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Chatham Hall Receives Largest Girls’ School Gift Ever
Chatham Hall announced today that the school received a $31 million gift from the estate of alumna Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen ‘31 (The Nilsen Gift: Chatham Hall Receives Largest Gift in History of Girls’ Schools). Ms. Nilsen directed the funds be made part unrestricted endowment.
Dora Thomas, Chair of the Chatham Hall Board of Trustees expressed her [...]
Miss Hall’s School Highlights Two Articles from The New York Times
I have to admit; I was remiss in not putting these two articles together while I was traveling and in the middle of two books a couple of weeks ago when the New York Times ran them:
“The Women’s Crusade” Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
“The Way We Live Now, The Power of the Purse” Lisa [...]
Director Brings His Zest for Theater to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
After directing success in Atlanta, Sam Ross and his wife Elizabeth moved cross country to La Cañada Flintridge. Since moving from Atlanta about 10 years ago, Ross has been working to bring his Shakespeare company, the La Cañada Flintridge Shakespeare Festival and Conservatory program to life.
Arriving in La Cañada Flintridge, Ross discovered the Flintridge Sacred [...]
Ethel Walker School Joins Farm Based Education and the Local Farm and Produce Movement
As member of the Community Farm of Simsbury (CFS), Ethel Walker School (Simsbury, CT) will be participating in the renewal of Simsbury’s Town Farm. CFS has leased 38 tillable acres from the Town of Simsbury with plans to make the land and farming a place of lessons, learning and contributions to the community.
CFS will manage [...]
A Visit to San Domenico School
Many thanks to the admission office at San Domenico School for giving me a tour of the campus during a recent visit to the Bay Area. You can see what I saw by viewing the photo gallery below.
If you’re not familiar with San Domenico, it’s a Catholic K-12 school in San Anselmo, CA that offers [...]
Taking Girls Education Online: An Experiment
Michael Birnbaum writes in the Washington Post (Md. School Joins Test of Online Courses Tailored to Girls) that four girls schools Holton-Arms, Harpeth Hall, Westover School, and Laurel School are working together to offer girls school classes online in hopes of joining the special opportunities of a girls school classroom and online learning.
It’s an experiment; [...]
Stoneleigh-Burnham School: Helping Girls Build Strong Voices
I’ve always wondered why schools don’t put greater emphasis on public speaking. Its a skill I can’t do without and its a skill in which all us could be stronger. The ability to present one’s ideas, positions and arguments publicly is one of lifes underrated skills. A few weeks back, I spoke with the folks at Stoneleigh-Burnham School [...]
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