All Ashley Hall parents are invited to attend a festive fall gathering hosted by Head of School Anne T. Weston, PhD ’73. This special event is the perfect opportunity to get to know fellow Ashley Hall community members and spend time on our beautiful campus. This is an adult-only event.
Registration for this event has now closed.
Intergenerational writing team Marshall Highet and Bird Jones will be discussing of their co-authored book Blue-Eyed Slave, a carefully researched historical young adult novel set in Charleston.
This event is free and open to the public.
We’re looking forward to having our students back on campus for a great 2023-24 school year. Please find important back-to-school event information below.
Welcome Days, formerly Orientation, will be offered by each division and provide families with the information necessary to begin the school year successfully. Each event will also feature designated time for families to mingle in order to get to know each other. Here is the schedule:
Lower School Welcome Day | Monday, August 14 by appointment time. Parents should contact their division assistant to schedule their appointment.
Early School Welcome Day | Tuesday, August 15 by appointment time. Parents should contact their division assistant to schedule their appointment.
Welcome Day for Grades 5-8 | Tuesday, August 15 from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.
Welcome Day for Grades 9-12 | Tuesday, August 15 from 2 to 3:15 p.m.
Formerly Back-to-School Night, these adult-only events will include classroom visits in which we invite families to experience our curriculum. Here is the schedule by division:
An Evening in the Early School | Wednesday, September 13 from 6 to 7 p.m.
An Evening in the Lower School | Thursday, August 24 from 6 to 7 p.m.
An Evening in the Intermediate Program | Monday, September 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
An Evening with the Nautilus Program | Thursday, September 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
An Evening in the Upper School | Thursday, September 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
You’re invited to attend Ashley Hall’s upcoming musical production of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, with music and lyrics of the MGM Motion Picture score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. Don’t miss this uniquely Ashley Hall retelling of the classic featuring Dorothy as the ultimate girl with the will.
The performance will take place in Davies Auditorium and parking will be available in the parking lot on Smith Street. Run time is approximately 80 minutes.
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This virtual series offers a deep dive into the school’s programs and experiences. Led by our admission team with current administrators, teachers, students, parents, and young alumnae participating, find out what makes Ashley Hall unique. Registration is free but required.
Each virtual discussion is designed for prospective students and parents in rising 9th through 11th grades. Both current students and applicants and their parents are encouraged to attend.
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At Ashley Hall, there are many ways for a girl to become a leader. Hear from our Upper School team about how leadership opportunities are woven into the fabric of daily life. Elected student leaders from a wide variety of programs will be on hand to answer any questions and share their experiences.
Thank you for your interest but registration for this event is now closed.
Join Ashley Hall as we celebrate the release of Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies by alumna Rossi Anastopoulo ’13. This special evening will include a lively discussion moderated by fellow Ashley Hall alumna and arts contributor for The Post and Courier Maura Hogan ’82 preceded by a dessert tasting (including pie, of course!) and book signing sponsored by Charleston’s Buxton Books.
In Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies, Anastopoulo cracks open our relationship to pie with wit and good humor. For centuries pie has been a malleable icon, co-opted for new social and political purposes. Here, she traces the pies woven into our history, following the evolution of our country across centuries of innovation and change. With corresponding recipes for each chapter and sidebars of quirky facts throughout, Sweet Land of Liberty is an entertaining, informative, and utterly charming food history for bakers, dessert lovers, and history aficionados alike.
Listen to Rossi’s recent interview with NPR
Parking is available in the Smith Street parking lot.
Rossi Anastopoulo ’13 is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in TASTE, Saveur, Food52, Bon Appetit, and Eaten Magazine. In 2019 she was the recipient of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Award for Narrative Food Writing for her piece on the bean pie and the Nation of Islam. She works as the blog editor for King Arthur Baking Company and is based in Los Angeles.
“Food history is rarely this much fun to read—Rossi Anastopoulo condenses extensive research into a sharp, clever volume that powerfully reframes what it means to call any food ‘American.’ ” —Mayukh Sen, author of Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
“A well-researched exploration into not only what fills the crust, Sweet Land of Liberty takes the reader on a delve deep into the historical, social, and political significance of pie in America.” —Kate McDermott, James Beard Award-nominated author of Art of the Pie and Pie Camp
