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Director, Online School for Girls

The Online School for Girls was founded in the summer of 2009 with the mission to provide the best education in a digital environment to girls around the world. The Online School for Girls is a consortium membership school, originally founded by Harpeth Hall School (TN), Holton-Arms School (MD), Laurel School (OH), and Westover School (CT). In the winter of 2009, the Online School for Girls membership grew to include Atlanta Girls School (GA), Ellis Scho… Continue

Online School for Girls Adds Four More Member Schools

A nationwide consortium of four independent all-girls’ schools that created in June 2009 the first-ever online school dedicated to secondary education for girls this past fall has expanded its membership. Joining the Online School for Girls are Atlanta Girls’ School (Atlanta, Georgia), The Ellis School (Pittsburgh, Penn), St. Mary's Episcopal School (Memphis, Tenn.) and St. Paul's School for Girls (Baltimore, Maryland).

“The Online S… Continue

Online School for Girls
Newsletter November 2009

Last week, in Nashville, Tennessee, a group of three students sat around a lunch table with their teacher.

In itself, this is not unusual at most of our schools. However, what made this lunch unique was that the teacher, Heather Mannella, was from Westover School in Connecticut, and her students from Harpeth Hall School in Nashville were enrolled in her online Genetics course. When they met in person there were hugs all around. Heather kn… Continue

Online School for Girls
Newsletter October 2009

When we sent out our newsletter last month, we had not yet launched our classes. We thought that our theory was strong and our courses would be rich learning experiences, but we still had yet to see the program in action.
Now, just a month into our alpha testing courses, we are starting to see the results. Our students are responding positively and learning a lot. And, we know that our very different approach to online education has merit. A month… Continue

Online School for Girls
Newsletter September 2009

Connection. It is something that girls’ schools have always done well. We make sure that girls feel that they are a part of our community; they know that their teachers are connected to them and care for them greatly; they connect to each other in meaningful ways; they stay connected to each other long after they leave our campuses; and (increasingly) they connect to their communities and the world at-large.

In a digital world, connection can s… Continue