You know your daughter. You recognize her subtleties. Her talents.
At St. Paul’s School for Girls…
…we recognize her too. Since 1959, we’ve been encouraging Baltimore girls grades 5 – 12 to recognize themselves as they mature into more confident, more accomplished, more poised young women prepared for college and life beyond. So what does your resilient, curious, determined daughter need from her school? She needs learning that helps her see in herself what you’ve recognized in her for years. Learning that feels right.
At St. Paul’s School for Girls, her learning can feel…
as she p ro g r e sse s f ro m t h i n k e r to t h eo r i st
Your daughter’s mind already teems with questions: why a water lily blooms only at night, how different cultures communicate, the shape of a galaxy. Through our college-preparatory curriculum—carefully designed to fit her learning style as a girl and taught by our dedicated faculty members—she gradually but surely grows into a critical thinker, a reasoner, a researcher. Here, your daughter keeps questioning her world in fresh ways, on her own terms, and, in turn, reaches new and surprising insights.
a s s h e g row s f r o m s to ry t e l l e r to w r i t e r
At St. Paul’s School for Girls, the moment occurs any number of ways: her sixth grade personal essay; her eighth grade scientific paper; her tenth grade term paper; her original play performed by her peers. Each girl learns differently, so we tailor our approach to each girl. But our purpose remains the same: For girls to learn through writing and grow into confident, eloquent communicators who begin to interpret not only the world in front of them, but their own inner lives.
a s s h e e vo lv e s f r o m t r av e l e r to e x p lo r e r
St. Paul’s School for Girls students travel the world to our sister schools in Argentina, Australia, France, Japan, and China as well as to Costa Rica and Belize for service learning trips. To prepare, our girls learn the language, the culture, and the customs from afar. Then they immerse themselves not as tourists, but as explorers — documenters and interpreters of new places, people, and ideas — and active participants in expanding their own horizons.
A s s h e m ov e s f r o m u n d e r s t u dy to l e a d
We saw it — not necessarily the singular moment — but her transformation from unsure ballerina to principal dancer, from chorus member to soloist. For each girl, it’s different — t he path toward maturity and self-realization, to newfound refinement and poise . Your daughter graduates a more polished version of the girl you dropped off on her first day. At St. Paul’s School for Girls, she constructs a self-confidence she takes with her for the rest of her life.
My daughter would not be the person she is today had she not gone here; I watched her transform into this confident young woman. She just blossomed and it’s because of her experience at St. Paul’s School for Girls. —current parent
A s s h e a dva n c e s F r o m p l ay e r to at h l e t e
There’s a difference between knowing how to bend a corner kick and knowing how to captain a team. All girls at St. Paul’s School for Girls arrive with natural talents and abilities — which we recognize and cultivate. But our athletes also apply the thinking they learn in our classrooms and the camaraderie they feel in our hallways to their on-field performance. Through the years, they learn how to train, how to devise a game plan, how to execute when it matters.
as s he m atu r e s f rom volu n te e r to advoc ate
Your daughter has always been willing to help others. At St. Paul’s School for Girls, we see that too, which is why we offer her the chance to give back in a variety of ways — not only in shelters, nursing homes, or in the community garden — but nationally and internationally on service learning trips. We encourage her to cultivate her passion to help others, first in her community, and, ultimately, throughout the world.
a s she tr ansforms f r o m g i r l t o yo u n g w o m a n
Because we cherish our Episcopal tradition, we believe that reflection and spiritual growth are essential to your daughter’s journey of self-discovery. We give her time to listen, to feel, to interpret, to engage in conversation that inspires and guides. We encourage her to search inward for deeper understanding of herself and the world around her. When she’s encouraged to mine her own depths, the world opens to her with near-endless possibilities and she gains the confidence and consciousness to shape her future.
At St. Paul’s School for Girls, she comes to recognize herself… by thinking outside the curriculum
by playing on a team
From grades 5 to 12, your daughter seizes
Our middle school athletics program offers 9 sports
opportunities for challenge and achievement based
for skill development and competitive play; in upper
on her academic abilities. In upper school, she
grades, she can join one of our 13 varsity sports and
can participate in the Scholars Program, which
mature into a valued contributor or leader. Over
partners with Johns Hopkins University and other
the last 10 years, 18 percent of St. Paul’s School
organizations, allowing her to partake in unique
for Girls’ graduates participated in Division i, ii,
independent study.
or iii athletics — far exceeding the national average of 5 percent participation.
by beginning with fellowship
by preparing for her future
Through our rich array of arts — dance, theater,
by contributing to her community
While we welcome students from all faiths,
We carefully guide your daughter in finding the
music, and visual arts — she expresses and explores
Our 60-hour community service requirement
we cherish our Episcopal tradition, which means
distinctive colleges and universities that best suit
the human condition and pursues what it means
encourages your daughter to get involved
our students start each day coming together
her individual interests and talents, and encourage
by gaining confidence in the spotlight
to be herself while connecting with those around
and to give back. Our students collect food
for a morning meeting, still affectionately called
her to take ownership of this future-defining
her. Our middle school choral groups routinely
for emergency food pantries, including produce
Prayers. During her senior year, your daughter
decision. In the last two years, graduating seniors
return to campus having won first place at various
from the community garden, and raise money
has a special time during Prayers to give a much-
at St. Paul’s School for Girls earned more than
competitions. Our upper school singing ensemble—
for charities like the Race for the Cure — over
anticipated Senior Speech about any topic she
$8 million in scholarships and honors from colleges
the Saints—travels abroad every other year
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chooses — f unny, sad, uplifting, or controversial.
and universities across the nation.
to give concerts.
by expanding her horizons
by interacting with St. Paul’s School
by shadowing a St. Paul’s girl
Our students travel the world. And because
Our students, along with the boys of St. Paul’s School,
Come see firsthand how illuminating your
We believe that every girl has the potential to
St. Paul’s School for Girls was one of the first
share the Ward Center for the Arts, putting on joint
daughter’s St. Paul’s School for Girls education
blossom into a leader. So your daughter can experi-
schools to establish a sister school in China,
productions and concerts throughout the year like
can be on our 38-acre Brooklandville campus.
ment with different leadership opportunities,
opening its doors in 2011 in the city of Hangzhou,
the eagerly awaited upper school fall musical and
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beginning in middle school. She can lead a club, run
we understand the value of developing global
the middle school play. So your daughter has the
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for elected office, become a peer educator, or serve
perspective well before college. Our Online School
opportunity to participate in co-ed extracurriculars,
by honing her leadership skills
on various boards and committees. More than 70%
for Girls also gives our girls the opportunity to take
as well as socialize, take co-ed classes, and even
of our students hold leadership positions on campus.
courses with other students all across the globe.
eat lunch in the shared dining hall.
For learning that feels right, learning that helps her see in herself what you’ve recognized for years, we invite you and your daughter to St. Paul’s School for Girls. spsfg.org 443.632.1031
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