As a parent, you always want what is best for your child. However, sometimes, you may not be fully sure what is best. This can be true in choosing a school for your child. If you have a daughter, you may be wondering whether an all-girls school would be best for her. You may also be considering the possibility of a religious education for your daughter. Get to know some of the benefits of an all-girls Catholic school for your daughter. Then, you can best decide what school environment is right for her going forward. 

All-Girls Education Can Prevent Distraction

One of the main benefits of a single-sex school environment is that distractions are cut down. While girls will still socialize with one another and can distract each other, for older girls in particular, school will be far less distracting in an all-girls environment. Boyfriend drama and the like will largely stay outside of school, and girls will be free to focus on their education. 

Catholic Education Teaches Religious Morality

When it comes to education, most people think of reading, science, and arithmetic. But few think about the other types of lessons taught in school. Morality is one such concept. In public schools, morality lessons are few and far between. No cheating, no lying, and the like are lessons taught in the context of school, but morality itself is not necessarily a topic specifically discussed or directly taught in most circumstances.

In an all-girls Catholic school, your daughter will be taught religious morality. Your daughter will learn lessons from the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. She will learn about Catholic sexual morality, the 10 Commandments, and the like rather than a secular take on morality. This can benefit your daughter immensely in her development and in her life within the Catholic community. 

All-Girls Education Helps to Empower Young Women

When children are in a mixed-sex educational environment, it can be easy for boys and girls to find themselves in competition. For example, it is a common stereotype that men are better at math and science. This stereotype continues even though it has been disproved time and time again by females in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). 

In an all-girls school, your daughter will not have to face such stereotypes on a daily basis. Because of this, she might excel in these areas where she might otherwise feel inadequate because of negative stereotypes. Girls are empowered in STEM as well as all academic areas in an all-girls environment. 

Additionally, student leadership like class president and other offices and positions that might be occupied by males will be all female. This gives young women the empowerment to know that they can occupy leadership positions and succeed. 

Catholic Schools Encourage Civic Engagement

In addition to providing high-quality academics and spiritual development opportunities, Catholic schools also greatly encourage civic engagement. Students are asked to be productive and charitable members of their communities.

Activities such as volunteering for the Church or other organizations are encouraged greatly and are often even a part of the curriculum. Your daughter will learn the importance of giving back and of being a part of a strong community as a result. 

Now that you know some of the benefits of an all-girls Catholic education for your daughter, you can better decide if this is the right option for her.