Today, we toured St. Mary's Academy, an all girls Catholic school for girls grade 7-12. In 1869, two nuns opened St. Mary's in a small house, the first Catholic school in Winnipeg. In 1873, St. Mary's began to receive funding and by the next year the enrollment rapidly grew to around 130 students. By 1903, a new building was built to accommodate the growing academy, and was renovated two more times in 1909 and 1960 to become the building we know today. St. Mary's is the oldest independent school in the province. During our tour, Emily, our tour guide, showed us classrooms, the cafeteria, gyms, the chapel, and the dome that sits on the top of the building. We also met with various teachers to learn about the types of subjects and classes studied at the school, as well as the extra-circulars offered to the students. We had a lot of fun looking at this school and learning of all the history behind its foundation.
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| The cafeteria |
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| The library |
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| Our tour guide, Emily Fridrik |
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| The auditorium/theatre |
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| The workout facility |
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| The gymnasium |
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| A classroom |
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| The main office |
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| The chapel |
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| The view from the dome |
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| An interview with a teacher |
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| The outside of the school |
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