Our Mission
Winsor prepares young women to pursue their aspirations and contribute to the world.
Meet our Teachers
"Winsor teachers want the best for you"
Winsor at a glance
7:1student teacher ratio in classrooms
60+different student hometowns, with Boston home to 25%
44%of Winsor students identify as non-white
50%of seniors earned National Merit recognition since 2010“We'll Be friends forever.”
What our parents say
I feel so grateful that we landed in this place. My daughter is loved and known, 360 degrees. The girls are given the challenges and the support they need to grow. And, at the same time, they are given the freedom and independence to take ownership for that growth and experience the joy of it.
When we came to Winsor, we felt like we’d found our soulmate in a school. Winsor really instills a sense of the possible in girls. It teaches them to believe in themselves, in their potential, in their power, ultimately giving them the confidence to go change the world.
I asked my daughter how Winsor creates a sense of community. Out of nowhere, came a five-minute torrent of examples. Literally, five uninterrupted minutes of things she thought made Winsor unique as a community. For me that is what is special about Winsor.
Our daughter’s time at Winsor, what she’s learned, the opportunities she’s had in and out of the classroom, will be with her forever. It’s in her DNA. How long does a girl stay at Winsor—6, 7, 8 years? But how long does Winsor stay with a girl? A lifetime.
When your daughter graduates and steps into the broader world, that’s when the incredible value of her formation at Winsor becomes so evident. Far more important than academic readiness is our girls’ posture to the world at large. They pursue opportunity and challenge without a moment’s hesitation. They belong there and don’t ask to join.
I think all Winsor parents have had that ‘ah ha’ moment when we were introduced to Winsor in some way, and we just knew that this was the place for our daughters.
Winsor essentials
What Winsor Taught Me
Gevvie Stone '03 Olympian
Gevvie’s Olympic dream came true as a 2016 silver medalist in Rio, showing her drive and resilience. She found her passion for rowing at Winsor, where she helped capture two national titles. “Winsor allowed me to broaden my view,” she says, “so that I could create a concept of myself and of others as both students and athletes.” The world-class athlete balanced her training regime with getting her Tufts M.D.
Leslie Dewan '02 Inventor/Nuclear Engineer
The co-founder and CEO of Transatomic Power, Leslie was named by Time magazine as one of “30 People Under 30 Changing the World.” She earned her Ph.D. from M.I.T., where she and a classmate conceived of the idea of a nuclear reactor that runs on nuclear waste. “Winsor taught me that you should follow your passion no matter what,” she says. She’s one of the many alumnae to inspire Winsor girls at assemblies and as an Independent Learning Experience mentor.
Joya Banerjee '00 Inventor & Entrepreneur
Joya has worked around the globe and across sectors as an advocate and leader on pressing health challenges. She’s now a senior officer of Jhpiego, dedicated to improving the lives of women and children. Her student activism at Barnard led her to cofound the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS and study at Harvard School of Public Health. “I thank Winsor not just for telling us that girls can be anything they want to be, but actually expecting us to go out and do it,” she says.
Kasia Chmielinski '02 Technology Team Leader
“I see coding as a new form of literacy,” explains Kasia, product manager for Scratch, a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Scratch has now been translated into 60 languages and is approaching 10 million projects shared. Kasia credits her Winsor science teacher Denise Labieniec for encouraging her as a creative thinker. “My life would not have been the same if I hadn’t met her,” she says. “If I told her that I wanted to make a robot, she’d say, let’s do it! That’s the best kind of teacher.”
Rachel Casseus '02 Immigration Attorney
Rachel Casseus has “always wanted to get involved, to change a life.” She’s changing lives today through her growing practice in immigration law. As a law student, she committed herself to creating access to education for children in Haiti, the homeland of her parents. A standout Winsor and collegiate rower, she co-founded a nonprofit to support Haitian student athletes. She’s brought that message home to girls at Winsor, inspiring them to live out the school’s mission.
Emi Ferguson '05 Flutist
Emi’s “hauntingly beautiful” playing can be heard live in concerts around the world as well as at home in New York City. As a musician, she stretches boundaries and bends genres. Emi went on from Winsor to Juilliard, where she now also teaches. “I have many lasting Winsor lessons,” she says, “but what I use everyday is the encouragement to follow my passions and curiosities unabashedly, to stand up and share what I believe in with confidence and conviction.”
Liane Young '00 Social Neuroscience Scholar
Liane is breaking ground in a growing new field—social neuroscience. An associate professor of psychology at Boston College, she directs a team of researchers at the college’s Morality Lab. “Winsor is about learning in action, applying classroom lessons to life,” she says. “The school’s values of Winsor—most importantly, independent thinking—continue to shape my intellectual life.”
Leila Sales '02 Author & Editor
The author of four young adult novels, Leila continues to earn readers’ devotion with her “refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice.” Balancing writing with work as an editor for Viking Children’s, she “brings humor and confidence to both sides of the publishing process,” notes a Publishers’ Weekly profile. “I am constantly grateful for the skills I learned at Winsor,” she says, and she’s generously shared her wisdom with aspiring student writers. “I see my Winsor friends as often as I can,” she adds.
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