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EST. 1851: 169 YEARS OF EDUCATION DESIGNED FOR GIRLS
OUR OLDEST TRADITION IS FORWARD THINKING
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![Fireplaces Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569870169/buffalo/ftliimlpgqlmkyiccbsh/SEM_website_infographic_icon_fireplace.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569870169/buffalo/ftliimlpgqlmkyiccbsh/SEM_website_infographic_icon_fireplace.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Grilled Cheese Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869996/buffalo/msybrcxrv8fdmaw3191l/SEM_website_infographic_icon_food.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869996/buffalo/msybrcxrv8fdmaw3191l/SEM_website_infographic_icon_food.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Harkness Table Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869629/buffalo/dh44lyl4wwjy1gtxojfh/SEM_website_infographic_icon_harkness.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869629/buffalo/dh44lyl4wwjy1gtxojfh/SEM_website_infographic_icon_harkness.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Laptops Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869589/buffalo/nwudjacbkwsiporqgraq/SEM_website_infographic_icon_laptops.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869589/buffalo/nwudjacbkwsiporqgraq/SEM_website_infographic_icon_laptops.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Niche Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580847981/buffalo/h9k5jhmfdoryknafuw87/SEM_website_infographic_icon_Niche_v3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580847981/buffalo/h9k5jhmfdoryknafuw87/SEM_website_infographic_icon_Niche_v3.jpg","width":433}]){kind=icon}
![Steinway Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869409/buffalo/zuj8y2bkrjn8s6wdxxeg/SEM_website_infographic_icon_steinway.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869409/buffalo/zuj8y2bkrjn8s6wdxxeg/SEM_website_infographic_icon_steinway.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Athletics Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869185/buffalo/v8htodqzao0orotyougb/SEM_website_infographic_icon_sport_alt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869185/buffalo/v8htodqzao0orotyougb/SEM_website_infographic_icon_sport_alt.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Guidestar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572356334/buffalo/lpvikdozhqwjhftykgbs/SEM_website_infographic_guidestar.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572356334/buffalo/lpvikdozhqwjhftykgbs/SEM_website_infographic_guidestar.jpg","width":433}])
![Faculty Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869664/buffalo/qf0hcwccr2v9mzm0igcs/SEM_website_infographic_icon_faculty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869664/buffalo/qf0hcwccr2v9mzm0igcs/SEM_website_infographic_icon_faculty.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Boarding Stat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569869549/buffalo/rpyo5disaehvvvkcww58/SEM_website_infographic_icon_bording.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569869549/buffalo/rpyo5disaehvvvkcww58/SEM_website_infographic_icon_bording.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
![Students Stat (fixed)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570457489/buffalo/hrxhdyndrtwxkui2kmnk/SEM_website_infographic_icon_class_size_v2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570457489/buffalo/hrxhdyndrtwxkui2kmnk/SEM_website_infographic_icon_class_size_v2.jpg","width":432}]){kind=icon}
NEWS & EVENTS
![PDF of a letter from Head of SchoolOur Work at SEM - a letter to acknowledge this historic turning point in American history.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591041066/buffalo/l7nnvb2ikaztufljcx15/HelenLetterMay31.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1591041066/buffalo/l7nnvb2ikaztufljcx15/HelenLetterMay31.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591041066/buffalo/l7nnvb2ikaztufljcx15/HelenLetterMay31.pdf","width":612}])
Head of School Helen L. Marlette's letter to address justice and equity at SEM.
![Babel Book Group of students and faculty meets on community Wednesdays to read the Just Buffalo books for their Babel series.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589234146/buffalo/tjipkqhzdfakvms70nja/babelbookgroup.png","width":1920}])
Buffalo News interviews SEM twice as a leader in distance learning.
![SEMDay 2020 Thank you Pop-Up. We earned $80,160 of a $30,000 goal!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588867287/buffalo/kqjez3p6mgub6cqigccp/SEMday2020thankyou.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588867287/buffalo/kqjez3p6mgub6cqigccp/SEMday2020thankyou.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588867287/buffalo/kqjez3p6mgub6cqigccp/SEMday2020thankyou.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1588867287/buffalo/kqjez3p6mgub6cqigccp/SEMday2020thankyou.png","width":940}])
SEMDay 2020 on May 6 shattered its previous record making over $81,000 dollars.