WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL for GIRLS

Small school + Parental involvement = success for young girls


Congratulations to WMSG for winning $100,000 grant from Fight For Children in the independent category! And a big thank you to Fight For Children, an independent non-profit organization committed to improving education in DC schools, for recognizing the qualities that make WMSG such a success.

As Sister Mary Bourdon said in a recent Washington Post interview “If kids are even barely passing and we can connect with their parents, we take them." “We want the school to get inside the girls so they are not living in two worlds,” Bourdon explained. “They get teased in their neighborhoods for wearing the uniform and carrying the books….” Washington Middle School for Girls is one of the ten non profit partners located at THEARC where Sister Mary is a familiar face.
If you know a sixth-grade child who can benefit from what the WMSG has to offer please have the family contact Sister Mary at 202-678-1113. The Washington Middle School for Girls offers a solid and holistic education in the Catholic educational tradition, featuring intellectual challenge, respect for diversity, and support for the spiritual, social and emotional growth of each student. More information about the school is available at http://www.thearcdc.org/partners/middleschool.asp.
Washington Post Metro columnist Marc Fisher has an in depth interview with Sister Mary in his article Turn Around Starts With Students.

Selected for the 2008-2009 Catalogue for Philanthropy
“One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region”