Meet our Students
Our Gold Key Ambassadors provide campus tours for prospective students and their families, and offer a look into life at CSG through the eyes of a current student. Our Gold Key Ambassador program allows students to share their experiences and love for CSG with families outside of our community who may be interested in attending CSG.
Learn more about life at CSG here.
Dr. Julia Stevenson '99 Named 2019 Alumna of the Year!
Strength & Grace
When teamwork, strategy, and leadership combine, you get athletics at CSG
Pre-schoolers ask hundreds of questions a day.
We welcome every, single one.
Explore our Reggio-Emilia Early Childhood Program for girls ages 3-6
She will know her power.
It is not just a statement. This is our promise.
Learn why girls do best in an environment created specifically for them.
In her voice. Watch the video below for the student perspective.
Over the past few months, we took the time to chat with students and learn, from their perspectives, what they love about CSG. There were lots of laughs and giggles as students reflected on how much they have changed over the years and even some pensive pauses as the girls, in all divisions, thought about the contributions they make to their school. We put those thoughts together and are excited share them with you.
CSG News
![CSG Alumna Dr. Rebekah Gee '93 to Deliver 2019 Commencement Address]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557424481/columbus/eehidbmk2om06znxcpw4/DrGeeHigh-ResHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557424481/columbus/eehidbmk2om06znxcpw4/DrGeeHigh-ResHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557424481/columbus/eehidbmk2om06znxcpw4/DrGeeHigh-ResHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557424481/columbus/eehidbmk2om06znxcpw4/DrGeeHigh-ResHeadshot.jpg","width":942}])
Dr. Rebekah Gee, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and member of Columbus School for Girls’ Class of 1993, will deliver the Commencement address to the Class of 2019 on May 30, 2019.
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about Dr. Julia Stevenson '99 Named 2019 Alumna of the Year
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Kacey Chappelear '98 addresses the 2019 inductees as CSG celebrates their academic achievement.
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Fu Xiang Maynard ‘20 has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Chinese Summer Program scholarship and will study Mandarin in Xiamen, China this summer.
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Columbus School for Girls is pleased to announce that Amy Borntrager has joined the CSG community as the new Chief Development Officer.
![Gracing one of music’s biggest stages]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1554406211/columbus/uy25yvnbpxxrdnrrjc5h/GraceNotes20191of1.jpg","width":1920}])
The Grace Notes, CSG’s premier choral performance ensemble, are on their way to New York City as they prepare to perform at the famous Carnegie Hall Sunday, April 7.
CSG Events
![CSG's 2019 Summer Reading List]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1560522954/columbus/yilp7anjzbilpov3lpqw/SummerReadingCSG.jpg","width":2040}])
Click here for the summer reading list by division.
Academic Divisions
Program for Young Children
Lower School
Middle School
Upper School
CSG By the Numbers
38%
Students of color for 2018-19
60%
Upper School students participate in CSG athletics programs
$2 million
In need based financial aid awarded in 2018-19 to 31% of student body*
*includes tuition remission to CSG employees
3 Campuses
Cynthia's Woods: 100 acre nature preserve
Kirk Campus: 66 acre athletic facility
Main Campus: Full city block
8:1
Average student faculty ratio
2500
Active members of a national and international alumnae network
Advanced Courses
15 AP Courses
8 Honors Courses
33
Student performances on average each year
Big Little
Sister program was initiated in 1904 to build relationships between younger and older students - the program continues today
78%
CSG faculty hold advanced degrees
12
Average Upper School class size
All 5
CSG students represent all 5 major religions
Join us this Summer!
Summer is an excellent time for children to develop new interests, reinforce learning habits, and explore a range of new opportunities. Rooted in STEM/STEAM principles, CSG Summer Programs’ student-centered classes include academic enrichment and experiential learning, all in a fun summer environment. Whether in the classroom, at the pool, on the playing field, or at one of many city venues, CSG Summer Programs have been developed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence in each child. We honor diversity a an essential component of learning and welcome all children, boys and girls, ages 3-18 from throughout central Ohio.
New this year:
• An extra week of programming
• More STEM Programing
• New themes for Pre-K- Grade 3
• 50% of the classes for Grades 4-9 are new
• New Zoom! Program adventures!
• New athletic clinics
At CSG Summer Programs, students make new friends, learn new skills, explore, play, perform, create, and much, much more. We can’t wait to see you!
Here is a partial list of where our students have enrolled. Click here to see the full list.
