Grade Level
Upper
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Her future is our promise
Meet nine Winsor girls and young alumnae and imagine with them what the future holds. The video debuted at the Sept. 28, 2013, launch of “The Winsor Promise” campaign. Dovetailing with the school’s plan for 21st-century teaching and learning, the capital campaign focuses on what the future will demand of girls and of schools. “We […]
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Peter Boukaert of Human Rights Watch Speaks to New Roads High School Students about Social Media’s Role in Exposing Human Rights Violations
Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Emergencies Director and an expert in humanitarian crises, spoke to students at Los Angeles at New Roads School’s Moss Theater on October 2nd, describing HRW’s global mission, and the increasingly pivotal role that social media and everyday technology play in the group’s investigations into human rights abuses. The presentation […]
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What does it mean to be an educated girl
On Friday, October 11, St. Catherine’s School celebrated International Day of the Girl, as declared by the United Nations. The school created a special video, “What it means to be an educated girl,” to raise awareness within our school community and beyond. A variety of events took place on campus including more than 1,100 students, […]
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Ethical Literacy Prepares Students for Global Citizenship
“Rapport-driven,” is how James Mill of Vail Mountain School describes the school’s culture, where ethical discourse, community, and service to others lie at the heart of character education. “We’re not afraid to get to know our students as people,” says Mill, noting that students not only show new teachers around the school, but around the […]
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Making Meaning at Walnut Hill
A highlight of life at Walnut Hill School, whose students are all accomplished artists aspiring to higher-level study, are the Making Meaning assemblies, when groups of students share their experiences in collaborative work with the school community. At Walnut Hill, creativity is not about lightning strikes of inspiration or impassioned emoting: it’s about process— what […]
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Prepared for College
The Summit has a 100% graduation rate, with all our students attending one of their top choice universities.
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High School Rock Band
The Summit’s High School Rock Band has fans not only at the school but also in the community where they perform at several public events.
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Wyoming Seminary fosters leadership skills at retreat
One week before the start of school at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania, members of Sem’s student government arrived at local Camp Orchard Hill thinking they were going to just learn about leadership. After 24 hours of spending time swimming, swinging in the air, playing games, and eating marshmallows at a campfire, as well as […]
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Experiential Learning on the Water
Experiential Learning on the Water 10/7/2013 Mr. Willy Fluharty “Yes, you are the sum of your experiences. Each new experience is just another building block in the foundation of your personality. That is why we are embarking on the Schooner Virginia for this weekend adventure. You may not like it, you may love it, either […]
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The Active Classroom for Girls
At The Ellis School we believe that active learning helps girls to visualize, hypothesize, and improve their intuition about conceptual models of scientific phenomena in all areas of STEM. Furthermore, active learning deploys a collaborative, hands-on environment utilizing desktop experiments, online assignments, and educational technologies to engage students in constructing their own knowledge, rather than […]
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Building Empathy for Girls Education Across the Globe
Girls in all divisions watched segments of the film Girl Rising, which explores the personal stories of girls around the world as they struggle for equal access to education. The Upper School Gender & Power class engaged in design thinking methods and developed “How Might We” questions based on research of issues around girls’ education […]
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Brehm Preparatory School
Brehm Preparatory School’s mission is to empower students with complex learning disabilities and differences to recognize and optimize their potential throughout their lifetime. For more information, visit www.brehm.org.