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NCGS PURPOSE
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The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) is the leading advocate for girls' schools, connecting and collaborating globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to educating and empowering girls.
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NCGS PRACTICE
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We engage the power of many voices to strengthen our schools, communities and world.
We challenge limits to imagine and explore new possibilities.
We inspire the next generation to lead with courage, competence, and empathy.
We prepare girls for lives of commitment, confidence, contribution and fulfillment.
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NCGS PRINCIPLES
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Advocacy:
We champion the unique benefits of all-girls schools.
Research:
We conduct, sponsor, and disseminate research on issues of importance to girls' education.
Networking:
We connect member schools with each other and to strategic partners to advance our work on behalf of girls.
Professional Development:
We convene international, national, regional, and online forums to exchange best practices for educating girls.
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STRATEGIC PARTNERS
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Founding Partner
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SPECIAL EDITION of THE COALITION CONNECTION
February 12, 2016
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Dear NCGS Community,
This special edition of The Coalition Connection is dedicated to news and highlights from the Global Forum on Girls' Education, Creating a World of Possibilities.
The Global Forum was a historic gathering of leading educators, researchers, advocates, and authors from around the world. We came together to "create a world of possibilities" for girls' education. To discuss, debate, and share best practices and innovations.
Today, our world is smaller, more interdependent, and tighter knit than ever before. Our greatest challenges are truly global in scope, from climate change to human rights, to global health and sustainable human development.
Educated, empowered women are now and will be indispensable to overcoming these challenges. Our job is to help educate, nurture, and empower the girls who will become these "indispensable" women. We gathered because we are passionate about ever-improving how we fulfill this mission.
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Arianna Huffington Gives Keynote Address
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Thank you to everyone who supported and joined us for a resoundingly successful first-ever Global Forum! For three days we convened in New York City and racked up some impressive stats:
Best wishes,
Megan
Megan Murphy
Executive Director
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CELEBRATIONS
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The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) proudly kicked off during the Global Forum its celebration of a quarter century of advancing girls' education! On Sunday evening, NCGS staff and trustees hosted an intimate reception for the Coalition's past board presidents and foundational leaders, including founding Co-Executive Directors, Meg Moulton and Whitty Ransome. Their spirit of determination and collaboration, which positioned NCGS for 25 years of growth and success, was recognized on Monday during a "birthday" lunch with all 950 Global Forum guests.
To learn more about the Coalition's history, take a moment to view our new History and Reflections on 25 Years webpages. And if you haven't seen the recent Raising Girls' Voices blog post, there you will find thoughts from Meg and Whitty regarding what the NCGS community means to them.
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[L to R] Pat Hayot, Diana Bebee, Meg Moulton, Mary Lou Leipheimer,
Whitty Ransome, Jeanne Norris, and Arlene Hogan
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AWARDS
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Concepcion R. Alvar, Headmistress of Marymount School of New York and former NCGS trustee, was presented with the 2015-2016 Ransome Prize. The Ransome Prize is presented annually in honor of NCGS co-founder Whitty Ransome. Recipients reflect the traits that characterized Whitty's own commitment to NCGS: a pure devotion to a higher cause, joyfulness in serving others, and the grace and generosity in allowing others to take credit for good work. The Ransome Prize is awarded to a woman who has made outstanding contributions to the Coalition and one of its member schools to further the NCGS mission to be "a leading advocate for girls' schools, connecting and collaborating globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to educating and empowering girls."
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Concepcion R. Alvar Accepts 2015-2016 Ransome Prize
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It was announced that starting in the 2016-2017 school year, NCGS will present for the first time The Bill Christ Educator Prize, an annual award in honor of former NCGS trustee and long-time visionary Head of Hathaway Brown School, Bill Christ. Established by his friends at Hathaway Brown, NCGS will present this award to a man or woman who has demonstrated a commitment to extraordinary teaching, program design and/or curricular innovation in a member school.
NCGS member schools are proud of their tradition of excellence in the teaching of girls, and The Bill Christ Educator Prize of $1,000 will honor that tradition in a way that inspires other girls' school educators in their work. The Christ Educator will be an individual whose teaching efforts have been noted as innovative by his or her peers and institution. The recipient will reflect creative excellence, cutting edge programming, entrepreneurial teaching, and collaborative design in his/her teaching that characterized Bill Christ's own leadership style as the quintessential "educator's educator." Additionally, the recipient will reflect the principles for which NCGS stands, including a commitment to collaboration, imagination, leadership, opportunity, integrity, and self-efficacy.
A call for nominations will be announced this fall, so start thinking of who you would like to nominate to become the first recipient of our new Bill Christ Educator Prize!
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SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
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Most immediate message for schools to give to their girls is "voting." @GloriaSteinem #GlobalGirlsEd #NCGS16
"It doesn't matter if you get knocked down 7 times as long as you get up 8" Baroness Sue Campbell @GSAUK #Resilience #GlobalGirlsEd #NCGS16
"We need a 3rd women's revolution: we don't want to be at top of the world, we want to change the world" @ariannahuff #GlobalGirlsEd #NCGS16
"We need to make sure we're supporting our girls who are out there on their own path." Holly Ransom
@AGSAgirls #GlobalGirlsEd #NCGS16
"Trust me. When you give a girl an opportunity she will surprise you." @KakenyaN @kenyagirlschool #GlobalGirlsEd #NCGS16
Insightful moments such as these where actively captured and summarized on social media throughout the Global Forum. Didn't get the chance to follow the conversations in live time? Check out the hashtags #GlobalGirlsEd and #NCGS16 on Facebook and Twitter. Photo albums from each day of the Forum are available on Flickr.
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The Power of All-Girls Schools Video
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Created in collaboration with our friends at the Young Women's Leadership Network (YWLN), NCGS premiered "The Power of All-Girls Schools" during the opening ceremonies of the Global Forum. The video features girls' school students around the world speaking to the power of all-girls education. Since being posted to social media on Sunday, the video has been viewed over 50,000 times! We encourage you to share "The Power of All-Girls Schools" through your social media channels. If you are interested in adding the video to a NCGS member school, Global Forum strategic partner or YWLN affiliate website, please contact Olivia Haas at NCGS or Vivian Todini at YWLN.
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"Thank you, thank you, thank you! For all your hard work in preparation and delivery of a fantastic conference experience. ...The opportunities for networking and sharing practice were valued and appreciated."
-- Strategic Partner
"I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful conference it was. To be honest, the last couple of days have been some of the most rewarding of my career. I felt that my time was so well spent and enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people." -- Academic Program Director
"This was one of the best conferences I have ever attended. The quality was superior on all fronts. The keynotes (uhm-hello?? INCREDIBLE!), the presentations, the inspire sessions and of course all of the attendees. You have done an amazing job making this a 'not to be missed' event. ...I was overwhelmed with how many people were there, how well it was organized and how seamless the whole event felt. ...These past three days have truly cemented the idea that NCGS is the world leader in girls' education." -- Non-Profit Executive Director
"...thank you for the opportunity to share our work in Global Education at the NCGS Global Forum. Our session was well-attended, our students were actively involved in the presentation and the discussions we had were thoughtful, engaging and timely." -- Academic Division Director
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Kakenya Ntaiya Gives Keynote Address
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A selection of presentation materials from the Global Forum on Girls' Education will be posted to ncgs.org within the coming weeks. We are confident you will find inspiring and helpful ideas you can implement on your own campuses among the diverse array of handouts.
I f you presented at the Global Forum and would like your materials included in the online archive, please email them to Jen Shakeshaft with the subject line "Global Forum Materials Submission" by February 26.
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