Online education is exploding in cyberspace with more than one million secondary school students taking online courses in the 2008–2009 school year. Taking advantage of this trend, four NAIS-member schools launched the Online School for Girls (OSG) in the summer of 2009.

A joint project of Holton-Arms (Maryland), Westover (Connecticut), Harpeth Hall (Tennessee), and Laurel School (Ohio), the goal of the Online School for Girls is to inspire girls worldwide to reach their potential by offering exceptional instruction in an online setting.

With research indicating that most girls inhabit cyberspace differently than boys, the Online School for Girls is designed to capitalize on the ways that girls learn best. That includes connection among the participants, collaboration in learning, inspiring creativity, and engaging in real-world problems and solutions.

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By NAIS Reporter