Girls' school?

cameo43
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:59:03 +0000

My daughter refused to consider a girls school at first. When I first suggested it, she was absolutely horrified. But I asked her to to simply keep an open mind , and gave her some articles to read about the benefits of single sex education. I gave her the option to apply to both girls schools and coed. Every girls school we visited was impressive, and she warmed to the idea as soon as she spent some time talking with the girls and faculty we met… She found kindred spirits right away. In the end, she applied to 4 girls schools and 5 coed schools…and chose a lovely girls school as her favorite. I tried to appear neutral, but I was thrilled. She is a freshman there, is having a very successful year thus far, and says she can’t imagine being at any other school. The benefits of not having to dress up for class, not having to worry about impressing boys , and being able to just be herself with her friends are things that she now really values. There are plenty of social opportunities via events held in conjunction with boys schools, like frequent dances, for those who want to participate, so it’s not like they never see boys.