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There are 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries. You can improve just one of their lives - and make a big difference in our world through the UN Foundation's Girl Up campaign. And if you are inspired, join the Girl Up movement http://www.girlup.org/.

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The Girls' School Advantage

Questions to Ask Your Daughter's Education

Marymount School of New York Launches Innovative iPad Program

As part of Marymount School's ongoing mission to offer an innovative and technologically up-to-date education to its students, the School will be introducing a new initiative in the fall of 2010: the iPad Program.

Hasbro Community Action Hero Award for Hannah Salwen

NCGS Girls Forum member and Atlanta Girls School rising senior, Hannah Salwen, was one of only six students honored last night at Radio City Music Hall with the first-ever Hasbro Community Action Hero Awards for their extraordinary volunteer work. Learn more »

Research shows: girls' school graduates have an edge

For the first time, educators have solid evidence of girls' schools' effectiveness. This week, UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies released the results of a well-documented, national study which shows the statistically significant edge girls' school graduates have over their coed peers. This peer-reviewed research disentangles the effects of single-sex education from confounding demographic influences. At a time when education is on the national agenda, UCLA's study will make a significant contribution to the discussion.

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Girls Do Better Without Boys, Study Finds

A U.K. study finds single-sex schools improve GCSE results and help struggling pupils. Read more »

NCGS News

Hasbro Community Action Hero Award for Hannah Salwen

Girls Do Better Without Boys, Study Finds
A U.K. study finds single-sex schools improve GCSE results and help struggling pupils.

NCGS Game Face Poster Packet Now Available
Game Face Poster Packet Now Available to NCGS Members

NCGS in Support of Public Single-Sex Schools
Executive Director Meg Moulton's letter appeared in the Boston Globe in response to the city's decision not to open a boys' and a girls' public school in Boston. A number of supporting e-mails were received including this one from Josh Solomon of the Young Women's Leadership Network: "I really enjoyed reading..."

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Member School News

Marymount School of New York Launches Innovative iPad Program

Hasbro Community Action Hero Award for Hannah Salwen

Restaurateur Teaches Teens How to Give Back
Stephen Hanson, restaurateur, brings a Canada-based philanthropy program to the U.S. to encourage high school students to learn how to effectively give back.

Student Art Exhibited at Apple Store
Eighth graders at Ellis School selected the Apple store as their gallery because of Apple's ability to revolutionize technology. These girls know that they have the ability to make significant changes in the world, and they wanted to highlight that responsibility by displaying their works in an environment that reinforces progress and change," said Isabelle Moldovan, Head of the Visual Arts Department at Ellis.

NYC events for Miss Hall's School: The New Normal, A Women's Philanthropy Roundtable; Lecture and Discussion with Dr. Susan Love

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Partner News

Philanthropy Camp & NCGS Scholarships
Grab The Torch is delighted to offer five full scholarships to students at National Coalition of Girls Schools. The Camp program provides a real life organic and in-depth experience to prepare the next generation for their role in the global greater good. www.grabthetorch.org

Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG): Student Applications Ready for Spring 2010!
Coastal Studies for Girls in Freeport, Maine, is the nation's first residential semester science and leadership school that's just for girls. CSG brings together girls from around the country for the fall or spring term of their sophomore year of high school.

Three Cups of Tea: Pennies for Peace
Many of us have read Greg Mortensen's Three Cups of Tea. It served as the inspiration for the students at Girls Preparatory School to raise enough money to build a school in Pakistan. New material is now available at no cost through Pennies for Peace

Branded Camp Services (BCS) is the first and only academic outsourcing company in the country.
BCS specializes in creating and running academic summer programs with partner institutions, per their needs and our expertise. We are committed to the value of an all-girls learning experience, and see the numerous ways this opportunity benefits students in even a short summer session.

Beacon Street Girls
Members of Club BSG, the online club for the Beacon Street Girls (BSG) brand, are decorating their virtual lockers, joining clubs and teams, and making friends (safely) in our fun online junior high.

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