Leadership Curriculum
Our customized curriculum – developed by women leaders with decades of experience in business, education and law – is infused into every class and Advisory from grades six through 12.
Middle School Leadership Courses
An integral part of the Middle School program, this yearlong leadership course at every grade level lays the groundwork for all students to begin developing and sharpening skills that will serve them for a lifetime. Goal-setting, team building, public speaking and written communication skills, as well as an introduction to financial literacy, are just a few of the topics covered.
Foundations of Leadership
An elective for 11 and 12th grades, this course combines self-evaluation tools (through Myers-Briggs and other assessments) with the academic study of leadership, and the development of leader skills. Guest speakers, a field trip, career coaching and interviewing, strategic planning, and business etiquette are included. This is our most popular leadership course!
Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Creativity
This leadership elective for students in grades 10–12 illustrates how revolutionary products and services were developed. With a hands-on focus, students roll up their sleeves, test their own creativity, and develop new solutions for ongoing challenges.
Introduction to Business
An elective for 10–12th graders, this introductory business course covers management, marketing, finances, production and operations, risk management, human resources, ethics, the role of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and more.
Other Upper School courses supporting the leadership curriculum include:
- Introduction to Law
- Introduction to Engineering
- Introduction to Sociology
- Statistics
- Economics
- American Women in History
- Ministry of Peer Leadership