Mission Statement
To provide quality education and support services in a diverse caring community
that empowers adult learners to realize their full potential.
Our History
In 1860, seven Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
arrived at 50 West Broadway in South Boston. The founding Sisters went out and rang a bell telling everyone that a new school, a free school, would open in September. Twelve hundred students showed up for classes! The Sisters taught morning, afternoon and evening classes.
Since then, the Sisters have continued their educational mission in the city and in 1992, when Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston closed its doors, the Sisters chose to establish a comprehensive adult educational center now known as "NDEC" or Notre Dame Education Center. The Center continues to provide instruction to adults during the morning, afternoon and evening.
Today at NDEC, immigrants who come from all over the world and other adult learners have the opportunity to rebuild their lives as they develop confidence in their ability to communicate in English and further their education.