St. Paul's School for Girls

St. Paul’s School for Girls educates hearts and minds in an inclusive community that is grounded in the Episcopal values of respect, integrity, and spiritual growth. We empower voice, nurture intellectual curiosity and creativity, and inspire confident leaders who serve in the world.

We draw direction and vision from our mission. We are dedicated to the individual journeys and experiences in our school. We want our girls to own their learning and ultimately forge their distinct paths in our changing world. We want our girls to recognize and harness the power of asking questions. We want our girls to feel comfortable with uncertainty, making mistakes, and taking healthy risks. All of these are indicators in what we consider a healthy and robust learning community. Our mission asks us to graduate young women who are citizens with a strong sense of self. We empower each of our girls with the skills, spirit, and independence to inspire, innovate, and contribute to the betterment of the global world.

Single-gender schools have a singular ability to help students focus and express themselves freely. At St. Paul’s School for Girls, our middle and upper school classes are single gender when it matters most. The classroom dynamic this creates allows our girls to exercise their natural leadership skills unrestrained in an environment of social and intellectual freedom. Our girls value ideas. They think big. They move on to colleges and universities incredibly confident.

Though we are single gender, we encourage co-ed opportunities at the right times to provide an important balance. On our campus, shared with St. Paul’s School, our middle schoolers partner with their male peers on community service projects and in stage productions, and dine together in the Ward Center. The same is true for our upper schoolers, but with the option of integrating with St Paul’s students in a range of courses from math and science to world languages and arts. At SPSG, our girls think for themselves and fully express themselves in a carefully crafted single gender/co-ed environment. It provides the focus, freedom, and competition they need.

Ask a St. Paul's School for Girls student why she chose to spend her middle or upper school years at SPSG, and you're likely to hear a recurring answer: because of the sense of community. That's because at SPSG, we place a very high value on educating girls in a supportive and intellectually challenging environment that encourages respect, integrity, spiritual growth, and creativity. We are a group of people from diverse backgrounds who are joined by mutual respect and a shared commitment to personal and intellectual growth.

We value personal relationships and cultivate an environment where students and adults are challenged to communicate, grow, take intellectual risks, and step out of their comfort zones. We are a community of individuals with distinctive strengths and talents. In the classroom, in clubs and organizations, and on the playing fields and on stage, we provide numerous opportunities for students to grow into leaders. The breadth of our extracurricular offerings reflects our appreciation of students’ diverse interests and our commitment to supporting their passion for excellence and leading well-balanced lives.

We provide a robust foundation and framework in each of the disciplines while encouraging our girls to forge their own academic and intellectual path. Students seek multiple perspectives, ask authentic questions, and communicate with confidence. Age-appropriate challenges and choices, along with opportunities for healthy risks and reflection, empower each of our girls with the skills, spirit, and independence to inspire, innovate, and contribute to the betterment of the global world.