It’s All About the Girls!

As the only all-girls school, Kindergarten-Grade 12, in the Akron area, Our Lady of the Elms School serves as a leading advocate for girls' education. We believe that single-gender schools provide the most empowering learning environments for students. The Elms tradition of excellence in all-girls’ education dates back to 1923. For almost 100 years, students have been held to the highest expectations and have been encouraged to speak confidently, lead eagerly and live comfortably in their own skin. They come to see themselves as they are: impressive young women, ready for the world. Girls fill every role at the Elms. They are the leaders, technicians, engineers, thinkers, writers, singers, artists, scientists, athletes and actors.

Gender & Stereotypes

National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
Why All Girls?

Books
Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About It, by Lise Eliot
Boy and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents 2nd Edition, by Michael Gurian

Girl Development

National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
Research Reports and Articles on Girl’s Development

Books
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, by Dr. Lisa Damour
The Wonder of Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Daughters, by Michael Gurian
Nurture the Nature: Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Unique Core Personality, by Michael Gurian
Enough as She Is, by Rachel Simmons

All-Girls Schools

Research Reports and Articles
Everything I Know About Feminism I Learned From Nuns (What it meant to be surrounded by educated women who were not wives or mothers)
Where Do Female Athletes Get the Recognition They Deserve? All-Girls Schools
National Coalition of Girls' Schools: The Case for Girls
National Coalition of Girls' Schools Blog