In 1991, the provincial leaders of the religious congregations within the Archdiocese of Baltimore endorsed the concept of an innovative educational project which would be a collaboration among a number of religious congregations. The provincial leaders of interested congregations appointed a task force to investigate this idea and to formulate plans for a venture which would meet the academic and
social needs of low-income middle school children who are often prohibited from attending Catholic schools due to their cost. Utilizing the successful Nativity School model and adapting it to meet the specific needs of Baltimore, the vision for Mother Seton Academy was born. As no individual religious community had the resources to undertake such a project alone, it became a collaborative effort among six religious congregations of men and women with long traditions of service to Baltimore. As a result, Mother Seton Academy opened in the Fall of 1993 with its first class of 20 sixth grade students. Today, the Academy educates over 70 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of all faiths and cultures each year.
