Mission

Part 1: the nightingale-bamford school is an independent k-12 girls' school whose mission is to educate the minds and hearts of its students, in a challenging, vibrant community that prizes academic excellence. In fy2021, the school provided an education to 679 girls in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. - Part 3: the nightingale-bamford school inspires girls to go beyond barriers.Our vision is for nightingale students to be joyful learners who have the intellectual depth and the courage to be critical thinkers, compassionate citizens, and agents of their own lives; in doing so, we advance equity for the betterment of all. To achieve this mission and vision, we will educate girls' minds and hearts by: cultivating their sense of self; infusing their lives with meaningful relationships; teaching them to value difference as a source of strength and means of growth; empowering them to question the status quo with confidence, empathy, resilience, and reason.