March 2014 Ridge Report

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The Ridge

March 2014

The Advantages of All-Girls Education From time to time, the media highlights studies that either support or debunk the advantages of an all-girls education. One only has to spend a short time on the Forest Ridge campus to recognize the advantages of an all-girls education. It is clear: Girls schools create a culture of achievement. If you have a moment, take a look at this short piece by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) that provides the research basis for the claims we make: http://ncgs.org/ GirlsSchoolAdvantage.aspx Here’s an example: Three times as many girls enter engineering programs from girls schools than from a coed environment. This month Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Annie Wright School, Seattle Girls’ School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School, in collaboration with the NCGS, will host a program that speaks directly to the girls-school advantage. Girls School Advantage Program Thursday, March 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Northwest African American Museum, 2300 S. Massachusetts St., Seattle - http://www.naamnw.org/private-events/

The evening, hosted by Megan Murphy, executive director of NCGS, will feature Dr. Linda Sax, professor in UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (http://gseis.ucla.edu/people/ sax), and a student panel with representatives from local NCGS member schools. PROGRAM OUTLINE • Welcome and talk by Dr. Sax. • Student panel moderated by Megan Murphy. • School Fair featuring Forest Ridge, Annie Wright, Seattle Girls’ School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School. You know the benefits of the education your daughter is receiving today. If you want to hear more, please join us on March 20. If you have friends who would benefit from the evening, please feel free to share this with them! Together we can get the word out that girls schools do have an advantage! Mark Pierotti Head of School


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