THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
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Mission Statement
Washington School for Girls (WSG) ignites the joyful pursuit of learning and inspires live of faith-filled purpose, leadership, and service.
About This Cause
WSG is an all-scholarship independent Catholic School educating students in grades 3-8. Located in Ward 8 and serving the surrounding communities, the school provides an excellent academic program in a supportive environment which engages families and the community in the social, emotional, and spiritual growth of its students and graduates. We help our students to become confident, capable, and courageous young women. Unfortunately, our region suffers from racial and economic inequalities that create barriers to educational equity for many students. In response, WSG prioritizes enrolling students who may be overlooked by other selective schools, do not have the financial resources to attend such schools, or who otherwise have not been given the opportunity to pursue academic challenge. The significant majority of students qualify for the National School Lunch Program (Free/Reduced Lunch) as a result of their household incomes, or experience other barriers to academic success that can be mitigated by our comprehensive student-centered approach. WSG has four core programs: Academic: WSG has a rich curriculum with an emphasis on language arts and math. Because students enter WSG with different prior educational experiences, the program is designed to accelerate each student's learning to ensure they are high-school ready when they graduate. WSG operates on a year-round balanced calendar to prevent summer learning loss. Graduate Support: The Graduate Support program not only guides students through the high school application process, but also stays with each graduate as she continues her educational journey through regular contact with the graduate, her family, and her new school. This added support helps students persist through the challenges of high school and often pursue a college degree. Extended Day: Each school day, doors are open from 7:30 am until 6:00 pm providing nutritious breakfast, lunch, snack and important learning experiences well beyond the typical academic day. Student clubs feature activities such as dance, step, poetry, yoga, nutrition, cooking, chess, newspaper, yearbook and running. Corcoran Art Reach, The Washington Ballet, and the Levine School of Music, our partners here at THEARC, offer discounted fee classes during our Extended Day Program. Counseling: Collaboration with Christ Child Society provides both individual and group counseling for students and their families. These LCSWs address issues related to sexual, physical, and drug abuse within families and loss due to family incarcerations and/or deaths. Counseling services are complemented by an advisory group system that provides support from teachers and peers.