Social:Sister school
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Short description: Pair of schools, usually single-sex school
A sister school is usually a pair of schools, usually single-sex schools, one with female students and the other with male students.[1] This relationship is seen to benefit both schools.[2] For instance, when Harvard University was a male-only school, Radcliffe College was its sister school.[3] The sister school concept as a single-sex school began to change as several institutions adopted coeducational environments starting in the 1970s due to the increasing awareness or consciousness about sex bias and discrimination.[4]
Background
The term sister school (or brother school) has several alternate meanings:
- a definite financial commerce between two colleges or universities
- two schools that have a strong historical connection
- two schools which have social activities involving students from both schools
- two schools under the same management
- two schools built using the same floor plan/layout
- two schools in different nations that have established a collaborative international partnership.
Examples of Sister Schools (United States)
- The Seven Sisters (colleges) are a group of originally seven (now five) private liberal arts colleges that are in the Northeastern United States. The majority of them were chartered between the 1860s-1880s.[5]
- Saint Mary's College (Indiana) is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Both schools are located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The schools have had a partnership for over 170 years.[6]
References
- ↑ Brody, Celeste; Fuller, Kasi Allen; Gosetti, Penny Poplin; Moscato, Susan Randles; Nagel, Nancy Gail; Pace, Glennellen; Schmuck, Patricia (2005-08-12) (in en). Gender Consciousness and Privilege. Routledge. ISBN 9781135699031. https://books.google.com/books?id=BAD_jWa3ySQC&q=sister+school+single-sex+school&pg=PT7.
- ↑ "UNESCO Center for Peace » Sister Schools/Universities". http://www.unescocenterforpeace.org/programs/cultural-exchange/sister-schoolsuniversities/.
- ↑ O'Connor, Karen (2010-08-18) (in en). Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook. SAGE. ISBN 9781412960830. https://books.google.com/books?id=-3J_3pDNZlkC&q=%22sister+school%22+pair+male+female&pg=PA733.
- ↑ Datnow, Amanda; Hubbard, Lea (2013). Gender in Policy and Practice: Perspectives on Single Sex and Coeducational Schooling. London: Routledge. pp. 197. ISBN 9781136703775.
- ↑ Pen, The Red (2025-03-21). "Hidden Gems: Everything You Must Know About The Seven Sister Colleges In The US" (in en-US). https://theredpen.in/blog/hidden-gems-everything-you-must-know-about-the-seven-sister-colleges-in-the-us/.
- ↑ "All This and More | Saint Mary's College" (in en). https://www.saintmarys.edu/NDconnection.
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