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Things You Should Know About How a Girl Learns

From building curriculum to engaging with students, GPS teachers and leaders consider the unique aspects of how girls learn to ensure students are set up for success in the classroom, through graduation, and beyond.

Girls are highly relational.

In a school setting, a girl’s need for connection translates to strong peer-topeer relationships, as well as the need for positive interactions with her teachers and coaches. So you’ll often find our girls working in groups—conducting experiments in the lab, testing their latest makerspace creation, or discussing the works of poets.

And their teachers are typically right there beside them, encouraging dialog and challenging them to think deeply and respond thoughtfully. They’re prepared for collaborating in the real world while learning to support their beliefs and ideas.

In one study authored by UCLA educational researchers Young K. Kim and Linda Sax, girls were more likely to feel the positive effects of student-teacher interactions on their overall sense of well-being—emotionally, physically, and academically. Conversation can be central to their relationships. At all-girls schools, students spend more time talking with their teachers outside of the classroom than do those in a coed environment.

I found a home in GPS. I found friends, interests, and hobbies that I would never have discovered if not for this school.

Class of 2023

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