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Empowering

Girls Since 1907

Forest Ridge is a small school with big opportunities. A close-knit community where every girl is known, celebrated, and supported. Serving grades 5–12, we combine a tradition of Sacred Heart education with a future-ready vision, empowering students to grow as thinkers, leaders, and compassionate changemakers. Here, girls find both challenge and belonging: a home away from home where they can take risks, discover passions, and step into the world with confidence and joy.

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A Distinctive Experience

Why Forest Ridge?

Unique Opportunities

Signature Programs

Our Signature Programs set Forest Ridge apart from other local private schools, and provide intentional and meaningful opportunities for students to dive deeper into their learning. Each signature program is designed to give students a dedicated learning experience that builds up their interests and talents.

Endorsement Pathways

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Endorsement Pathways let students specialize in Global Citizenship, The Arts, or STEM, deepening knowledge through coursework, leadership, and real-world experience.

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Immersive Week

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A special one-week term in the spring during which students explore and experience an interdisciplinary topic not traditionally covered in the middle and upper school curriculum.

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AIS Senior Capstone Program

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Advanced Integrated Seminar is a senior Capstone project completed by every student in their senior year of high school at Forest Ridge that culminates in a final project during mod 6. Together with an advisor, students choose a Capstone Project that aligns with their interests and course of study. 

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Cor Unum and Global Days

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Students in the upper school and middle school take part in Cor Unum and Global Days where students hear from guest speakers, participate in workshops, and team up together on service projects, all around a specific social justice or global issue. 

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Sacred Heart Exchange

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With over 150 schools in 41 countries in the International Sacred Heart network, 8th through 12th grade students have the exciting opportunity to study abroad or host students in an exchange with other Sacred Heart schools. 

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6x

more likely. That’s how much more girls’ school graduates are to consider majoring in math, science, or technology fields compared to their peers at coed schools.

Girls' school graduates are
3 times 
more likely to consider studying engineering, a field still starving for gender balance.

80%

of girls’ school graduates hold leadership positions after high school, compared to 54% of women from coed schools.

Girls' school students report a
stronger
sense of belonging and support.

Graduates of girls’ schools report higher levels of self-confidence in every academic area, from STEM to the humanities.

The Power of Girls

Did you know?

Girls schools are not relics of the past; they are essential for the future. At Forest Ridge, we are committed to ensuring that our students grow into confident, compassionate leaders prepared to meet the challenges of their time. That work is not just timely. It is necessary.

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Katelyn T. '26

ASB President

To me, Forest Ridge is more than just the place I go to school. It's the place I've learned who I am, made my best friends, and been prepared for my future as a leader. Because of Forest Ridge's community, I've had the opportunity to watch my sister grow into a courageous yet empathetic young woman; because of Forest Ridge's curriculum, I've been able to foster a lifelong love for learning; and because of Forest Ridges' teachers, I've felt supported the whole journey through.

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Lauren B. '10

Real Estate Broker

At Forest Ridge, I was given the gift of exploration. In this community, I could pursue any potential interest - drama, sports, leadership, music, service - and have the opportunity to learn what my strengths and gifts were. Somewhere else, I may have had a more narrow experience, having to dial in on one activity or interest early on. Having the ability to explore and the support and encouragement of the community around me opened my eyes to things I would have never learned about myself otherwise. It’s been something that has carried on to adulthood. As a result, I now go through life not limiting myself and never being afraid to try something new or start over. It keeps life interesting and fulfilling and has given me confidence and an understanding of my own identity sooner than most.

In Her Own Words

At Forest Ridge, every experience is designed with purpose. Hear from students and alumnae about how our intentional approach to learning and community helps them grow into confident, compassionate changemakers.

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