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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

As the School year gets closer and closer, we are counting down the moments until we throw open our digital schoolhouse doors for the first time. As you can imagine, with all of the preparation necessary, it has been a busy summer for the Online School for Girls: teachers are preparing their courses; technology is up and working beautifully; and girls are enrolling in the fall courses. Today, we are sending along a few updates about the Online School for Girls. Please let us know if you have any… Continue

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT BRAD RATHGEBER AT BRAD.RATHGEBER@ONLINESCHOOLFORGIRLS.ORG OR 301.365.6114 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: June 22, 2009 ONLINE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LAUNCHING THIS FALL Nationwide Consortium of independent all-girls’ schools to launch first online school for girls June 22, 2009… A nationwide consortium of independent, all-girls’ schools announced the creation of the first ever online school dedicated to secondary education for girls, The Online School for… Continue