Washington School for Girls

The Washington School for Girls ignites the joyful pursuit of learning and inspires lives of faith-filled purpose, leadership, and service.

WSG is an all-scholarship, independent, Catholic Day School educating girls 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.

What's Happening at WSG

Watch Virtual 2020 Promotion

COVID-19 Distance Learning '20-'21

Dr. Beth Reaves

Nov 20, 2020
4 min

The Pursuit of Equity

Educational equity has been a tenet of WSG’s mission since the school’s founding over 20 years ago. Sr. Mary Bourdon, RJM and the school...

Aug 12, 2020
4 min

Announcing WSG's New Mission Statement

The Washington School for Girls is pleased to announce its new mission statement, adopted recently by the Board of Trustees, developed wi...

Jul 17, 2020
1 min

Opinion: Police in Schools

Research shows that Black students, and particularly Black girls, are disciplined, suspended, and arrested in school disproportionally.

Jun 5, 2020
2 min

A Statement on Our Prayers for Justice

We have watched the current events with sadness in our hearts. As a Catholic school community focused on justice and equity for our...

Dr. Beth Reaves

May 21, 2020
3 min

Small School Communities are Essential, Too

Shifting a school to distance learning has revealed an important truth: small school communities are essential too - to students, to thei...

Dr. Beth Reaves

Mar 23, 2020
4 min

Continuity During Unstable Times

As the COVID-19 crisis has deepened so quickly throughout the US this week, the questions we have continued to ask ourselves at WSG are...