Welcome

Hello Notre Dame community!

The past year has been defined by tremendous growth and achievement. Our student leaders excelled in academic, co-curricular, and community endeavors, and Notre Dame faculty stand unwavering in their commitment to our vision and mission. We enter a new school year poised for continued and unparalleled success.

Yes, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of our Woman’s Place Project. Yes, we conquered our second Day of Giving with a $40,000 increase in funds raised to support our faculty and staff endowment. And, yes, we earned exceptional marks from the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) to accredit and affirm our dynamic work for six more years. Job well done, Notre Dame!

As our Vision 2025 strategic plan comes to a close, with great resolve we look to the future, acknowledging the work that is still to come. As the Center for Women’s Leadership in Silicon Valley, this year, we will:

• Engage in Dreamwork: Collectively, we will build and implement the school’s next strategic plan. Guided by our mission, the ND board, leadership, faculty, staff, and students will chart a new and evolutionary path forward.
   
• Lift Up Our Legacy: The kickoff to our 175th Anniversary begins in April. We invite you to join in year-round festivities to honor our past, celebrate our present, and look ahead to a vibrant future.

Reflecting on our recent achievements and goals for the year ahead reminds me that our programmatic growth, financial gain, and regional impact stems from the strength of our community — families, alums, Sisters, board members, and partners — in other words, YOU. I remain deeply convinced that your generosity is divinely inspired; that your presence, time, and gifts are interwoven with Notre Dame’s mission to equip the next generation of women leaders, which is more vital than ever. 

As we continue to serve and inspire, we do so through an equitable lens, doused with joy and unbridled passion for the work entrusted in us. For the 2025-26 school year, our leadership team has chosen to focus on Hallmark Two of a Notre Dame Catholic learning community: We honor the dignity and sacredness of each person. Throughout the year, we will center ourselves around creating environments that encourage the development of the whole person — for students as well as faculty and staff.

Notre Dame community, I look forward to continuing our partnership to support our dynamic, dedicated, and determined students as we “teach them what they need to know for life.”

If you are considering Notre Dame as the next step in your education journey, I encourage you to learn more about our school, programs, history, and future by exploring this website and visiting our campus in the weeks and months ahead.

Be kind. Choose joy. And, remember: God is good.

Ashley Rae Mathis
Head of School