My Alex

“Open minds open doors
And our doors are wide open
for minds like hers.”

Our girls love their school. Alex becomes part of who they are very quickly. They feel secure in their aspirations to succeed academically, socially, in music and drama, on the sports field and as human beings. This is what they say about ‘their Alex’.

My Alex has made me a great student who loves to learn.
My Alex has helped me learn more about myself in ways I never thought possible.
My Alex is my home and my family.
My Alex has created a new person in me: I have had the best experiences here.
Alex showed me how to be a good person, become more independent so I could do things on my own.
My Alex means new cultures, a diverse set of friends, and having the time of my life.

Our Vision & Ethos

“We’ll teach you to fly, help you to soar
And while we’re here
We’ll teach you to question everything.”

From the Quaker inspiration of our founder Anne Jellicoe, and the Church of Ireland which supports, enables and maintains the College, we have inherited our commitment:

to learn to think independently
to welcome and value diversity
to respect ourselves and each other, and
to be responsible for ourselves and to society

We aspire to fulfil this commitment by fostering respect, understanding and encouragement between all in the College community. The development and contribution of every individual is acknowledged. We encourage the flourishing of each individual as a member of a larger community that values the common good.

Our Values

“Aspire to live a good life, not be a good girl”

Our values become life-long virtues. They are lived and seen in action through modelling and teaching. They are exemplars; living them in our daily lives on a consistent basis, they become embedded virtues. Our values and virtues have the same purpose:

Happiness

Excellence

Well-being

Eudaimonia/Flourishing

Alex Values

Diversity

We value the identity, heritage and culture of every student. We acknowledge and celebrate interconnectivity, and the value and challenge of difference.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.Vernā Myers

Four girls stand in a circle playing rock, paper, scissors.

Independent Thinking

We teach our students to:

know themselves
think freely, critically and purposefully
value learning for its own sake
reason respectfully
avoid rote learning and accepting untested assumptions
ask questions and question answers.

Our teachers are committed to facilitating student agency, curiosity, compassion, collaboration, community, citizenship and creativity.

Respect

We respect ourselves, each other and our environment.

We acknowledge the perspective, development and contribution of every individual and work together towards democracy and community values.

Our teachers inspire an atmosphere of respect, understanding, non-judgmental challenge and encouragement.

A teacher gives one to one help to a student in a classroom.

Responsibility

We are responsible for ourselves and to our local and global society. We motivate our students to create, to embrace leadership opportunities, and to act purposefully with a social conscience.

Teachers foster civic responsibility, so that the girls know how to contribute to the building of a better society.

A group of girls faces away from the camera while painting a colourful mural with a woodland theme across a brick wall.

Living a Good Life

“Educate a girl, here’s what she’ll say
“Have I got what it takes?
No, nothing takes from me.

Educational Philosophy

Learning is questioning, exploring, understanding and sharing
Learning is a challenging and enjoyable lifelong process
Teaching stimulates, encourages and excites our students

We reflect consistently on how we educate and learn so that we facilitate and inspire engaged learners and citizens.

Innovation & Creativity

To innovate is to create. To create is to see things that startle you into feeling as you never felt before; to hear and taste and experience the world as if you’re here for the first time. In Alex you’ll learn to look and not just see, to listen and not just hear, and to create a better future for all.

Our Community

When a girl joins Alex, she becomes part of the family. The Alex community is both intimate and expansive. It traverses the globe. It connects all of us to a powerful sense of belonging across generations. It lives forever.

Student Agency

Nothing good ever happens if we are unwell. We cannot learn, flourish, or create. We turn to others for help, but often we have the ability to help ourselves. The students in Alex are encouraged to develop their own agency, to take responsibility for their well-being, and to be optimistic about the wondrous, miraculous, unique world they inhabit. We provide an environment that is safe and leaves space for thoughtful risk-taking, but we are always here to lend a helping hand when the going gets tough.

Junior School

The Junior School provides a holistic education based on the principles of Friedrich Froebel, emphasising cross-curricular learning and interactive creative play.

Senior School

An Alex education goes beyond the classroom, equipping a girl with everything she needs to soar as a woman and preparing her for university and her career, while giving her a solid foundation for life.

My Alex

Our Vision & Ethos

Our Values

Alex Values

Diversity

Diversity

Independent Thinking

Independent Thinking

Respect

Respect

Responsibility

Responsibility

Living a Good Life

Educational Philosophy

Innovation & Creativity

Our Community

Student Agency

Junior School

Senior School

Senior School

Junior School

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