The SMLS Advantage

Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders Through All-Girls Education

1/31/2025

Brad Read, Associate Head of School, Learning & Innovation

Current trends in education emphasize the importance of schools that provide a strong sense of community and belonging for students to explore their passions and excel without barriers. Research confirms that all-girls schools consistently deliver this advantage, cultivating an environment where students are more likely to take risks, assume leadership roles, and pursue traditionally underrepresented fields like STEM.

As we look ahead to the 2025-26 school year, we invite you to reflect on the transformative power of an all-girls education here at SMLS. The advantages of a school environment specifically for girls are clear: students in all-girls settings consistently report greater confidence, stronger leadership skills, and higher aspirations compared to their co-educational peers.

In today’s dynamic and evolving educational landscape, parents seek schools that combine academic excellence with a commitment to holistic development. At SMLS, our rigorous academic programs are designed to prepare young women not just to excel, but to lead in their chosen fields. From university-level rigour in our Advanced Placement (AP) courses to project-based learning in the Middle School, to offering our youngest students in the Junior School expansive opportunities to feed their interests and before any gender stereotypes set in, we are developing girls’ strengths, capabilities and love of learning progressively throughout her entire school journey.

At SMLS, our programs foster intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity.Our Signature Programs are designed to give each student, from JK to Grade 12 the opportunity to maximize their unique talents, strengths, and learning style and discover passions they didn’t even know they had.

In every way, we set our students up for success on their own terms. As an SMLS student nears graduation day, she has gained professional experience in a career she’s been interested in, she has explored her community and the world around her, she has learned to use her voice, she’s been a leader and a role model, and she’s connected to a whole network of mentors supporters, and friends around the globe.

As a student moves forward through her school years and beyond, SMLS becomes a source of pride and power for her.

An all-girls education is more than just an academic experience—it’s an investment in your daughter’s confidence, potential, and future. Together, let’s continue to nurture the leaders, innovators, and changemakers of tomorrow.

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