Calgary Girls School
From Calgarypedia
Introduction
The Calgary Girls' School is a public charter school with a mandate to teach girls in Grades 4-9. It provides an environment and teaching style designed to optimize girls' learning, and to prepare girls for lives of leadership, citizenship and commitment. The single-gender environment enables the development of girls' intellectual, creative, personal and physical potential in a safe, nurturing, yet challenging environment.
An important aspect of girls' education is the development of strong leaders who are intellectually adept and community minded. Preparing leaders means cultivating a strong sense of citizenship and care. Students at the Calgary Girls' School are involved in positive ways in supporting many community groups in their goals to improve life, both locally and globally.
In addition to teaching the standard Alberta curriculum, the Calgary Girls' School supports girls' healthy development into young women through the implementation of the "Go Grrrls" curriculum. This curriculum has several key goals for girls, which include:
* Achieving a competent gender-role identification * Establishing an acceptable body image * Developing satisfactory peer relationships * Establishing independence through responsible decision making * Planning for the future
