Center for the Advancement of Girls
Programs
Original Programming
The Center uses the latest girl-centered research to develop programming that addresses key findings. Here are a few programs that you will only find at Agnes Irwin.
Living Leadership in Lower School
Our Leadership Toolkit© is central to our Lower School curriculum. Developed in partnership with Bryn Mawr College's Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, the Leadership Toolkit brings abstract ideas about leadership to life for our youngest learners.
AIS Allied
A cohort-style mentoring program provides an opportunity for Upper School students to explore careers, societal issues, and identity with adult mentors throughout the year. Our "allies," or adult women mentors, share their experiences and help guide students as they prepare to transition to higher learning.
AthLEADs
Recognizing that 94% of C-Suite women participated in athletics, we are connecting our leadership programming to the student-athlete experience. Our AthLEADs program prepares student-athletes to lead on and off the field.
Read more about AthLEADs
Middle School Leadership Keys
This program, found only at Agnes Irwin, aims to expand our girls' understanding of what a leader is and what leadership looks like. Students engage in a curriculum designed around cultivating agency, confidence, empathy, and inclusivity as core attributes of leadership.
The early and consistent cultivation of a girl’s leadership identity manifests itself in the knowledge that she not only belongs at the table, but brings her full voice there, too. Through the work of the Center, Agnes Irwin is intentional about building leadership, and creates programming and partnerships through the lens of what is best for girls.
Alison Monzo, Director of Programs, Center for the Advancement of Girls