I loved attending an all-girls school, I would do it again! I would send my children to single sex high schools too.
I developed a sense of self, confidence, and leadership in four years that may have taken longer had I been distracted by boys. (I'm just being honest!)
There were plenty of opportunities to meet boys and be with boys outside of school, plus I learned that there is more to life than having a boyfriend or impressing a boy. I was ok with being myself.
We girls got to be the best athletes, musicians, and students!
We also got to be the ones that got in trouble :)
There weren't "popular" crowds or people because that usually stems from opinions of the opposite sex.
There was a sense of community and belonging throughout the school due to us all being relational women :) Single sex institutions have long histories of tradition and it is fun to be part of it all!
Basically, boys and girls are different. We learn differently and we relate differently. The four years of high school are critical years in developing a sense of identity and purpose. In my opinion a stronger foundation can be built for the rest of life if high schools can remove the distraction of the opposite sex.
My High School's Website:
(check out the video on their website for more info about my school)
The website to the all boys school my brothers went to:
Another interesting Site:
http://www.ncgs.org/aboutgirlsschools/thereasearch/
If you have specific questions or comments, you can have Ms. Dekker email me.
Good luck!
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I loved my all women's education at Smith College in Massachusetts because I got the chance to make my academics my focus for four years. I could devote as much time as I wanted to my studies.
My friends and I loved spending Friday nights in the library with junk food, getting a head start on weekend homework and then going back to our houses to watch movies. Then we could have fun on Saturday morning, grabbing Starbucks coffee or we could go out for nachos in the afternoon. We ate a lot of good food!
I also loved how fun it was to do all girl activities, such as go to a pottery shop and make things on a week night.
I didn't miss being around boys because I could see them on the weekends or when I was home for the holidays.
I knew that this would be one of the only times in my life I could get to have such a unique experience and just focus on me and my future. I got to spend four years figuring out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. And I had a great time doing it!
I decided to go to an all girl's college because I knew how much fun my friend Hannah had at her all women's high school.
Here is my college: smith.edu
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