cultural hub of the city, a unique urban environment that enriches student life at Central.

Successful alumni and parent-led initiatives such as the annual auction have enabled extensive and impressive renovations to labs, athletic fields, and other physical facilities throughout the campus.

Contact Info

Central Catholic High School
4720 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2952
412-621-8189
Fax : 412-208-0555
Email: diopghcchs@impresso.com
Website: www.pittcentralcatholic.org

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Hudson Catholic High School - Jersey City, NJ

Located in the heart of one of the country's most densely populated cities, Hudson Catholic opened its doors in 1964. An archdiocesan high school serving over 560 young men, Hudson Catholic boasts a very diverse student body with approximately 58 different nationalities represented in the mix. Hudson provides a solid academic program to the sons of America's new immigrants.

Contact Info

Hudson Catholic High School
790 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306-4535
201-332-5970
Fax: 201-332-6373
Web site: www.hudsoncatholic.org

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La Salle Academy - Philadelphia, PA

La Salle Academy opened its doors to educationally and finacially at risk students in 2003. The school program is designed in the model of the Lasallian Association of Miguel Schools with extended school days, individualized attention and a required summer program. La Salle Academy was founded in St. Michael's Parish, the site of the Brothers' first ministry in Philadelphia. Planned to grow incrementally to become a school with grades three to eight by 2007-2008, La Salle Academy is a joint venture of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Brothers of the Christian schools conducted under the auspices of an independent Board of Trustees.

Contact Info

La Salle Academy
1434 N. 3rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-739-5804
Fax: 215-739-1664
Web site: www.lsa-philadelphia.org

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La Salle College High School - Wyndmoor, PA

Founded in 1858 as part of St. Michael's parish school in Philadelphia, La Salle is an independent Catholic school serving over 1000 young men from throughout the Delaware Valley. These students find themselves immersed in a challenging academic environment, and are exposed to a vast array of athletic and extracurricular opportunities. A recent capital campaign fostered plans to make the school more financially accessible and to finance an addition to the athletic wing.

Contact Info

La Salle College High School
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, PA 19038-7199
215-233-2911
Fax: 215-233-1418
Web site: www.LaSalleHigh.org

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La Salle University - Philadelphia, PA

Established in 1863, La Salle has evolved from a liberal arts college serving young men in the Philadelphia area into a comprehensive coeducational university of increasing national prominence. Some 4,100 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students take advantage of academic concentrations in nearly 60 different areas on La Salle's picturesque campus in the East Germantown- Logan section of Philadelphia, and at off-campus sites in Northeast Philadelphia and Bucks County. U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked La Salle among the country's leading regional universities.

Contact Info

La Salle University
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199
215-951-1000
Fax: 215-951-1488
Web site: www.lasalle.edu

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Ocean Rest Educational Center - Ocean City, NJ

For several weeks each summer, Brothers conduct an educational program approved by the Ocean Rest Board. The Ocean Rest Summer School offers tutoring for both enrichment and remedial work in areas of Religion, English, Mathematics, Science, Languages and Social Studies. The school also offers programs in Study Skills, S.A.T. Preparation and High School Placement Tests. These programs are open to boys and girls presently in school on the elementary and high school levels.

Contact Info

Ocean Rest
3045 Central Avenue
Ocean City, NJ 08226-2238
609-398-2483
Fax: 609-398-7520

Saint Frances Academy - Baltimore, MD

Founded by the Oblate Sisters of Providence in 1828, St. Frances is the country's oldest Catholic school for African Americans still in existence. Located in rugged east Baltimore and in the shadow of a prison, the school provides 340 young men and women with a strong college preparatory education. The Christian Brothers began their association with the school in 1987 at the invitation of the Oblate Sisters.

Contact Info

St. Frances Academy
501 E. Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-4229
410-539-5794
Fax: 410-685-2650
Email: SFA1828@aol.com
Web site: www.sfacademy.org

Saint Gabriel's System

For over a century, the Brothers and their colleagues have conducted a wide array of childcare institutions for court-adjudicated youth in the Philadelphia area. Collectively known as the St. Gabriel's System, these agencies seek to provide innovative educational and mental health services in both residential and community-based settings to the young people entrusted to their care. Academic and special education, drug and alcohol counseling, and vocational and life skills training are among the impressive array of services provided in such places as:

Brother Rousseau Academy

5900 Elmwood Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-724-4572

De La Salle In Towne

25 South Van Pelt Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3104
215-567-5500
Fax: 215-567-6922

 

De La Salle Vocational

1265 Street Road
P.O. Box 344
Bensalem, PA 19020-ND
215-464-0344
Fax: 215-638-3767
Email: delvoc@voicenet.com

 

St. Gabriel's System Reintegration Services

227 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-7103
Fax: 215-965-5711

 

Saint Gabriel's Hall

Pawlings Road
P.O. Box 7280
Audubon, PA 19407-7280
215-247-2776 (Philadelphia)
610-666-7970
FAX: 610-666-1479

San Miguel Middle School - Washington, DC

San Miguel Middle School was founded in 2002 to serve economically and educationally disadvantaged Latino boys in our nation's capital. Operated under the Board of Directors of St. John's College High School the school offers small classes, individualized attention, a required summer program, and an extended day program in the model of the Lasallian Association of Miguel Schools. The first class of eighth graders graduated in the spring of 2005 with many admitted to local Catholic high schools.

Contact Info

San Miguel School
1535 Newton Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-232-8345
FAX: 202-232-3987

 

San Miguel School - Camden, NJ

San Miguel was begun in 1997 to serve economically and educationally disadvantaged boys in Camden. Through small classes, individualized attention, a required summer program, and an extended day program, the school seeks to develop each student's potential and prepare him for admission to an appropriate high school. The student body is 86% Latino, and the faculty is comprised of Brothers, compensated teachers, and Lasallian and Jesuit volunteers.

Contact Info

San Miguel School
836 S. 4th Street
Camden, NJ 08103-2047
856-342-6707
Fax: 856-342-6708
Web site: www.sanmiguelcamden.org

Seton-La Salle High School - Pittsburgh, PA

A four-year, co-educational diocesan high school located in Mount Lebanon section of Pittsburgh, Seton-La Salle was created in 1979 out of a merger between Elizabeth Seton High School and South Hills Catholic High School. Inspired by the combined heritage of the Sisters of Charity and the Christian Brothers, Seton-La Salle was created to assure the continued presence of quality, Catholic education in the South Hills and is widely recognized for its strong spirit of Christian community and highest quality academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs. Seton-La Salle rejoined the Baltimore District, this time as an affiliated school, in the summer of 2001.

Contact Info

Seton-La Salle
1000 McNeilly Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412-561-3583
Fax: 412-561-9097
Email: slshs1@nauticom.net
Web Site: www.slshs.org

West Philadelphia Catholic High School - Philadelphia, PA

West Catholic is the result of a successful merger of West Boys' and West Girls' in 1989. The two schools had coexisted four blocks apart for about 70 years, and served well the sons and daughters of the city's working class. Today's West Catholic continues the proud tradition of excellence, reaching out as it does to a student body that is racially and ethnically diverse. The over 700 young men and women there will eventually join over 62,000 others who claim West Catholic as their alma mater.

Contact Info

West Catholic High School
4501 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139-3699
215-386-2244
Fax: 215-222-1651
Web site: www.westcatholic.org