The National Coalition of Girls' Schools

Registration Now Open for the 2008 Annual Conference

Updated Schedule, Hotel Info for June 25-27 in Cleveland

Conference

We have assembled an exciting array of speakers, workshops and activities around the theme, Reinventing Girls' Education: New Models, New Paradigms. Registration is now open online and by mail (PDF), so please make plans to join us for the premier professional development and networking event on the girls' school community's calendar, June 25-27 in Cleveland, Ohio. Our host will be the Hathaway Brown School, with additional opportunities provided by the Laurel School. Click here to learn more »

 

 

NCGS News

NCGS Co-Executive Director Tours South Africa Schools
Meg Moulton describes the visit as an eye-opening, soul-stretching experience in a country of contrasts.

A New STEM Resource from NCGS
Promising Practices. Practical Resources. Powerful Outcomes.™
NCGS has created an entire website-within-a-website devoted to learning and achievement in the crucial fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Whitney Ransome to Receive Moorestown Friends School Award
Alumni Association to Present Award on May 2
NCGS Co-Executive Director Whitney Ransome has been selected to receive the 2008 Alice Stokes Paul 1901 Merit Award from her K-12 alma mater.

Engineering Day at Google Inspires Future Scientists
Participants More Likely To Pursue College Majors, Careers in STEM
In a dramatic demonstration of the power of role models and hands-on learning, nearly 95 percent of girls who attended last week's Engineering Day workshops at Google campuses say they're more likely to pursue careers in the sciences.

Joy Moore Is New Interim Head Of Oprah's School In South Africa
Joy Moore, NCGS Board Trustee and former Interim Head of The Archer School for Girls, has been named Interim Head of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Member School News

Girls' Preparatory School Teacher Documents Darfur Refugees
History teacher Paige Weichbrodt visited a desert refugee camp to document the people there, and to see what progress toward assistance had been made.

Westover is Venue for Bolshoi Ballet
Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut has been selected as one of only two sites to host a 2008 summer residency for aspiring young American ballet dancers to study with teachers and dancers from the renowned Russian Academy.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Makes History
The Stoneleigh-Burnham School Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Sally Leach Mixsell '69 as the next Head of School.

Stuart Presents Fourth Women in Leadership Forum
How has the presence of strong women leaders in media affected the industry?

At Kent Place, "Though Many, We Are One"
With special guests from around the world, and an array of student workshops, Kent Place School celebrates its fifth annual Global Perspective Day.

Girls' School College Counselors Meeting a Success
Spirited and soul-searching discussions focused on how to help girls throughout their high school years and through the college admissions process.

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Partner News

Global Education the Focus of 'In Alliance'
The Alliance of Girls' Schools (Australasia) has produced another impressive edition of their magazine, this time focusing on Global Education, a important topic and one identified as an NCGS strategic priority.

Beacon Street Girls Are Going Global
The popular book series from NCGS Partner B*tween Productions will be published worldwide.

Championing the Innovation Generation
NCGS member schools, watch your mailboxes for a package of exciting new classroom materials from the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) and the Motorola Foundation.

Back to School, Back to Space
NCGS Partner Sally Ride Science Clubs has launched an all-new educator blog.

Website to Watch: The White House Project
Tips and tools to help students draw lessons from what is already shaping up to be a history-making presidential race.

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Events

6/24 to 6/27/2008
NCGS Annual Conference
Cleveland, Ohio

11/19 to 11/21/2008
Strategic Leadership Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

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