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October 2007 Newsletter

10/02/2007

Website Changes Coming This Fall

Consider NCGS Your Online Publishing Outlet for News, Events

 

We are preparing to introduce some exciting new online features in the weeks ahead, all designed to make ncgs.org the source for news and information about the girls' school community. One of the biggest changes you'll notice is a wealth of new stories about NCGS Member Schools. All members will be invited to post their press releases, event announcements and media placements for publication on our homepage -- viewed by nearly 10,000 unique visitors a month, a figure we're confident will continue to grow. We see this project as an important new tool for publicizing the value of single-sex education for girls, while at the same time providing an easy-to-use resource for staying informed about the many innovations and accomplishments happening at girls' schools across the country and around the world. Details -- including guidelines on how to participate -- to come!

 

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math:

The new website features will also include a special, in-depth section featuring an array of STEM resources: lesson plans... important trends... best practices... and more. Training the next generation of STEM innovators is an urgent national need, and girls' schools are uniquely positioned to lead the way. Look for an announcement soon as we unveil this valuable resource created with the support of Google, Inc. and the Margaret Hall Foundation.


STEM Think-Tank:

Please make plans to join us January 31-February 1, 2008 at the Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tennessee for the STEM Think-Tank -- dialog, discussion and insight among STEM curricular leaders from NCGS schools. We will share best practices, brainstorm ideas, and plan future STEM-related initiatives. Co-sponsored by Harpeth Hall, Castilleja School, the Hockaday School, Westover School and the Holton-Arms School. More details about the event will be distributed later this fall. For more information, contact Karen Douse, Director of Library and Technology at the Harpeth Hall School, douse(at)harpethhall.org.
» Printable Flier (PDF)

 

Student Delegates Sought for Leadership Conference

Deadline for Essays, Applications is October 15

A Life-Changing Opportunity in Perth, Australia

We are currently seeking nominations from NCGS Member Schools to represent NCGS at the Student Leadership Conference presented by our International Affiliate, the Alliance of Girls Schools (Australasia) in Perth, Australia, from January 16-20, 2008. Application deadline: October 15.

 

NCGS to Present Sessions at NAIS February Conference

Topics: Girls' Schools as Entrepreneurs and Motivating Girls in Sci-Tech-Engineering-Math

NCGS Co-Executive Directors Meg Milne Moulton and Whitney Ransome will be among the presenters at the February, 2008 NAIS Annual Conference in New York City. The subject of the conference, Schools of the Future: Embracing the Educational ReNAISsance, perfectly resonates with traditional NCGS themes of the renaissance witnessed among girls' schools as well as the need to continually innovate and demonstrate leadership. Click on the link below for details.
» NCGS at the NAIS Conference

 

Girls' Schools In the News:

Head of Oprah School Now Leads Atlanta Girl's School 


Her recent stint with Oprah Winfrey's academy up, noted Quaker educator Joan Countryman  -- who retired a few years back from the prestigious Lincoln School in Providence, R.I. --has gotten another unexpected call. This time it was Atlanta Girl's School on the line, asking her to run things until it hired a permanent leader.
» Read More

 

Holton-Arms Students Profiled for Malawi Work

When three young women from the Bethesda, Maryland school brought classroom supplies to orphaned children in Africa, the effect of their work was instantaneous. "One kid filled up an entire notebook with stories in one day because he never had his own notebook to write in before," a Holton-Arms student tells the The Gazette. "We're all really grateful now for what we have."
» Read More

 

Also:

Harpeth Hall Installs First Synthetic Field... Marlborough Receives Largest Gift in School History... Single-Sex Education for Girls: What the Research Shows.

 

Welcome, Ann Richards School


We are delighted to announce the newest member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders! The school opened its doors in Austin, Texas this fall, admitting students in the 6th and 7th grades with a new grade to be added each year up to 12th grade in 2012. NCGS is proud to welcome this new, public all-girls school to our growing community!

 

StatsOnline Deadline Oct. 5

 
NCGS is counting on you to complete the StatsOnline survey as it is our primary data collection vehicle. The upside for your school is access to an expanded database and benchmarking capability. And we're not tapping you on the shoulder to duplicate effort (for NCGS, for NAIS).

NAIS has apologized for difficulties on their system the last several days. They are now fully up-and-running. They have extended the deadline one week. The new deadline is now Friday, October 5th. NAIS members and non-NAIS NCGS members have access -- just follow the StatsOnline indicators. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
» StatsOnline Homepage
» Survey Instructions (PDF)
» NCGS Summary Data Report (PDF)

Note: the deadline for Part 2 (Financial Aid, Financial Operations, Giving, Staff) is November 18. 

 

NCGS Strategic Priorities


The National Coalition of Girls' Schools was founded in 1991 with the expressed goal of identifying and advancing Strategic Priorities for the girls' school community. In the years since, girls' schools have reemerged as one of the most compelling features on the educational landscape! Today NCGS, with the leadership of its Co-Executive Directors and Board of Trustees -- as well as the advice and inspiration of its Member Schools -- continues to seek out the leading edge of innovation, advocacy and advancement.

The NCGS Board has approved the latest update of our Strategic Priorities on behalf of Member Schools, and we invite you to download and print the document and share it with your key constituents. And we invite you, as well, to contact us with your comments, ideas and suggestions as we resume mapping strategy at the next NCGS Board meeting, October 14 and 15.
» NCGS Strategic Priorities (PDF)

 

Back to School, Back to Space


NCGS Partner Sally Ride Science Clubs has launched an all-new educator blog! The first installment, Back to School, Back to Space, features daily entries about astronaut Barbara Morgan's flight to the International Space Station. These exclusive blog entries are authored by journalist Irene Klotz who will be in touch with Barbara throughout the mission. Check out the blog at:
» sallyridescience.com