Miss Porter’s School and School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York Become Members of the Online School for Girls
The Online School for Girls is proud to announce that Miss Porter’s School of Farmington, Connecticut and School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York have become member schools.
The Online School for Girls is the world’s first girls only online school. The School offers a challenging and supportive online learning experience that emphasizes connections among participants, incorporates collaboration into the learning experience, inspires and rewards creativity, and engages in real-world problems and applications while having students probe the social and ethical dynamics that define and stretch our global society.
“We are thrilled that schools of the caliber of Miss Porter’s School and School of the Holy Child are joining our efforts to create the best possible online courses for girls and professional development options for faculty members,” said Brad Rathgeber, the President of the Board of Trustees of the Online School for Girls. “Miss Porter’s School and School of the Holy Child have longstanding reputations both within their local markets and nationally for providing challenging and supporting learning environments for girls. By becoming members of the Online School for Girls, they will help bring a great classroom experience online.”
“The Online School for Girls broadens the educational opportunities available to girls by offering an independent school experience that is not limited by location,” said Head of Miss Porter’s School Katherine G. Windsor. “Like traditional independent schools, OSG teaches girls what it means to be literate, participatory, and fluent in the tools of the 21st century. The very delivery mechanism of OSG coursework provides a compounding effect of the curriculum by teaching a skill set vital to girls today: technology, communication, analysis, and access to global concepts.”
In its courses, the Online School for Girls brings together students from around the world. “This year, we have students from 13 states and twenty-four schools, a student working abroad in London, and six students from Australia in our courses,” said Molly Rumsey, the Interim Director of the Online School for Girls. “Our courses are challenging and incredibly interactive. But, more than that, they are global. Students today should have an engaging online experience before college, and they should have a great global experience, too.”
Ann Sullivan, Head of School at School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York, noted: “Online courses are a way of offering specific electives that would otherwise not be possible—given other academic demands, athletic, or arts commitments—including esoteric courses or very advanced courses (beyond BC Calculus for example). The Online School for Girls provides opportunities for students in these areas which prepare them well for university coursework. Above all, the Online School for Girls promotes intellectual independence—not isolation—an essential skill for success in college.”
The Online School for Girls was founded in 2009 by four independent girls’ schools. Currently, there are twelve member schools and twenty-five affiliated schools. The member schools are: Holton-Arms School (Bethesda, Maryland), Hockaday School (Dallas, Texas), Laurel School (Cleveland, Ohio), Marlborough School (Los Angeles, California), Harpeth Hall School (Nashville, Tennessee), Ellis School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), St. Mary’s Episcopal School (Memphis, Tennessee), St. Paul’s School for Girls (Baltimore, Maryland), Atlanta Girls’ School (Atlanta, Georgia), Westover School (Middlebury, Connecticut), School of the Holy Child (Rye, New York), and Miss Porter’s School (Farmington, Connecticut).
For more information, visit www.onlineschoolforgirls.org or contact Interim Director Molly Rumsey, molly.rumsey@onlineschoolforgirls.org
