Institute for Responsible Citizenship
We Inspire Lives of Purpose
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Empowering Girls to Change Their World
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This is Hutchison Strong...
Students from the Class of 2021 capture the spirit of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship as they share how Hutchison helped them find their place in the world.
Quite simply, Hutchison inspires lives of purpose.
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The Institute for Responsible Citizenship offers upper school girls opportunities to explore the intersection of civic engagement, compassionate leadership, and ethical decision-making in responsible citizenship. The Institute strives to harness the energy of youthful idealism and shape it into the promise of a better future for our community. Hutchison is home to the next generation of leaders.
Institute programs allow girls to hone leadership skills through civics, community engagement, civil discourse, and financial literacy:
Institute programs allow girls to hone leadership skills through civics, community engagement, civil discourse, and financial literacy:
myExperience is an intensive multi-year experiential learning opportunity for highly motivated students.
Leads, Serves, and Invests are foundational Hutchison programs that engage and challenge girls at their own pace.
Institute Seminars held several times a year, apply the theories of civic engagement and public policy to real-world events.
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myExperience
Hutchison’s myExperience Program (short for multi-year experience) is a new comprehensive three-and-a-half-year initiative for high-achieving upper school girls to elevate their civic engagement and leadership skills in a structured co-curricular learning opportunity. Thought-provoking peer discussions and regular meetings with an assigned mentor, along with relevant travel and internships culminate in a college-level self-directed research paper or project.Read More
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Leads, Serves & Invests
The established Hutchison Leads, Hutchison Serves, and Hutchison Invests programs embody the school’s commitment to living lives of purpose. These foundational programs remain as key components of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship. Girls who do not participate in myExperience can choose from the robust programming of Leads, Serves, and Invests to pursue unique classroom and community-based opportunities to enhance their upper school experiences and even explore possible career paths.Read More
Seminars
Upper school students will attend five seminars a year to explore the institute themes of civics and civic engagement, community, civil discourse, and financial literacy. Each session will highlight an apolitical, relevant topic to help students build a leadership skillset and habits of mind that they can draw from in college and throughout their professional lives.
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Hutchison Girls at the Brooks: An Educational Takeover
Hutchison girls are taking over the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art for a day! And the Native Voices, 1950s to Now: Art for a New Understanding, will be in excellent hands for this weekend’s Teen Takeover.Read More -
Learning the Art of Civil Discourse
You could say the students in John Reynolds’ debate class are serious about working out. Working out mentally, that is. Reynolds calls it “stretching their brains.” Dakota Shelton '21 calls it “mental strength.”Read More -
Inspiring Global Citizens
Thinking globally is something we encourage our girls to do throughout their educational journeys. In middle school, thinking globally translates to the annual Model United Nations, a citywide event where students engage in civil discourse and open discussion of international issues through role play.Read More -
Elizabeth Austin '20 is a Girl Who Means Business
Read MoreShe was among the 27 high school girls honored this week by the Memphis Business Journal (MBJ) for their exemplary academic and extracurricular achievements and community involvement. -
Caroline Couch ’20 Elected Vice President of Girls Nation This Summer
Read MoreAt first, Caroline Couch ’20 wasn’t sure what this past summer was going to look like. Some of the programs she had been interested in, hadn’t panned out. Then, suddenly in May, Caroline’s summer schedule got exponentially busier. -
Brittany Trimble ’08: Taking Flight
Read MoreDuring her senior year at Hutchison, Brittany Trimble ’08 started charting her course. She emailed a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and said something along the lines of: “I hear you’re a fighter pilot, and I would like to be one. Please help me.”Trimble admitted her note was a bit more formal than that. But that was the gist. -
Caitlin Robinson '19 Earns Keeper of the Dream Award
Read MoreIn her senior speech, Caitlin Robinson ’19 encouraged her classmates to be courageous by saying “We should stand up for what we believe in, even though we may face adversity.” Robinson believes in equality, and it shows in the work she does in the Memphis and Hutchison communities. -
Samantha Tancredi's Hutchison Leads Fellowship Takes Her All Over the World
Samantha Tancredi ’18 spent her summer participating in a Hutchison Leads Fellowship that took her all over the world. From Geneva, Switzerland, to Seville, Spain, and Washington, D.C., Samantha spent her time researching the role of law in the business, political, and cultural worlds.Read More -
Monica Fleck '18 Discovered Her Passions at Hutchison
Read More"I believe Hutchison has prepared me so well for any college experience, academically. Through my participation in the Science Research Fellows program, I have also discovered the areas of STEM that truly interest me beyond the classroom." - Monica Fleck '18 -
This Young Alumna is Making a Big Impact
Emily Faber ’15 is currently a junior at Rhodes College and serves as the executive director of The Bridge, a student-run newspaper that benefits the homeless.Read More -
Anna Murrey '18 Finds Her Voice & Becomes a Leader
“I have to thank my eighth grade advisors for believing in me and showing me that there isn’t just one style of leadership. Anywhere else, a girl like me could have been lost in the background, but because of their help, I learned that a listener can be a leader and that I have a voice. I never would be the student I am today if it weren’t for the faculty.” - Anna Murrey '18Read More -
Owen Hergenrader '18 Named Finalist for Prestigious Scholarships
Hutchison is proud to announce that senior Owen Hergenrader has been named a finalist for the Wells Scholars Program at Indiana University Bloomington and a semifinalist for the Coca-Cola scholarship.Read More -
What Makes a Hutchison Girl?
She's determined, adaptable, and analytical with a passion to lead, work hard, and reach for her goals. Meet Abigail White '18.Read More -
First Grade Entrepreneur Takes Action
Hutchison first grader Caroline Fisher '29 knew she wanted to be hands-on while giving back to her community.Read More -
Solar Powered Girl Power
Have you ever been so bowled over by the brilliance of a teen that it leaves you speechless?Read More -
A Summer Fellowship Connected This Hutchison Girl With Her Passion
How do Hutchison upper school girls spend their summers? Senior Heather Guglietti spent hers exploring urban planning with a Hutchison Serves fellowship!Read More -
Senior Excels in Hutchison Leadership Program
Girls like Porter Johnson excel through our Hutchison Leads program. Read about how Porter started her own year-long independent study project on development in Memphis after a well-established background in volunteering throughout the community as a Rogers Scholar.Read More -
Hutchison Faculty Give Back
Hutchison faculty kicked off the summer with service and joined forces with the More Than A Meal Program.Read More -
Hutchison Serves Girls Attend Books from Birth Luncheon
Nine Hutchison Serves girls attended the annual Books from Birth Luncheon to benefit literacy in the Memphis Community.Read More -
Senior Named Semifinalist for Presidential Scholars Program
Hutchison senior Sophie Merchant ’17 has been named a semifinalist in the 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Sophie is one of 722 semifinalists selected from nearly 5,100 candidates. She is one of only three Memphis students to be named a semifinalist. Final scholars will be named later this month.Read More
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