Elmwood School

Mission Statement

Elmwood inspires and empowers young women to achieve their potential and pursue excellence in a global society.

Outstanding support - brilliant futures

Elmwood is an advanced, thoroughly experienced independent day school for girls, with the resources and expertise to offer our students outstanding educational support.

Our talented faculty provides over 500 students, ages 4 to 18, with the broad base of knowledge and wide-ranging life skills crucial to success in the 21st century. In small classes averaging fewer than 20 students, our children get the attention they need.

Free to discover their individuality, challenge their intellects and pursue their goals, they develop aptitudes that are essential in a diverse and evolving global society.

Some 89 years of history and tradition at Elmwood have set the bar high: academic achievement, self-discipline and personal development lie at the foundation of our graduates’ successful careers and brilliant futures.

Values rooted in tradition, excellence and caring

Elmwood believes in creating a safe, dynamic environment that will foster each student’s creativity, growth, academic excellence and voyage of self-discovery. Values shape thoughts and actions; they help guide students to discover what is morally important, socially significant and personally fulfilling. As such, strong, clear values are an essential foundation on which to build students’ success. The ten core values that underlie the Elmwood experience are:

love of learning
desire to reach one’s potential
commitment to excellence
high expectations
supportive and nurturing environment
self respect and mutual respect
integrity
internationalism and global citizenship
social responsibility
balanced lifestyle