Serviam Girls Academy Inc

MISSION:CULTIVATING THE POTENTIAL OF YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH A CHALLENGING, HOLISTIC EDUCATION ROOTED IN THE URSULINE TRADITION.VISION:EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN, CHANGING THE WORLD. SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY IS A TUITION-FREE, INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL WHOSE FAMILIES MUST QUALIFY FOR THE FEDERAL FREE/REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ENROLL.

SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY EDUCATES ON AVERAGE 60 GIRLS, GRADES 5 - 8, WITH A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL THAT INCLUDES AN EXTENDED 10-HOUR DAY AND 10.5-MONTH YEAR, INCLUDING A MANDATORY FOUR-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM; SMALL CLASS SIZES; AND, A GRADUATE SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH SERVIAM GRADUATES THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND INTO COLLEGE. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:1. SERVIAM'S 12 MEMBER CLASS OF 2022 WERE OFFERED OVER $946,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID TO SIX LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THE RISING FRESHMEN ARE ENROLLED IN THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: DELCASTLETECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL, MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL'S INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM, PADUA ACADEMY, ST. MARK'S HIGH SCHOOL, ST. ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL, THE TATNALL SCHOOL AND URSULINE ACADEMY. OUR MISSION IS TO PREPARE GIRLS TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH A CHALLENGING AND RELEVANT EDUCATION, THUS THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET IS GEARED TOWARD THIS SPECIFIC GOAL2. SERVIAM'S 10 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. OVER 80% WILL MATRICULATE INTO THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES: MISSISSIPPI STATE, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY, DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.3. DURING ITS SECOND YEAR IN ITS NEW HOME AT 900 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON, DE, SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY WELCOMED A FULL RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING. PANDEMIC CHALLENGES CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT. THE SIMPLE IMPACT OF 1.5 YEARS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR THE NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENTS, THE SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL TOLL OF THE PANDEMIC ON STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE CONSTANT TRANSITIONING FOR ALL AFFECTED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WHILE DAILY SCREENING AND WEEKLY ON-SITE TESTING PREVENTED MAJOR OUTBREAKS, THERE WERE FREQUENT COVID-RELATED ABSENCES AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF. SERVIAM EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER STUDENT TURNOVER (BOTH ENROLLING AND DEPARTING THE SCHOOL) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AGAIN, IMPACTING THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, SERVIAM CONTRACTED WITH A COUNSELOR TO CONDUCT WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS (AND STAFF) TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE. HAVING WITNESSED POSITIVE RESULTS, SERVIAM WILL CONTINUE THIS SERVICE.4. SERVIAM COMPLETED THE LAST OF THE MAJOR RENOVATIONS OF ITS ACTIVITY CENTER, HAVING RAISED OVER $250,000 OVER TWO YEARS TO COVER THE COSTS. 5. SERVIAM LAUNCHED IT'S THIRD MULTI-YEAR PLEDGE CAMPAIGN IN SEPTEMBER 2021 WITH A GOAL TO RAISE $3 MILLION IN PLEDGES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. BY JUNE 30TH, SERVIAM HAD RECEIVED OVER $2.44 MILLION IN PLEDGES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. 6. SERVIAM HAD ITS HIGHEST GROSSING YEAR IN ITS 14 YEAR HISTORY, RAISING OVER $1.78 MILLION.