Each student is given a laptop computer which is provided on a lease and maintained by the school's technology department. A campus network links students and teachers for projects, homework and assignments. Harpeth Hall collaborates with Montgomery Bell Academy, a school for boys located nearby. Both schools have a strong tradition of single-gender education, but have agreed to participate in joint drama and music programs, community service projects, sharing of athletic field space, and transportation to athletic competitions. Academics In 2009, Harpeth Hall became one of the founding members of the Online School for Girls, a program that allows students to take advanced placement classes not offered by their own school. Harpeth Hall students participated in the inaugural year of the Online School, taking classes in Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, Computer Programming and Genetics. Eventually the program will allow any girl to enroll in courses, whether she is in public school or home schooled. In 2011, the school opened a "Center for STEM Education for Girls". The letters stand for "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math", subjects that have stereotypically belonged to boys. The purpose of this program is to increase the number of young women pursuing college degrees and careers in the STEM fields. The program is funded through an Edward E. Ford Foundation Leadership Grant and other donors. Harpeth Hall has received the National Service-Learning School award. In 2011 the school created a strategic partnership with a rural village in Western Kenya's Lwala Province to support girls' education there and to provide service opportunities for Harpeth Hall students. An example is providing uniforms for sixth-grade African girls. Timeline The following table is adapted and condensed from All-Girls Education from Ward Seminary to Harpeth Hall, 1865 to 2015. Notable alumnae Tracy Caulkins, Olympic swimmer, Harpeth Hall's 2000 Distinguished Alumna Willa Fitzgerald, actress Amy Grant, singer, songwriter, musician, author and media personality, Harpeth Hall's 1996 Distinguished Alumna Minnie Pearl, comedienne Alexandra Walsh, Olympic swimmer Reese Witherspoon, actress, producer, and entrepreneur, Harpeth Hall's 2016 Distinguished Alumna References External links Schools in Nashville, Tennessee Girls' schools in Tennessee Private middle schools in Tennessee Private high schools in Tennessee Preparatory schools in Tennessee Educational institutions established in 1951 1951 establishments in Tennessee