Serviam Girls Academy
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February 14, 2008
Middle school for girls still plans September opening
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August 18, 2007
Proposed girls academy shows how communities solve real-life problems
Wilmington News Journal
August 16, 2007
In the news
Wilmington News Journal
August 18, 2007
Proposed girls academy shows how communities solve real-life problems
Delaware took a small step forward this week with the announcement that a group of private citizens will open an academy for low-income girls.
Serviam Girls Academy will be a middle school aimed at providing its students with the skills they need to succeed in rigorous academic courses in high school and to eventually move on to college. It is modeled after the Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington, a small school for boys that has been operating for four years.
Nativity Prep was started by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, the religious order that runs Salesianum School. A group associated with Ursuline Academy is starting Serviam.
The educational philosophy behind the schools is self-discipline and individual attention. In its short history, Nativity has graduated 16 boys who have moved on to college prep courses in high school. They are 16 boys who may not have had that chance without the teachers, staff and volunteers at Nativity Prep. They also are 16 boys who will go on to contribute to their community and will pay back their supporters by living successful, constructive lives.
It is significant that both schools are private efforts because they show what people can do for each other. A wide community of volunteers and donors serve Nativity Prep. For example, Boy Scouts collected books for the schools library and built storage shelves for the students. The list of contributions, large and small, from donors and the parents of the boys is a long one.
We wish Serviam the same success. And we look forward to the contributions their girls will make to our community in the future.