Why a Girls' School?
Aspirational Places
Girls’ schools are aspirational places where girls come to know that they really can achieve whatever they set their minds to. Their confidence is nurtured and they receive all of the time and attention they deserve from teachers who understand how girls learn effectively.
Subject choices are ungendered. This is especially evident in subject areas such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Whilst traditionally, women are under-represented in these career fields, girls’ schools are able to provide more personalised attention in class, building self confidence and efficacy in these subjects. At Walford, we are proud that enrolment numbers in STEM subjects are thriving, showing that gender is not a barrier to choosing these pathways during and beyond school.
Girls’ schools provide role models who help girls see what they can be. At Walford, girls are surrounded by capable and talented role models who show what is possible.
Leadership Roles
At a time when our world needs to encourage more women to take on leadership roles in all settings including corporate organisations and the parliament, girls schools are preparing tomorrow’s leaders to take their place at any table. Girls are encouraged to take the lead – in performances, in the classroom, on the sports field, on leadership committees and wherever opportunities exist. They do not need to share half of these roles with the opposite gender. In a girls’ school, girls will learn early on that their gender should not be a barrier to any role or pathway they choose to pursue.
Research consistently highlights that the wellbeing of girls is improved in an all girls’ environment. At Walford we are able to focus unapologetically on the needs of girls in all of our programs, helping to build resilience, self esteem and self belief, all of which empower girls and women to live purposeful and fulfilling lives.
Today, more than ever, we need girls need to know that their school is a place that will embrace and empower them for who they are. Good girls’ schools provide an environment in which girls flourish.
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