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NCGS PURPOSE
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The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) is the leading advocate for girls' schools, connecting and collaborating globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to educating and empowering girls.
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NCGS PRACTICE
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We engage the power of many voices to strengthen our schools, communities and world.
We challenge limits to imagine and explore new possibilities.
We inspire the next generation to lead with courage, competence, and empathy.
We prepare girls for lives of commitment, confidence, contribution and fulfillment.
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NCGS PRINCIPLES
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We champion the unique benefits of all-girls schools.
We conduct, sponsor, and disseminate research on issues of importance to girls' education.
We connect member schools with each other and to strategic partners to advance our work on behalf of girls.
We convene international, national, regional, and online forums to exchange best practices for educating girls.
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SPECIAL EDITION of THE COALITION CONNECTION
June 22, 2018
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Dear NCGS Community,
Our
Global Forum on Girls' Education® II seemed so far away when friends from around the globe said goodbye in New York at the close of the first Global Forum in 2016. When the
NCGS staff and
Board of Trustees gathered post-conference, we marveled at the enthusiasm, the connections, the similarities, and the energy discovered as we convened with girls' schools and associations in support of girls' education.
And now, it is unfathomable to me that we have already wrapped up another Global Forum!
Girls' schools believe in and utilize collaboration as a tool for learning and growing. Collaboration was the name of the game as our NCGS staff worked closely with 16 exceptional
strategic partners and 25 generous
sponsors to plan and produce a remarkable gathering that saw
keynote and featured speakers, breakout, SNAP!, and INSPIRE! sessions from around the globe. While our diversity was evident, so too were the common areas of focus for the teaching and supporting of girls.
We came together to discuss girls and young women focusing a lens on the themes of
equity and inclusion,
global citizenship,
innovation,
leadership,
research,
STEAM, and
well-being. Messages about the importance of our girls raising their voices while ensuring they listen, being their whole selves, being reflective, practicing self-compassion, and understanding the power of inclusion to leverage change where strongly woven throughout the conference.
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Global Forum II attendees received a special welcome message from Madame Sophie Grégoire Trudeau of Canada.
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While collaboration was at the heart of this important global event, it would not have happened with such success had it not been for the outstanding NCGS staff who worked so hard to make it so.
While we say goodbye to our friends -- old and new -- from around the globe, it is just a physical farewell; for we remain connected in so many ways with thanks to NCGS. Whether through
networking,
research,
professional development or
advocating around girls and young women's issues, we are one in spirit and purpose.
Thank you -- to everyone -- who made this second Global Forum the fabulous success that it was.
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GLOBAL FORUM II CONFERENCE MATERIALS
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 A selection of presentation materials from the Global Forum II will be posted to ncgs.org within the coming weeks. We are confident you will find inspiring and helpful ideas you can implement on your own campuses among the diverse array of handouts.
If you presented at the Global Forum II and would like your materials included in the online archive, please email them to Jen Shakeshaft.
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"Please be aware that you have delivered a triumph! Global Forum I was excellent. Global Forum II was outstanding. Bigger crowd. Tremendous vibe. Energising and empowering for all delegates. Be very proud. Great job. I am in my seat about to leave [the airport] feeling energised and empowered to keep on making a difference for girls. In my own way and my own corner of the globe."
-- Headmistress (UK)
"The past three days have been wonderful -- sessions were stimulating and provocative and offered us validation that we are thinking creatively about the critical issues for girls' well-being. It was so good to share ideas! I also loved listening to Azar Nafisi, Rachel Simmons, Halla Tómasdóttir, and Billie Jean King -- thank you for bringing us such inspiring women!" -- Deputy Principal (Canada)
"What a simply amazing three days! I am inspired, energized, and grateful, in addition to having received practical information and input to take back to my work. Everything was done in such an excellent manner with zero 'hiccups.' The speakers were inspiring and represented many fresh perspectives, cultures, and ideas."
-- Director of Health and Wellness (USA)
"I wanted to take this time to THANK YOU for an extraordinary DC conference this week! This was truly the best professional experience that I have had from any organization, and every single session was useful, dynamic, and relevant. I know that you afforded exceptional time and energy into that huge endeavor -- and all of your dedication showed! It was fantastic."
-- Assistant Principal (USA)
"You have all set the bar high for passion, warmth, sincerity, commitment, forward vision, and inclusion -- I can think of no professional experiences connected to colleagues and our own development that I have enjoyed more in over twenty years in teaching. I am returning to my team refreshed and re-energised, if a little wistful that it is over!"
-- Principal (UK)
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Tennis legend and gender equity advocate Billie Jean King inspired attendees during the closing session.
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SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
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Women are hired on performance and men are hired on potential. ...Tell your girls they do not have to be perfect.
@BillieJeanKing #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
Today's students are more social and like to learn in a more unstructured way. @SimonNoakes @intSchools talking about the #FutureSchool #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
Please educate girls who will become change catalysts. @HallaTomas @thebteamhq CEO #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
The fear of failure is a paralyzing thing. I hope our girls have the courage and capacity to look at challenges and give them a go -- to have the courage to ask what they would do if they were not afraid. Gail Kelly former @Westpac CEO #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
It is important to give girls skills to create the positive action to make the change that they want to see.
@SylviaAcevedo @girlscouts CEO #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
My interpretation of leadership is doing the right thing on a difficult day when no one is looking. Col Lucy Giles @RMASandhurst #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
Characteristics of inspiring people are competence, being forward-thinking and helpful when approached with a problem, and empathy. @conorneill #NCGS18 #GlobalGirlsEd
It is almost an educational crime to separate the education of science and technology from the education of the arts and humanities. @azarnafisi #NCGS2018 #GlobalGirlsEd
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| Azar Nafisi, author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and "The Republic of Imagination," charmed audiences at the opening session. |
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Mark your calendars now for the
Educating Girls Symposiums on October 1, 2018, at
Laurel School in Cleveland and
February 20, 2019, at
The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York followed by the
NCGS Annual Conference
, Dream, Dare, Do: Girls as Makers, Inventors, Engineers, and Entrepreneurs being held
June 24-26, 2019, on the campus of
Westridge School in Pasadena located in the greater Los Angeles area.
NCGS is currently accepting proposals for the October 2018 Educating Girls Symposium! This professional development opportunity is for educators to come together and exchange best practices for teaching and working with girls.
School Communities: The Power of Many Voices will be the theme of the day.
We invite you to submit a proposal to present on your area of expertise.
Click here to learn more about the call for proposals guidelines and instructions, and
click here for the online submission form.
The deadline for proposals is August 1, 2018.
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