Washington Middle School For Girls
| WISH LIST
$100: 1 school uniform
for a child whose family cannot afford to
pay;
$500: snacks for Extended Day
Program for 1 month;
$15,000: tuition
scholarship for 1 student for 1 year
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For students at Washington Middle School for Girls, success means finding
the courage to put on their uniforms and come to school every day. Washington’s
Anacostia neighborhood is, after all, a difficult place to grow up. Often living
in troubled families and usually underserved by schools and social agencies,
young girls are often poorly educated, burdened by early childbirth, and
lacking a reason to hope for a brighter future. WMSG is designed to help girls succeed in spite of these
obstacles – by cherishing each child, keeping her safe and engaged throughout an extended day (7:30 to 5:30),
creating a school year that includes Saturdays and summers, and helping families, too. Since WMSG first
appeared in the Catalogue in 2003, it has almost doubled in size, with successful campuses at Washington View
(grades 4-5) and the Town Hall Education, Arts & Recreation Center (THEARC, grades 6-8). All graduates
have gone on, with financial assistance in hand, to the high schools of their choice. Your contribution to
this extraordinary school enhances the lives of young women and brightens the future for all of us.
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