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From the moment I joined the Ruyton community, I realized a dynamic and engaging learning community where girls come first. A place where girls and young women have the opportunity to dream, discover, and develop as capable and confident young women with the support of an engaged community. Mrs. Charlotte Anderson founded Ruyton in 1878, a woman of great courage and determination who believed in girls. Her vision laid Ruyton's reputation for sound scholarship, opportunity, and challenge for girls maintained by those who follow in her footsteps. This belief is still at the heart of all we do today. We foster each girl's individuality in a caring and safe environment, nurturing her intellectual, physical, social, and emotional qualities essential to flourish. As an independent, forward-thinking girls' school, we are committed to preparing girls for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and engagement in our global community. Our staff, parents, Board and Old Ruytonians are all deeply committed to enriching our girls' lives, providing them with opportunities to find their strengths, learn from their failures and develop the resilience and grit necessary to lead purposeful lives. Our school's size enables us to know our girls well and make strong connections and networks within our community. I love the powerful sense of connection within our school and the fact that each of our girls is valued for who she is. It is a privilege to work beside our passionate and highly skilled staff who promote intellectual risk-taking, curiosity, problem-solving, creativity, and joyful learning. Individually and collectively, they focus on developing pathways and opportunities for each of our girls to learn and grow and find her passion. Established in 1878, Ruyton has a strong sense of tradition, and we are proud to uphold our motto, 'Recte et fideliter,' which means 'Upright and faithful.' Today we see this as Ruyton girls being women of character and integrity. View full school