Holy+Child+Schools+and+Westward+Expansion

In 1862, the Holy Child Sisters established a school and convent in Towanda, Pennsylvania.

After opening schools on the East Coast, the sisters traveled west to Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Wyoming, and California, where they continued to open schools and live out their mission of helping individuals to identify and develop their God-given gifts.

Possible activities:

1. Look at photos of the American schools. (Possible follow-up: Pretend you are a student at the school. Write a letter home to your parents describing what is happening in the photo.)

2. Map the past and present American schools.