Every Day. For Everyone. Together.
The Winsor School’s mission is to educate girls to be intellectually curious, motivated, and generous-minded. Founded in 1886, the school was created out of the community’s collective desire to help young women overcome the challenges they faced in gaining access to education and in becoming independent citizens. Today, Winsor responds to evolving societal demands by bringing together a world-class faculty with ambitious, thoughtful, students—all in order to raise the next generation of leaders.
During the pandemic, Winsor has stayed true to its mission and character. We have prioritized the health and wellbeing of the community, and have encouraged deep connections in order to inspire innovative and ethical responses to the demands of this most challenging time. Our students have been resilient, flexible, and creative. Together, we have learned in and out of the classroom, responding to challenges and triumphs. Above all, we have been reminded of the power and excellence of a Winsor education.
Now and into the future, Winsor will always mean an exceptional educational experience in a caring community. Our graduates will leave Winsor wanting to, and being able to, change the world. For the next five years, our three strategic initiatives will fulfill the school’s commitment to rise to any challenge and to support the entire community, every day.
Delivering Academic Excellence, Every Day.
Academic excellence requires a holistic, community-minded approach to teaching and learning. Every day, Winsor helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to navigate and thrive in our diverse global community. We will continue to support the highest standards for Winsor’s academic excellence and will design and create relevant and innovative approaches to teaching and learning every day.
Specifically we will:
Ensure a diverse, highly-qualified faculty and staff through comprehensive recruiting, varied and deep professional development, and robust, competitive compensation.
Leverage the new modalities of learning to create multiple individual pathways through our curriculum, with an engaging senior capstone experience, graduation requirements that maximize student options, and an advising program that helps students know themselves as engaged learners, colleagues, and citizens.
Prioritize the integration of wellness throughout the school, emphasizing the relationships among students and between students and teachers, the growth and independence of each student, and the overall health and happiness of the entire community.
As a city school, expand the educational experience both locally and globally through increased partnerships with local organizations, schools, and the city of Boston, as well as organizations that expand our students’ experience across the country and the world.
Specifically we will:
Increase the diversity of the student body through recruitment, outreach, and partnerships with programs for underserved populations.
Emphasize that same diversity in the recruiting, hiring, and retention of faculty and staff members, ensuring that all students see themselves reflected in the adults at Winsor.
Continually refine our curriculum and pedagogy to ensure that the classroom is a rich environment for every student, intellectually challenging and person-ally safe, a place where the most important questions are asked and where students feel empowered to learn from one another.
Ensure that each student is known, valued, and affirmed, and that the community remains a vibrant and supportive environment in which students can develop and use their voices together, throughout their time at Winsor and beyond.
Enrich and support the broader Winsor community, with creative local, national and international events and programs designed to connect students, graduates, parents, and friends.
Building An Inclusive Community, for Everyone.
Future leaders must learn together with a broad and diverse group of individuals, who challenge each other’s assumptions, work together in complex and creative ways, and treat one another with compassion, respect, and care. We will prioritize this work of supporting a diverse and connected school community, building lifelong networks for everyone.
Investing in Our School, Together.
Winsor prepares its students to face the world’s challenges with confidence and compassion, empowering our students, faculty, and graduates alike to find their own voice and individual path and make an impact in this world. Securing the financial strength and long-term stability of Winsor is critical to this work. We will continue to build financial strength and dexterity so that we can ensure the excellence and growth of the entire community.
Specifically we will:
Develop a financial model that establishes financial flexibility, remains open to all new revenue sources for the operating budget, and secures our future, ensuring that Winsor will remain a forward-thinking educational leader for generations to come.
Create a campus master plan aligned with our mission, that supports the creativity and innovation of the faculty, while also prioritizing community time and space, encouraging adaptability and experimentation, and capitalizing on new opportunities.
Align our fundraising priorities with our goals of making the entire Winsor experience available to all students, ensuring the continued excellence of the faculty and staff, and honoring the individuality and potential of each student who walks through our doors.
Implement a tuition structure that makes the Winsor education and opportunities accessible to all and that prioritizes the whole community as well as the value of each individual member.
Every Day. For Everyone. Together.
The Winsor School’s mission is to educate girls to be intellectually curious, motivated, and generous-minded. Founded in 1886, the school was created out of the community’s collective desire to help young women overcome the challenges they faced in gaining access to education and in becoming independent citizens. Today, Winsor responds to evolving societal demands by bringing together a world-class faculty with ambitious, thoughtful, students—all in order to raise the next generation of leaders.
During the pandemic, Winsor has stayed true to its mission and character. We have prioritized the health and wellbeing of the community, and have encouraged deep connections in order to inspire innovative and ethical responses to the demands of this most challenging time. Our students have been resilient, flexible, and creative. Together, we have learned in and out of the classroom, responding to challenges and triumphs. Above all, we have been reminded of the power and excellence of a Winsor education.
Now and into the future, Winsor will always mean an exceptional educational experience in a caring community. Our graduates will leave Winsor wanting to, and being able to, change the world. For the next five years, our three strategic initiatives will fulfill the school’s commitment to rise to any challenge and to support the entire community, every day.
Delivering Academic Excellence, Every Day.
Academic excellence requires a holistic, community-minded approach to teaching and learning. Every day, Winsor helps students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to navigate and thrive in our diverse global community. We will continue to support the highest standards for Winsor’s academic excellence and will design and create relevant and innovative approaches to teaching and learning every day.