Our Mission
Our Mission
Mount Royal Academy is a private Catholic school nestled in the hills of New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Since 1994 the faculty, families and friends of Mount Royal have striven to provide not only a quality education to the children of our community, but most importantly a formation in Christian faith and morals. What began as an elementary school, grades Kindergarten through 8th, has grown to include a preschool with three and four year old programs and a liberal arts college preparatory High School. Mount Royal Academy is thankful to be the first lay-founded independent school to receive Catholic School recognition from the Bishop of Manchester, NH.
At MRA we understand that the student is not one-dimensional but is a complex harmony of body, soul, intellect, will, and emotions. These faculties must each be formed both inside and outside the classroom. Inside the classroom, teachers use a systematic approach in all subject areas that builds upon information and skills students have already mastered. Students are encouraged to develop the skills of discernment, freedom, and wonder in order to make good choices in regards to personal, academic, and family life. We pride ourselves in striving to offer the best education and Christian formation that a school can offer.
NHIAA Affiliation
Since July, 2012 Mount Royal has become a proud member school of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. High school teams compete in the NHIAA, and junior high teams compete with local schools and recreation centers. Elementary aged students compete with local recreation departments while developing skills and game awareness.
Interscholastic Athletics can be a fun, rewarding, and memorable part of students’ High School experience. While academics offer the primary source for formal education, athletics can contribute to the total value of that education in many different ways. Building upon the concepts of teamwork, fair play, sportsmanship, and self-esteem, athletics can help to provide a well-rounded educational experience. To those who strive to succeed in the classroom comes the privilege to compete outside of it. Student athletes earn playing time through good work ethics in practice, skill development, sportsmanship, and overall team attitude.
Mount Royal and NAPCIS
Mount Royal Joins from the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools
In June 2015, Mount Royal Academy received a full accreditation from the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS), This accreditation affirms our dedication to providing a Christ-centered education for over 200 students from Pre-K to grade 12, blending academic rigor with spiritual formation. NAPCIS membership reinforces our Catholic identity and connects us to a network of independent schools committed to excellence.
MRA'S Strategic Plan Document
Historic Timeline
- Founding family pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory
- September, 1994 – School opens in Newport Hospital
- 1999 – Campus relocation to Seven Hearths Inn, Sunapee
- Entrance into National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools
- Addition of high school grade levels
- 2004 – Construction completed on college preparatory high school building
- December 15, 2006 – Recognition by Bishop McCormack as a Catholic school, giving us the gift of the Eucharist on campus
- August, 2011 – Construction completed on St. Joseph’s Center (gymnasium, lunch room, art room, and computer lab)
- February, 2012 – Demolition of Seven Hearths Inn
- July, 2012 – Construction completed on PreK-8 elementary school building
- July, 2012 – Acceptance into New Hampshire Interscholastic Association
- September, 2012 – Campus and mission rededicated by Bishop Libasci
- September, 2014 – The Cardinal Newman Society presented MRA with the ‘School of Excellence’ recognition, a feat awarded to less than 5% of Catholic schools in America.
- June, 2015 – Accreditation from the National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools
- September, 2022 – initiative undertaken
- May 2023 – NAPCIS renews accreditation