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 40-60 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 8 MEMBER CLASS OF 2023 WERE OFFERED OVER $666,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID TO FIVE LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THE RISING FRESHMEN ARE ENROLLED IN THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: DELCASTLETECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, HODGSON TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY, PADUA ACADEMY, SANFORD 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 12 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2023 GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. OVER 80% WILL MATRICULATE INTO THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, FISHER COLLEGE, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY, AND WIDENER UNIVERSITY.3. DURING ITS THIRD YEAR IN ITS NEW HOME AT 900 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON, DE, SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY WELCOMED ITS FIRST EVER CROSS COUNTRY TEAM AND COMPETED THROUGHOUT THE FALL. THE BASKETBALL TEAM WON FIRST PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION AND THE CAPOEIRA PROGRAM CONTINUED FOR STUDENTS DURING THEIR SCHOOL DAY. TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS STILL FACE FROM THE LASTING EFFECTS OF COVID, SERVIAM CONTINUED THE CONTRACT 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 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 $2.83 MILLION IN PLEDGES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL EXPENSES.