 | Portrait of an AGS Graduate
AGS was proudly and purposefully built from its inception to instill in girls the strengths of character, the knowledge and the skills needed to navigate and succeed in the world. We see how girls learn differently. We understand how they think, feel, struggle and, ultimately, succeed. By applying the science, the culture and the environment that young girls need to thrive, AGS was built to impart the knowledge and the skills needed to be a part of this group of emerging leaders. AGS has crafted and does and will craft an educational experience to address traditional educational lessons as well as the new imperatives for leadership and for life. It creates brave young women, each unique, each an individual, each ready to take on the world. We call these young women AGS Graduates. Here is their portrait.
Strengths of Character
An Atlanta Girls' School graduate will:
- Be inquisitive and intellectually adventurous, ready to take appropriate risks
- Be resilient, tenacious, and courageous in the face of challenges, seeing them as opportunities for growth
- Have a strong sense of self, independence, and an awareness of her own voice
- Possess and demonstrate a generosity of spirit and an understanding of the importance of compassion and service to others
- Understand, respect and value diverse peoples, cultures, ideals, and perspectives and seek to engage in a diverse community
- Possess the ability both to lead and to work with others respectfully and responsibly
- Respect herself, acting with healthy self-discipline, balance, and reflection
- Have the motivation and discipline to identify and pursue her passions
- Act with a strong sense of ethics, honor and integrity
Knowledge
An Atlanta Girls' School graduate possesses the following:
- A strong college preparatory foundation in the liberal arts
- An ability to explain how various aspects of the physical and natural world work
- Proficiency in the principles of mathematics and its applications
- Ability to understand and appreciate global history, politics, and cultures, as well as her own place within them
- Ability to comprehend and communicate in a foreign language within a greater cultural context
- Appreciation of and ability to find meaning in a variety of works of literature
- A knowledge of and appreciation for the fine arts
- Knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity
Skills
An Atlanta Girls' School graduate is able to do the following:
- Write, speak, and present coherently, with a well-defined perspective
- Think logically, critically, and creatively
- Read and listen actively and critically
- Solve problems with confidence, using her own competence and engaging the strengths of others
- Design an experiment that tests a hypothesis
- Identify, gather, analyze, interpret, and evaluate data and sources
- Synthesize and apply knowledge to create and verify solutions
- Use technology for the purposes of communication, data collection, analysis, and creative production
- Demonstrate her abilities and potential in all settings where she may be tested
- Speak and listen thoughtfully in a group, with the goal of helping overcome differences and move toward resolution
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preparatory program in a learning environment designed to
foster the full potential of each student and to enable her
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Vision Statement
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Atlanta Girls' School is committed to helping girls and young women
develop their fullest potential intellectually, physically, socially,
emotionally, and spiritually.
The school provides a safe, ethics-based environment, where
community members encourage and support one another, are respectful of
one another's unique talents and interests, and are aware of and
accepting of cultural, racial, religious, and economic backgrounds that
may be different from their own.
The aim of the school is to prepare students not only for college
but for lifelong learning. By providing a curriculum that is strong in
the arts and humanities and in math, science and technology, the school
will help girls and young women become equipped to meet the challenges,
demands, and opportunities of the future. Students will develop strong
cognitive skills that can be applied to problems that are mathematical,
scientific, artistic, social, moral, ethical, or personal. These
skills, learned in an atmosphere that is intellectually stimulating and
emotionally nurturing, allow students to gain confidence, discipline,
and courage and enable them to grow into resilient, responsible, and
productive leaders of their communities. The school will provide two
immediate and integral links to the outside community: 1) where leaders
serve as mentors to girls and 2) where every girl provides service to
others.
At every grade level students will work closely with their teachers,
parents, and mentors to make sure educational needs are met and that
individual objectives are reached. But the ultimate goal is for each
girl to leave the school knowing that she is responsible for herself.
Building on a solid academic base and on the knowledge that her
uniqueness is appreciated and valued, she will have learned to trust
her own judgment, to believe in herself, and to have confidence in her
future decisions and choices.
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Interesting FactsIn just seven years, AGS has had girls accepted to over 200 colleges and universities, including Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Davidson, Smith and William and Mary. Our graduates include girls working at CNN and the UN. They work as literacy advocates and in advertising agencies. They are the 21st century.
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