Equity for Our Girls

Kwenda Collegiate Girls believes that girls deserve spaces of joy - where they can see, learn, and grow into the change makers our world needs. ✨

Every girl, regardless of income, should have access to a school that places the needs of girls and gender expansive youth at the center.

GLASS CEILINGS, BE GONE.

Why Choose A Girls’ School?

  • Nearly 80% of girls’ school students report most of their classes challenge them to achieve their full academic potential compared to 72.3% of girls at coed independent and 44.3% at coed public schools.

    —Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Allegheny College, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls Schools

  • 93% of girls’ school grads say they were offered greater leadership opportunities than peers at coed schools and 80% have held leadership positions since graduating from high school.

    —Goodman Research Group, The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools

  • Girls’ school grads are 6 times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend coed schools.

    —Goodman Research Group, The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools

Discover the Kwenda Collegiate Girls Difference

  • A School Focused on Gender Justice

  • Two Teachers in Every Classroom

  • A Gender-Conscious and Culturally-Relevant Curriculum

  • Full STEAM Ahead: A Focus on Science, Technology, Arts and Math

  • Over 2 Hours of Literacy Instruction Daily

  • Art Class For Every Student

  • Daily Voice & Empowerment Class

  • Heart + Mind: Social Emotional Learning is Essential

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM A KWENDA FOUNDING FAMILY

"The type of education my daughter receives is important to me because I want her to grow into the most aware and confident woman possible. I want her to be as equipped as possible to manage all the challenges and obstacles she will inevitably face in this society, in this world in a positive and healthy way. I want her to know her history/ her background, as a woman and more specifically a woman of color.”