Head of School, Lincoln School
Sophie Glenn Lau
Head of School, Lincoln School
Sophie Glenn Lau is Head of School at Lincoln School in Providence, RI, a school for girls in Kindergarten-Grade 12 with a coeducational program for children aged six weeks through pre-Kindergarten. A native of Rhode Island, Sophie graduated from Lincoln School in 1988 and went on to earn an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.A. from the University of Massachusetts. Sophie began her career as an upper school history teacher and worked as a classroom teacher for over two decades before moving into school administration. She was named Head of School at Lincoln School in 2020 after serving as the Head of the Senior School at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As Head of School at Lincoln School, Sophie has worked to integrate STEAM education throughout the curriculum and to build on the School’s long-standing commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging. Sophie is inspired daily to fulfill Lincoln’s mission to educate girls “to fearlessly embrace the opportunities and responsibilities of full citizenship in a complex world.” Sophie recently presented on Lincoln’s STEAMx program at the annual conference of the International Coalition of Girls Schools, and she serves on the board of the Association of Independent Schools of New England.