Who will your daughter be if she comes to Laurel School?

She will be an individual who has honed her intellect, developed her confidence and discovered her passion. That happens because our mission - "To inspire each girl to fulfill her promise and to better the world" - fuels all we do. We celebrate each child's strengths, nourishing her mind and character. Transforming her from a dreamer to a doer, we take each girl from where she is to where she wants to go. Laurel girls are courageous, ethical and compassionate, ready for the complicated world they will inherit. At Laurel, our expectations are high; our enthusiasm for girls is boundless.

Every girl

No one is invisible at Laurel School. Whether a Middle-Schooler is investigating archeology at our incomparable 140-acre Butler Campus or a Senior is completing a Protege research project at the Cleveland Clinic, learning at Laurel is always active, always focused on each girl. A dynamic community in which academic excellence is as essential as oxygen, we know girls: how they learn, think and feel. All Laurel girls are smart, but they are smart in lots of ways and, just as we cherish our racial, religious and ethnic diversity, we understand that learning is different for every student. We meet a girl where she begins and, in partnership with her and her parents, invite her to chart her course through the school - with strategies that help her achieve her goals. With tradition as a cornerstone, we continue to innovate and build curricula specifically designed for girls. Laurel is the real world - for each girl, every day.

State-of-the-art Academic Practice

The Center for Research on Girls (CRG) at Laurel School conducts, implements and disseminates research on the best practices in educating girls and young women. CRG (1) develops progressive educational initiatives and curricula based on cutting-edge academic research, (2) sponsors original research studies on the development and education of girls and (3) connects faculty and parents with well-established, meaningful research on girls and their education. CRGatLaurel

The National Coalition of Girls' Schools is a leading advocate for girls' education that believes that girls' schools are the most powerful, transformative learning environments for girls. NCGS is an association of girls' independent and public, day and boarding schools across the United States, with affiliate partners in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

www.ncgs.org