The Winsor School

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The Winsor School
Sound Mind in Sound Body
Established	1886
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	None
Headmistress	Rachel Stettler
Location	Boston, MA, USA
Campus	Urban, 7 acres
Enrollment	428
Faculty	70
Student:teacher ratio	7.2:1
Athletics	13 sports 35 teams
Color(s)	Red, White and Navy Blue
Mascot	Wildcats

Founded in 1886, The Winsor School is a girls' college prep school for day students in grades 5-12. The school is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has approximately 428 students representing 57 communities in Massachusetts. The endowment as of July 1st, 2004 was $36,449,233 which is $86,783 per student.

1 Mission
2 History
- 2.1 Directors
3 External links

[edit] Mission

The Winsor School is dedicated to developing the individual talents of academically promising and motivated girls in grades five through twelve. Its rigorous academic curriculum is complemented by strong offerings in the arts and physical education. The school helps students build a foundation of skills and knowledge to serve as a lifelong base for independent thinking, problem solving, creativity, and wise decision-making.

Winsor students are expected to pursue academic and personal excellence and to show concern and respect for others, for the community of the school, and for the world in which they live. They are encouraged by a dedicated and caring faculty to develop confidence in all areas of study, to express themselves effectively, to become leaders, and to face challenges with courage and integrity.

Committed to diversity in its student body and faculty and to an inclusive curriculum, the school fosters an appreciation of individual and cultural differences along with a recognition of the fundamental interdependence of all people.

More than a century after Winsor's founding, its original goal -- to develop "competent, responsible, generous-minded women" -- remains fresh, valid, and challenging.

[edit] History

In 1910 The Winsor School opened with 225 students. Mary Pickard Winsor, founder, wanted to prepare women to be self-sufficient, indeed, self-supporting, and hoped they would be competent, responsible, and generous-minded. She left a very strong imprint on her school and showed continued interest in it until her death in 1950.

Since moving to a new location in the Fenway area from Beacon Street, the school has expanded its facilities over the years, adding a full gymnasium in the 1920s, a science wing in the 1980s, expanding the library more than once, adding classrooms in the 1990s, and, most recently, a new dining hall, classrooms, laboratories, and faculty work space in 2004. There are now 420 students. Seven directors have led the school in its 118-year history, all women, all active and influential in the world of education.