A quote that we, as a school, often reflect on and talk about is one from a teacher who said: “At Harpeth Hall, girls matter.” Many visitors and newcomers to the world of girls’ schools find it interesting that we feel the need to separate ourselves from the universe of coed education. But, in 2022, providing girls an excellent academic education is only the beginning.

After two years of lost opportunities, many of us are ready to reclaim that burst of excitement in the spring of 2022. Of course, when spring break arrives on the horizon, parents are left to give the broken-record warning about making wise decisions. Studies suggest our children's brains are hard-wired to do just the opposite.

A new language for the future requires new thinking, new ideas, and new words. Being bold today encompasses care and respect for each other while cultivating a new voice asking the questions of how and why. It is time to lift our heads from the immediate and see the possibilities before us.

Schools have been working to provide meaning for students for a long time. Meaning gives our students a structure in which we make sense of the world. Now, our goal as educators must be to combine that meaning with purpose and help students aspire to better the world and claim their ability to make a difference.