Girls Thrive at King School

Learning with girls and boys exposes girls to different ways of thinking and varied experiences. In a coed environment, the skills girls learn in sharing, listening, and respecting multiple perspectives, enables them to debate, create, and become fearless learners and leaders.

Learning with girls and boys teaches girls to feel comfortable with diversity, and promotes socialization and communication skills. Girls learn to interact as equals and to master the vital life skills needed to succeed in school and in the coed workforce.

In a coed environment, students interact with one another and with adult role models in multiple roles. As girls pursue their passions and strive to grow and compete as scientists, leaders, mathematicians, athletes, musicians, technologists, historians, and writers, girls of all ages can gain a more sophisticated and more flexible understanding of the broad, challenging roles that they can achieve.

At King, a thoughtfully designed, relevant curriculum that is offered within a nurturing community, provides girls with the opportunity to find their passions and achieve their goals. Girls and boys are encouraged to explore, make interesting observations, develop deeper mastery, and make long-lasting friendships. King girls can choose to pursue the additional rigorous coursework and capstone projects needed to graduate with a Certificate of Distinction in STEM, Global Studies, Leadership, World Languages, or Art and Design.

Girls proudly represent their teams and King School in a competitive athletics program designed as an essential component of each girl’s overall educational experience. Girls compete on a variety of high school Varsity and JV as well as middle school teams. Elementary school girls learn about team sports through a fun and challenging physical education program. As scholar-athletes and as leaders on the Captain’s Council, King girls embody the positive attributes of teamwork, sportsmanship, respect, and self-discipline.

The Girls Varsity Volleyball team has won the FAA championship and the NEPSAC Championship several times in the past five years . The Girls Varsity Softball team has also won multiple FAA championships.

Girls at King serve as leaders and active participants in a wide range of extracurricular activities in all divisions, including: Math Olympiad; Lego robotics; chess; Math Team; Math Teacher Assistants Club; Model UN; Girls Advancing in STEM; Robotics Club; Investment Club; Debate Team; Student Council; King Ambassadors; theater, music, and art performances; Yearbook Club; Photography Club; and numerous student-led service clubs and activities addressing causes ranging from homelessness and hunger to literacy and the environment.

Each student works with an experienced college counselor throughout a four-year developmental, student-centered program to discover the most competitive fit. Students are empowered to reflect on their passions, capabilities, and ambitions as they are guided by a college counselor to select their academic and activity program, create a standardized testing strategy, identify their college list, complete their applications, and make a thoughtful final decision. King alumnae attend some of the top colleges and universities in the country.