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Founded in 1910, the Cate School has grown from an initial class of 12 boys to a current enrollment of 264 boys and girls from across the United States and around the world. Students grow in wisdom, maturity and compassion as they learn the value of hard work, of service to others and of time spent outdoors. The academic program is at once rigorous and varied, and Cate graduates consistently enroll in the country's top colleges and universities. Through commitment, scholarship, companionship, and service, each member of the Cate community contributes to what our founder called the spirit of this place . . .all compounded of beauty and virtue, quiet study, vigorous play, and hard work.

Kent Denver School continues the proud traditions of the Kent School for Girls, founded in 1922, and the Denver Country Day School, founded for boys in 1953. The schools united in 1974 to form Kent Denver School. Excellence in scholarship and character is the goal of a Kent Denver education. We seek to build a caring, diverse community of responsible citizens. To that end, the school provides a challenging college preparatory curriculum and sets high ethical standards. There are 659 students at Kent Denver, 222 in the middle school and 437 in the upper school. The school has 78 full- and part-time faculty, 51 of whom have advanced degrees.

The mission of Minaret Academy is to provide a unique and exemplary education in an Islamic environment. We instill a love of Islam and learning through a balanced and a comprehensive curriculum that aims to educate the whole child. We strive to inspire our students to become responsible, honest, learned and respectful future leaders. Here at Minaret Academy, we take a holistic approach to teaching; we nurture the academic, social, intellectual and religious development of each student. Excelling in instructing preschool ages up to grade eight, our students leave our school equipped with the emotional, academic, and spiritual foundation necessary for navigating the challenging years of university and beyond. We're very honored to announce that Minaret Academy is a WASC Accredited Private School. In addition to accomplishing our goal of receiving our accreditation, we also have a made a vow to implement the latest technology into our curriculum. Minaret Academy students develop a high technological acuity and benefit from an emphasis on STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). We are also focusing on the new California Common Core State Standards, which emphasize college and career readiness, along with critical thinking and reasoning skills.

Charles Wright Academy (CWA) is an independent school for girls and boys from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Opened in 1957, CWA provides a rigorous liberal arts program guided by an ethos of excellence and compassion. Within a diverse learning community, we foster self-reliance, integrity, social responsibility, and humor, empowering our students to achieve their personal best in mind, body, and spirit. Serving over 700 students, CWA is truly one of the premiere schools in the Northwest, sending its graduates to the best colleges and universities in the country. We prepare our students for their futures through a demanding academic program in an environment which fosters the development of character and independence.

Founded in 1964 and expanding nationally since 1995, Horizons is a network of high-quality, tuition-free, immersive, academic and enrichment programs for low-income children, providing out-of-school-time supports for the duration of a child’s Pre-K-12th grade experience. Horizons students, all of whom are free-or-reduced-lunch qualified, come from public schools, with roughly 2/3 performing below grade level when they first arrive. Horizons programs operate outside of the regular school day, with a six-week summer intensive, after school, and on weekends. The network has 52+ programs across 17 states and is growing every year. The six-week summer session is Horizons’ hallmark. Beginning in Pre-K or Kindergarten, students join a cohort that receives ample individual attention in a new educational environment: the resource-rich campus of an independent school, college, or university. Horizons programs blend high-quality academics – with an emphasis on literacy and STEM – with arts, fitness, cultural enrichment, field trips, and confidence-building challenges, particularly swimming. Returning year-after-year, our students, staff, and families develop deep, trusting relationships. Horizons is unique among summer programs for four reasons: our insistence on exceptional program quality; partnership with students’ families; long-term approach; and balanced support of academic achievement and healthy youth development. Evidence shows the Horizons approach mitigates gaps of opportunity, skills, and achievement: • Over each 6-week summer session, Horizons students achieve an average 8 to 12 weeks improvement in reading and math – reversing the typical “summer slide” and sending students back to school ahead of where they left in June; • 99% of students in Horizons high school programs graduate on time; • Students show improved social skills, self-confidence, motivation, attitudes toward learning, and school-year attendance. The mission of Horizons National is to initiate, support, and ensure the quality of Horizons programs throughout the United States.

Our mission is to expose a diverse population of young girls to a high-quality STEM academy that inspires confidence in their pursuit of learning throughout the year.

Carter Elementary School is committed to providing an outstanding education for nearly 600 students in the Carter community. They are an elementary school that offers resources including STEM programming and arts education.

Orchard House educates and inspires middle school girls in a responsive, academically engaging community that fosters each girl's intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, emotional integrity, and physical well being.

The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain is a nurturing learning community for boys and girls in preschool through grade eight that challenges students to achieve excellence in mind, body and character.

Miss Hall's School inspires and encourages each girl to pursue the highest standards of learning and character; to contribute boldly and creatively to the common good; and to seek a purposeful life based on honor, respect, growth, and personal authenticity.

The Nightingale-Bamford School inspires girls to go beyond barriers.Our vision is for Nightingale students to be joyful learners who have the intellectual depth and the courage to be critical thinkers, compassionate citizens, and agents of their own lives; in doing so, we advance equity for the betterment of all.To achieve this mission and vision, we will educate girls’ minds and hearts by:-Infusing their lives with meaningful relationships;-Teaching them to value difference as a source of strength and means of growth;-Empowering them to question the status quo with confidence, empathy, resilience, and reason.Adopted by the Board of Trustees on November 2, 2017.

THE MISSION OF THE WEBB SCHOOLS IS TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPLARY LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT NURTURES AND INSPIRES BOYS AND GIRLS TO BECOME MEN AND WOMEN WHO THINK BOLDLY, MINDFULLY AND CREATIVELY, ACT WITH HONOR AND MORAL COURAGE, LEAD WITH DISTINCTION, AND SERVE WITH A GENEROUS SPIRIT.