About Spence

Mission & Philosophy

Non scholae sed vitae discimus (Not for school but for life we learn.)

Mission Statement

With a commitment to academic excellence and personal integrity, The Spence School prepares a diverse community of girls and young women for the lifelong transformation of self and the world with purpose, passion and perspective.  

Philosophy

Offering a rigorous, liberal arts study, The Spence School develops high standards and character while creating an environment that fosters self-confidence and the joy of learning. Charging our students to meet the demands of academic excellence and responsible citizenship in a changing world, we teach that diverse points of view fuel inquiry, engagement and deeper understandings of complex truths. We believe in the strength, intellect and vitality of women.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees on October 22, 2014

Français

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  • Devise de l’Ecole

    Nous apprenons non pas pour l’école mais pour la vie.

  • Déclaration de Mission de l’Ecole

    The Spence School s’engage à poursuivre excellence académique et intégrité personnelle avec détermination, passion et délibération au sein d’une communauté multiculturelle de filles qu’elle prépare pour la transformation individuelle et celle du monde auxquelles elles auront à faire face tout au long de leur vie.

Español

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  • El Lema Escolar

    No para la escuela sino para la vida aprendemos.

  • Declaración de la Misión Escolar

    La escuela Spence, comprometida con la excelencia académica y la integridad personal, prepara a una comunidad diversa de niñas pequeñas y adolescentes para una transformación personal y del mundo con propósito, pasión y perspectiva a lo largo de sus vidas.

Lingua Latina

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  • Dictum Scholae

    Non scholae sed vitae discimus

  • Propositum Scholae

    Pignere excellentiae scholasticae integretatisque propriae sponso, Schola Spenciensis conventum diversum puellarum atque feminarum adulescentium parat quae per totam aetatem suam et se ipsas et universum terrarum populorumque cum proposito consulto studioque animoso ac conspectu omnium integro permutent.

Zhongguó

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  • Xiàoxùn

    校訓
    吾學者，非為學而學，而為人生也。
    (Traditional)

    校训
    吾学者，非为学而学，而为人生也。
    (Simplified)

  • Shimìng

    使命
    斯賓塞學校以學術精進與人格健全為本，培育來自不同文化背景的女学子們懷著熱忱、目標與遠見迎接未來，面對人生與世界。
    (Traditional)

    斯宾塞学校以学术精进与人格健全为本，培育来自不同文化背景的女学子们怀着目标、热忱和远见迎接未来，面对人生与世界。
    (Simplified)

ABOUT US section

“The beautiful thing about Spence is that you are in this environment that definitely believes and exudes just what it says in the Mission: the belief in the strength, intellect and vitality of women.”

— Judith Joseph Jenkins ’91

Middle & Upper School

22 East 91st Street 
New York, NY 10128

Lower School

56 East 93rd Street 
New York, NY 10128
212-289-5940
The Spence School, a private all-girls school located on the Upper East Side of New York City, offers a rigorous liberal arts study for diverse students in Grades K-12.

© Spence School 2017