All-Girl School in Cleveland, OH

Laurel School:
Laurel School, located on 2 campuses in the Cleveland, Ohio suburbs of Shaker Heights & Russell Township, is a nationally recognized, college preparatory, independent day school for girls from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Laurel School also offers a coeducational Early Childhood Center for 3 & 4 year olds. Our students delight in intellectual and physical challenges and they develop bonds of friendship that last a lifetime. They are young women who become leaders in their colleges, work places, and communities.

Kindergarten - Grade 12 Programs for Girls:

Co-ed Preschool (3 & 4 year olds):
Laurel's Preschool fosters a love of learning by providing a school experience that is rewarding, challenging, successful and fun. Our hands-on, experiential curriculum encourages the development of imagination, creativity and the individuality of each child. A warm environment with open communication between children and their teachers leads to the development of both independence and the ability to interact with others.

Primary School (K-Grade 4)
Learning at Laurel is often noisy, messy and fun! The cognitive growth of a Primary girl is exponential. The Primary School is an extraordinary place where girls excel - they set goals, ask questions, seek answers and establish the foundation they need to become life-long learners. An exceptionally dedicated and inspiring faculty has created an interdisciplinary curriculum, rich in content and transferable skills.

Essential questions are explored, critical thinking is fostered and enduring understandings are formed. In our all-girls setting, girls develop early the capacity to take intellectual risks and to challenge themselves, building confidence and mastery along their way. Experiences with technology, math, science, engineering, creative writing, and quality literature require girls to collaborate and learn to identify their own strengths as they work together. Laurel girls develop cultural savvy, technological and linguistic skills, and a passion for discovering solutions to complicated problems that will allow them to compete and succeed in a global world.

Middle School (Grade 5-8)
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- English
- Health/Lifeskills
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- Social Studies
- World Languages

The Middle School curriculum is designed to provide girls with a thoughtful scope and sequence of courses that teach and reinforce the skills and content necessary to successful school performance. We believe that girls learn best when they see connections between the various subject areas; consequently, there is a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary themes. We believe that girls learn best when they work with each other, you can expect your daughter to be involved in a number of cooperative learning experiences. We believe that girls need hands-on learning whenever possible.

Upper School (Grade 9-12)
- Arts
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- World Languages

Laurel's Upper School students are supported in and guided through their endeavors by a superlative faculty that is passionately dedicated to the learning and growth of girls. Laurel faculty engage students in class, and also offer extensive one on one support and instruction. We are dedicated to inspiring young scholars to become passionate learners, flexible thinkers, and compassionate citizens of the world.