Online School for Girls http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org Wed, 23 May 2012 13:40:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Get a Jump on College Essay Writing this Summer with OSG http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/get-a-jump-on-college-essay-writing-this-summer-with-osg/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/get-a-jump-on-college-essay-writing-this-summer-with-osg/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:32:24 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=4158 Continue reading →]]> Students looking to get a jump on the college essay writing process this summer have the opportunity to do just that with the new OSG Extension course Writing the College Essay.  In this course, experienced teachers Linda Noll from Miss Porter’s School and Lisa Pritchard from Buffalo Seminary help guide students through the process of drafting college essays for the Common Application.  Students will get feedback from the course instructors and will give feedback to their peers throughout this four-week course.  Please do not hesitate to call or email the OSG office if you have any questions: 301.842.4674 or info@onlineschoolforgirls.org

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/get-a-jump-on-college-essay-writing-this-summer-with-osg/feed/ 0 Register Today for Summer Professional Development http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/register-today-for-summer-professional-development/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/register-today-for-summer-professional-development/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:17:45 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=4118 Join more than 300 educators worldwide who have taken an OSG Professional Development course.  We hope to see you in a class this summer: http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/courses/professional-development/

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/register-today-for-summer-professional-development/feed/ 0 Connelly School of the Holy Child and St. Catherine’s School Join OSG http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/connelly-school-of-the-holy-child-and-st-catherines-school-join-osg/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/connelly-school-of-the-holy-child-and-st-catherines-school-join-osg/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:20:00 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=4057 Continue reading →]]> “We are very happy to be able to welcome two outstanding schools to the Online School for Girls consortium: Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland, and St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Virginia,” said Brad Rathgeber, the Director of the Online School for Girls. “Both Holy Child and St. Catherine’s aim to challenge students in the classroom and to prepare students for leadership and action in the changing world around them.  By opening opportunities for students to connect and collaborate online in the vigorous, worldwide online learning environment of the Online School for Girls, we hope we can help each school to in part achieve its mission in a twenty first century way.”

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/connelly-school-of-the-holy-child-and-st-catherines-school-join-osg/feed/ 0 Welcome Roland Park Country School to OSG http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/welcome-roland-park-country-school-to-osg/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/welcome-roland-park-country-school-to-osg/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:58:36 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3980 Continue reading →]]> The Online School for Girls is excited to announce that Roland Park Country School has joined as a Charter Affiliate.  ”Roland Park Country School has long been a top college preparatory school and leader among girls’ schools in STEM initiatives.  We are excited to have Roland Park join our consortium of innovative, caring, and thoughtful girls’ schools, and we are excited to work with Roland Park to create even more opportunities for girls to thrive,” said Brad Rathgeber, the Director of the Online School for Girls.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/welcome-roland-park-country-school-to-osg/feed/ 0 Registration Open for Consortium – High Enrollment Already http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/registration-open-for-consortium-high-enrollment-already/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/registration-open-for-consortium-high-enrollment-already/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:03:14 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3949 Continue reading →]]> Registration for summer 2012, summer professional development and 2012-2013 school year offerings has opened for OSG Consortium schools. In just the first few days of registration, enrollment has surpassed the total enrollment for the first year. AP Psychology is, once again, proving to be a popular course — one of the two sections of AP Psychology is almost full already!

OSG Consortium Schools are reminded that they must register students for school-year enrollments, though students can register themselves for Summer 2012 courses.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/registration-open-for-consortium-high-enrollment-already/feed/ 0 OSG and GOA Release Whitepaper that Defines “Online Independent Schools” http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-and-goa-release-whitepaper-that-defines-online-independent-schools/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-and-goa-release-whitepaper-that-defines-online-independent-schools/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:24:16 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3923 Continue reading →]]>

The Online School for Girls and the Global Online Academy have released a joint Whitepaper that defines “Online Independent Schools.”

“It is important for independent schools to define their space within the larger field of online learning as different from either for-profit or university work,” said Brad Rathgeber, Director of the Online School for Girls.

For the full article, click here.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-and-goa-release-whitepaper-that-defines-online-independent-schools/feed/ 0 OSG at NAIS and NBOA http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-at-nais-and-nboa/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-at-nais-and-nboa/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:43:39 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3912 OSG is looking forward to seeing many colleagues and friends at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference and at the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) Symposium in Seattle, Washington this week.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-at-nais-and-nboa/feed/ 0 Three Schools Join the OSG Consortium http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/three-schools-join-the-osg-consortium/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/three-schools-join-the-osg-consortium/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:29:18 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3900 Continue reading →]]> The Online School for Girls is excited to announce that three schools joined the OSG Consortium today: Convent of the Sacred Heart (San Francisco, California), Yeshiva of Los Angeles Girls High School, and St. Mary’s Academy (Engelwood, Colorado).  ”Innovative schools around the country and world understand that online education can expand opportunities for students and provide students with needed life-skills,” said Brad Rathgeber, the OSG Director. “We are excited to have Convent of the Sacred Heart, Yeshiva Girls High School, and St. Mary’s Academy as part of our program.  We know that each school will add greatly to the development of OSG, and we are looking forward to having students from these schools in our courses.”

Registration for Online School for Girls courses in the summer of 2012 and the 2012-2013 school year opens on March 1, 2012 for students at OSG consortium schools and applications open on April 1, 2012 for other students.  For more information about becoming a part of the OSG consortium, contact OSG Director Brad Rathgeber at 301.842.4674 or brad.rathgeber@onlineschoolforgirls.org.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/three-schools-join-the-osg-consortium/feed/ 0 OSG in Mumbai http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-in-mumbai/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-in-mumbai/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:13:37 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3893 Continue reading →]]> OSG Director Brad Rathgeber and former Interim Director Molly Rumsey are currently in Mumbai, India presenting to schools from around the world on online education at ASB Unplugged.  Brad and Molly will be presenting two four-hour workshops on the online learning and will be taking questions throughout their presentation using the Twitter hashtag #osgpd  They encourage anyone around the world to follow the conversation using that hashtag.

]]> http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/osg-in-mumbai/feed/ 0 Welcome Santa Catalina School – The 60th OSG Network School http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/welcome-santa-catalina-school-the-60th-osg-network-school/ http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/welcome-santa-catalina-school-the-60th-osg-network-school/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:46:26 +0000 Brad Rathgeber http://www.onlineschoolforgirls.org/?p=3869 Continue reading →]]> The Online School for Girls is excited to announce today that Santa Catalina School in Monterey, California has joned the Online School for Girls as an affiliate school.  Santa Catalina is the 60th school in the OSG consortium.

“We are excited to have Santa Catalina join us in our efforts to bring new opportunities to girls,” said Brad Rathgeber, the Director of the Online School for Girls.  ”Santa Catalina has made a commitment to preparing girls for an increasingly international 21st century culture, of which online educational opportunities are an essential part.”

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