Welcome Prospective Students and Parents

The Guilford ABC program offers promising scholars many rewarding opportunities and an excellent education in a comfortable family setting. Read more below, learn more about Guilford High School and the Town of Guilford, then click here for the GABC brochure for prospective students. To apply, please visit the Scholar Applications page for more information.

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Guilford High School

  • New state-of-the-art high school completed in 2015

  • Named one of 362 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019

  • AP and Honors courses in all academic areas

  • Option of International Baccalaureate World School/IB diploma

  • Award winning theater and music department with many non-performing opportunities

  • Capstone project option (independent study for one semester of senior year)

  • Multitude of academic, service and club opportunities ranging from debate team and Model UN to Women in Science, Cultural Integration Mentoring Program, Feminist Alliance and much more

  • Traditional sports team opportunities plus dance, rowing, etc.

  • Caring, compassionate and accessible high school staff including guidance counselors, nurses and administration

  • Chromebook provided for each student

Academic Support Provided By Guilford ABC

  • Professional tutoring available in all academic subjects throughout school year

  • Weekly help provided by Yale University student tutors

  • Strong support team for each individual scholar includes both academic and student life advisors, resident director, involved board members and alumnae

  • Guilford ABC staff and board maintain a strong and positive working relationship with high school staff

College Preparation Support

  • SAT and ACT preparation

  • Professional college counseling for each scholar starting in junior year

  • Involved Guilford ABC alumnae support network

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Colleges and Universities Attended by Guilford ABC Graduates

Barnard College, Bentley University, Boston University, Bryant College, Central Connecticut State University, Claremont McKenna College, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Denison University, Drexel University, Duke University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Franklin & Marshall College, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Golden Gate University, Hobart College, Johnson & Wales University, Marist College, Loyola Marymount University, Marshall College of Law, Muhlenberg College, Northwestern University, New York University, Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Paine College, Quinnipiac University, Rutgers University, Smith College, SUNY—Binghamton, SUNY—Empire State, Syracuse University, Trinity College, Tufts University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Central Florida, University of Pittsburgh, University of Redlands, University of Virginia, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Willamette College of Law

Summer Enrichment Programs

  • Each scholar encouraged to build a strong resume through a variety of summer experiences between freshman, sophomore and junior years

  • Student Life and Academic advisors help scholars explore summer options, apply to appropriate programs and seek scholarship aid

  • Guilford ABC allocates modest funds to help with each summer’s program costs

  • Sample of recent scholars’ summer enrichment choices: Girls Who Code summer immersion at New York University (2019), Envision Law Program at Stanford University (2019), Medical/Science program at Harvard University (2019), NASA program at New York University (2018), Study abroad in India, France, Spain, China, Peru and Chile (2017-18-19), Two-week intensive creative writing program at Syracuse University (2016)

Guilford ABC: A Home Away From Home

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  • Scholars live together as a family in a home owned by the program, staffed with a resident director and part-time cook/assistant resident director

  • Resident director, who is an experienced teacher, lives on-site in her own apartment within the house

  • Scholars eat home-cooked dinners together nightly during the week

  • Many group recreational activities including movies, trips, sports events, concerts, theater outings, birthday celebrations, swimming lessons, gym memberships

  • Each scholar has a host family with whom she spends one weekend a month, sharing in the family’s activities

  • Scholars are provided train transportation to and from their homes one weekend a month

  • Weekly $20 allowance

Guilford, Connecticut: The Community

  • Shoreline town founded in 1639 with 22,000 residents

  • Large community center, town green and library all within walking distance of ABC house

  • Public beach

  • Downtown Guilford listed on National Register of Historic Places