Nightingale is the place where your daughter can become the best version of herself. ÷is is the place where academic ÷is is the place where we rise to excellence meets joy in learning. meet your daughter’s heart and mind, where the support from ÷is is the place where we harness her teachers is surpassed only the power of educating both the by the support from her peers, mind and heart to inspire girls where our commitment is to to go beyond barriers and effect guiding the limitless energy and positive change in their world. originality of her ideas into the fullest realization of her success. ÷is is the place for meetings of minds, for opposing positions, ÷is is Nightingale-Bamford. for academic strength and creative exploration, for well-formed arguments and strong voices. ÷is is the place that welcomes questioning discoveries and challenging opinions, reveling in the conclusions and contradictions, honoring the extraordinary power of girls.
2 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 3 “Central to Nightingale’s mission is a vision of students as joyful learners who have the intellectual depth and courage to be critical thinkers, compassionate citizens, and agents of their own lives. As educators, we guide students toward this vision with the expectation that they, in turn, will use their talents to champion equity for the betterment of all. We do this by staying true to the bold promise of the Nightingale experience to educate the mind and the heart in equal measure. This has been the case since our founding and will continue to be so long into the future.”
Paul A. Burke Head of School
4 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 5 “Opportunities for growth are presented in multiple venues: in a math class, in a science laboratory, in the woodworking studio, or in the black box theater. The Lower School teachers share not only their deep content knowledge effectively, but they know how to challenge, motivate, and inspire our students. The teachers work together to create an environment where every girl develops a strong sense of belonging to her community. Each year the students expand their knowledge and skills, laying a firm foundation for a lifelong spirit of inquiry and love of learning.”
Rebecca J. Urciuoli, PhD Head of Lower School
6 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 7 “The Middle School at Nightingale-Bamford is not simply a passage between Lower and Upper School, but rather a destination in and of itself—a place where hard work, perseverance, joy, and laughter go hand in hand. Those of us who work with girls at this critical age aim to preserve and respect the integrity of this very unique time in life. Meeting our students’ academic and social-emotional needs is our top priority, and we work daily to achieve the balance between scaffolding their learning and supporting their emerging independence.”
Claire Lecomte du Nouy Head of Middle School
8 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 9 “In the Upper School, Nightingale girls take full ownership of their learning. Exciting and challenging course options and activities empower girls to pursue their individual passions and continue to uncover new ones. At Nightingale, it is “cool” to love school. Students relish intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness, and they delight in our school culture of participation. Championed by their classmates and dedicated teachers in the Upper School, Nightingale graduates are strong, determined, and compassionate citizens.”
Andrea Kassar Head of Upper School
10 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 11 12 THE NIGHTINGALE–BAMFORD SCHOOL 13 It all begins with teaching. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU These notes come from one of our advanced physics classes, outlining some of the sophisticated work our Upper School students do and highlighting Whether she starts in the Lower, Middle, or Upper School, the problem-solving and math integration essential in the sciences. every girl at Nightingale comes to be known through every age and stage, every ta