ABOUT US
The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, operate the Child Care Center of the Sacred Hearts as an integral part of a Catholic education program and also as a service to the general community, regardless of race, sex or creed.
The sisters serve as director, head teacher and teachers. They have each completed all the requirements prescribed for Early Childhood Education and have many years of teaching experience in this particular field, both here and abroad.
The Child Care Center of the Sacred Hearts fulfills the educational requirements of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It also meets the legal and operational requirements of Child Day Care Centers of the State of Pennsylvania and is therefore licensed by the State. In general, our school strives to provide a program and environment that educates the whole person. The program is designed to prepare, in every possible way, children from the ages of 3 to 5 for their years in elementary school. The program's goal is to make young children feel loved, secure, self-confident and respected.
The sisters serve as director, head teacher and teachers. They have each completed all the requirements prescribed for Early Childhood Education and have many years of teaching experience in this particular field, both here and abroad.
The Child Care Center of the Sacred Hearts fulfills the educational requirements of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It also meets the legal and operational requirements of Child Day Care Centers of the State of Pennsylvania and is therefore licensed by the State. In general, our school strives to provide a program and environment that educates the whole person. The program is designed to prepare, in every possible way, children from the ages of 3 to 5 for their years in elementary school. The program's goal is to make young children feel loved, secure, self-confident and respected.
OUR HISTORY
Blessed Francesco Maria Greco was the pastor of a poor but expanding parish in Acri, a town located in Calabria, Italy. In 1894, he petitioned several religious congregations to send sisters to provide secular and religious education to the children of the town.
When every religious community refused his request, Monsignor Greco approached a devote catechist Raffaella De Vincenti and asked her assistance in starting a new religious congregation. Together, Monsignor Greco and Sister Maria Teresa De Vincenti founded the religious community known as Suore Piccole Operaie dei Sacri Cuori - The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts.
From its humble beginnings in Acri, the work of the congregation spread rapidly throughout Calabria, to Rome and northern Italy. Founded in charity and with a particular devotion to the poor, the congregation became actively involved in several apostolates - education (nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school,high school, and university); the staffing of orphanages and parish ministries; social work; and the care of aged and the infirmed in hospitals and nursing homes.
In October 1948, nine Sisters left Calabria to begin a new apostolic mission in the United States. They came specifically to Stamford, CT to expand their catechetical work namely the formal education and spiritual development of young children and adolescents. Upon their arrival, the Sisters staffed Basil's Preparatory School as well as the bishop's chancery.
With God's help, the Sisters eventually established two educational institutions in Stamford- Our Lady of Grace Preschool and kindergarten and Villa Divino Amore Preschool. Both of these facilities have provided a much - needed service to the local community that has particularly benefited the children of working parents. For close to 50 years, over 6,500 children have been educated in this loving and nurturing environment.
In addition to the efforts in our own schools, several Sisters are involved in religious education programs in local parishes. The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts went on to establish preschools and nursery schools in Philadelphia in1966, in Washington DC and Riverdale, Maryland. Internationally, they have opened convents across Italy and established missionary houses and novitiates in Argentina, Albania and Mary Mount Public School (India)
oolIn 2000, the Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts in the USA established a Formation House in Stamford - a residence dedicated to the spiritual development of candidates wishing to join the congregation. This facility also serves as a gathering place for special religious educational programs for teens.
When every religious community refused his request, Monsignor Greco approached a devote catechist Raffaella De Vincenti and asked her assistance in starting a new religious congregation. Together, Monsignor Greco and Sister Maria Teresa De Vincenti founded the religious community known as Suore Piccole Operaie dei Sacri Cuori - The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts.
From its humble beginnings in Acri, the work of the congregation spread rapidly throughout Calabria, to Rome and northern Italy. Founded in charity and with a particular devotion to the poor, the congregation became actively involved in several apostolates - education (nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school,high school, and university); the staffing of orphanages and parish ministries; social work; and the care of aged and the infirmed in hospitals and nursing homes.
In October 1948, nine Sisters left Calabria to begin a new apostolic mission in the United States. They came specifically to Stamford, CT to expand their catechetical work namely the formal education and spiritual development of young children and adolescents. Upon their arrival, the Sisters staffed Basil's Preparatory School as well as the bishop's chancery.
With God's help, the Sisters eventually established two educational institutions in Stamford- Our Lady of Grace Preschool and kindergarten and Villa Divino Amore Preschool. Both of these facilities have provided a much - needed service to the local community that has particularly benefited the children of working parents. For close to 50 years, over 6,500 children have been educated in this loving and nurturing environment.
In addition to the efforts in our own schools, several Sisters are involved in religious education programs in local parishes. The Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts went on to establish preschools and nursery schools in Philadelphia in1966, in Washington DC and Riverdale, Maryland. Internationally, they have opened convents across Italy and established missionary houses and novitiates in Argentina, Albania and Mary Mount Public School (India)
oolIn 2000, the Sisters, Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts in the USA established a Formation House in Stamford - a residence dedicated to the spiritual development of candidates wishing to join the congregation. This facility also serves as a gathering place for special religious educational programs for teens.
