Founded in 1927, Mount St. Mary Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for young women. Its campus includes a full-size gymnasium, chapel, library, science laboratories, and music, dance and arts studios. It operates various departments that include arts, English, math, science and social studies. The school also operates a world language department that conducts classes in foreign languages, such as French, Spanish and Latin. Mount St. Mary Academy s sports activities include basketball, volleyball, baseball, cross country, tennis, and track and field. Mount St. Mary Academy is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The school is located in Kenmore, N.Y.