Woodlands Academy to host fall 2025 open house

Girls in grades 6-10 and their families are invited to an open house from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, on Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart’s beautiful 41-acre campus in Lake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 2.

Students, faculty and staff will share information about the school’s academic programs, extracurricular offerings and exceptional community to prospective students and families.

Woodlands Academy once again is positioned as the best Catholic high school and the best all-girls high school on the North Shore, based on the 2026 report from Niche, an independent research company. Woodlands also is ranked the #2 Best All-girls High School in Illinois, in addition to its seventh consecutive overall grade of A+ from Niche.

The personalized education provided at Woodlands Academy is designed for every student to thrive. Its commitment to academic excellence has earned Woodlands U. S. Department of Education recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2020 and again in 2025. In addition, it is an inaugural recipient of the newly established Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools award.

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 9-12.

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.