Woodlands Academy hosts its winter 2025 open house

Girls in grades 6 and up and their families are invited to an enriching and engaging experience on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest.

Learn about the transformative educational opportunity offered at Woodlands during its winter open house on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Students, faculty and staff will share information about the school’s academic programs, extracurricular offerings and exceptional community to prospective students and families. The program begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 5 p.m.

Woodlands Academy has been named the 2025 #1 Best All-girls High School in Illinois by Niche, an independent research company. For eight years now, Woodlands has achieved this ranking. It is also the sixth consecutive year that the school has received an overall grade of A+ from Niche. In addition to academic excellence, Woodlands Academy provides a personalized education designed for every student to thrive. In 2020, Woodlands was recognized by the U. S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School.

Located at 760 E. Westleigh Road in Lake Forest, Woodlands Academy is a Catholic, independent day-and-boarding, college-preparatory school for young women of all faiths in grades nine through 12.

Founded in Chicago in 1858 and located in Lake Forest since 1904, Woodlands is part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans the United States and 40 other countries on six continents.

To register online for its fall open house, visit woodlandsacademy.org/openhouse. More information is available on the website or by calling (847) 234-4300.