Academics
Classes at Porter's are held Monday through Friday, although Wednesday is a half day. Porter's has a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8:1.
Students are required to take courses in the arts, computer science, English, ethical leadership, history, modern or classical languages, mathematics, and science. Typically, students take a total of five to six units of credit per semester.
On May 19, 2011, the Online School for Girls announced that Miss Porter's School and School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York had become consortium members. Three Porter's faculty members are currently listed as teachers on the OSG website.
Porter's is a member of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives.
Porter's has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania's Master's in Teaching program.
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