October 2021 Virtual Educating Girls Symposium

Girls as Ethical, Globally Minded Changemakers
October 25 & 26
Offered in partnership with Branksome Hall with campuses in Toronto and Jeju Island, South Korea

Global programming is a significant focus of girls’ schools. Our schools understand and are deeply committed to the critical role they play in empowering girls with the tools and an informed perspective to become influential contributors to and leaders of our complex and ever-changing world. Indeed, research shows that graduates of girls’ schools display higher levels of cultural competency. Girls’ school graduates, compared to coeducated peers, are more likely to:

• have the goal of helping to promote racial understanding,
• value elevating their knowledge about other countries and cultures,
• and count their tolerance of others with different beliefs as a strength.

An informed perspective and appreciation of the world’s diversity, however, is only one piece of the puzzle. In a time when we are faced with challenges like climate change and an unrelenting pandemic that threaten the entire global population, girls also need to know how to think critically and solve problems in unique, innovative ways. They need to be able to determine how to implement solutions to create positive change. And most importantly, they need to be able to think through the ethical implications of their decisions.

In addition to keynote speakers, a wide variety of peer-led breakout sessions will be offered throughout this two-day virtual event.

Come together with heads of school, administrators, faculty, counselors, and educational professionals, and invite your governing board and alumnae council members to join us as we share best practices around how girls’ schools can prepare our students to be ethical, globally minded changemakers.