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Stay Compliant with District Immunization Requirements: Community Opportunities for Families

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At Girls Global Academy, we are committed to the health and safety of our students. As the Dec. 9 Districtwide exclusion date approaches, families with students in pre-K 3, kindergarten, 7th grade, and 11th grade need to ensure they meet the District’s immunization requirements. To support this effort, we’ve gathered important information about upcoming immunization opportunities for families.

Immunization Clinics in November and December

DC Health has shared their November Pediatric Vaccine Opportunities Calendar, which includes updated locations and times for immunization clinics. Families can also find the 2024 District Pediatric Vaccine Locations by Ward on DC Health’s website.

Here are some highlighted vaccine appointment opportunities:

Children’s National Vaccine-Only Clinics

Available Mondays through Thursdays in November from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Call the clinic-associated number to schedule an appointment:

  • Anacostia: 2101 MLK Jr. Ave SE | 202-476-6900
  • Columbia Heights: 3336 14th St NW | 202-476-5580
  • Shaw Metro: 641 S St NW, Suite 200 | 202-476-2123
  • Shepherd Park: 7125 13th Pl NW | 202-545-2900
  • THEARC: 1801 Mississippi Ave SE | 202-436-3060

Grubb’s Pharmacy SE

Appointments are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Location: 1800 MLK Jr Ave SE
  • Phone: 202-503-3610

Cedar Hill Urgent Care – GW Health

Appointments are available daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; holiday hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Location: 2228 MLK Jr Ave SE
  • Phone: 202-715-4444

Upcoming Community Events with Pediatric Vaccinations

A Family Affair Health Event

Date: Thursday, Dec. 7
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Children’s National THEARC West Building, 1801 Mississippi Ave SE
Appointments are highly encouraged. Register here.

EdFEST Events

EdFEST will offer pediatric vaccine appointments by reservation. Families will receive vaccine appointment links in their confirmation email after registering for EdFEST.

  • Saturday, Dec. 7: For grades 9-12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eastern High School. Register here.
  • Saturday, Dec. 14: For pre-K 3 to grade 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at DC Armory. Register here.

Take Action Today

We encourage all families to take advantage of these immunization opportunities and ensure your students are ready to continue their academic journey without interruption. For more details or assistance, please contact Cynthia Pope.

Let’s work together to keep our school community healthy and thriving!

School Uniform Sale

Upcoming Uniform Sale with Risse Brothers Uniforms

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We are excited to announce the two upcoming uniform sales with Risse Brothers Uniforms! This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase high-quality school uniforms at great prices. The sale will take place from Wednesday, July 14th – 20th and July 24th through Saturday, July 27th, 2024.

Sale Details:

  • Dates: July 14th – 20th & July 24th – 27th, 2024
  • Location: Risse Brothers Uniforms
    9700 Martin Luther King Jr Highway, Suite B
    Lanham, MD 20706
    www.rissebrothers.com
  • See the flyers below for more details and discount codes.

Risse Brothers Uniforms offers a wide selection of items, ensuring that you can find everything you need for the upcoming school year that meets our school’s uniform guidelines.

Why Shop at the Sale?

  • Special Discounts: Take advantage of exclusive sale prices available only during these four days.
  • Quality Assurance: Risse Brothers Uniforms are known for their excellent quality, ensuring that uniforms last throughout the school year.
  • Convenience: One-stop shopping for all your uniform needs.

How to Participate:

  1. Visit the Risse Brothers School Uniforms store or their website during the sale dates.
  2. Browse the selection and choose the necessary items for your child’s school wardrobe.
  3. Enjoy the special sale prices and make your purchase.

We encourage all parents to take advantage of this sale to ensure your children are prepared and dressed for success when the new school year begins.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the sale!

 

 

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GGA Newsletter – January 2021

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Girls Global Academy Updates

Greetings Girls Global Academy Community!

Although we continue to face the same COVID-19 health crisis and political tensions, our focus remains the same; we have an unwavering commitment to you and the students that attend Girls Global Academy. Together we are partners in the mission of fostering pathways to lead and learn. While COVID continues to impact education, we appreciate the choice that families have made to have your student attend Girls Global Academy. We remain excited for the school year and all that we will experience together in 2021!
 
We concluded the Because Girls Matter fundraiser on December 31st. Our goal was to raise $10,000 by December 31st to strengthen our virtual enrichment programs. With your support, I am pleased to announce that we have met and actually exceeded our goal. We raised $12,199.30!
 
Thank you for continuing to partner with us to create a successful virtual learning experience and environment for students. We are encouraged by our attendance rates of over 93%, daily evidence of learning, and student ownership of their growth by setting goals. As our partners in education, thank you for everything you do to support your students learning virtually. The focus for Trimester 2 is to continue to build relationships and self-care. I host Executive Director roundtable discussions on the 2nd Wednesday of the month to hear feedback about the school and on areas that matter to you most.
 
We also have other avenues for your voice to be heard and we need your voice. Parent organization meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. These sessions will be led by our GGA parents. We also will continue to offer parent workshops. The most recent was on our student information system PowerSchool.
 
Some of you may be thinking about how long we will be in a virtual learning pattern and testing in a virtual setting.
 
Reopening Plans
We surveyed our families in November to gather interest in reopening school in December or after the winter break. 48% of families expressed interest with the majority stating only when it is safe. Safety remains the priority and we continue to monitor COVID-19 cases in the city. Based on the collective feedback from our entire school community we will continue to offer virtual learning to our students. We will bring students on-campus on a case by case basis. Please contact Jason Mellen at jason@girlsglobalacademy.org. Another interest survey for reopening school and participation on the reopening planning team will be sent later this month.
 
Together,
 
Karen Venable-Croft

Academic Updates

ACT Aspire assessments
We will administer ACT Aspire Reading and Math on January 19th and 21st. The purpose for this assessment is to measure growth in both reading and math from the beginning of the school year.
 
What is an interim assessment? 
An Interim assessment is an assessment that Girls Global will use to evaluate where a student is with their learning progress and to predict how a student might perform on future assessments.
 
What does the interim assessment measure? 
Girls Global interim assessments measure each students’ reading, writing, mathematics, and science progress to gauge a student’s college and career readiness.
 
How do I receive information about my student’s performance on the interim assessments?
Girls Global staff will provide students and their families with access to interim assessment data on report cards and in PowerSchool.
 
“ACT Aspire is an assessment system that measures academic achievement in English,
math, reading, science, and writing in grades 3 through 10. ACT Aspire is linked to the
ACT College and Career Readiness Standards, research-based information that makes
test results meaningful by connecting a student’s ACT Aspire score to specific skills and
knowledge important for college and work success. Your child’s teacher can use this
information to address areas for improvement, build on strengths, and most importantly
impact your child’s potential.”
 

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Service Learning & LEADership Academy

GGA Virtual MLK DAY of SERVICE
Card Making event for Seniors
Create your card at home and drop it off at Girls Global Academy before February 5th.
There will be a container labeled GGA Cards Seniors
Make Valentine's Day Card for Seniors Because YOU matter is about more than ourselves. We live in a global world and ripple effects have both small and big impacts. Our girls will develop a “roll up our sleeves” approach to making change using compassion and understanding of both themselves and others.
IB Learner Profile Traits: Caring; Thinkers
 
Welcome one and all! January 19th We are so excited to introduce you to our LearnServe team who will be guiding the students through our 6-week LearnServe Hackathon program. The purpose of this orientation will be to introduce LearnServe, provide an overview of the program, and answer any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to getting to know you and can’t wait to begin this exciting journey soon! LearnServe Hack-a-thon Orientation

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Special Announcement: GGA on Civil Unrest

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“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

― Angela Y. Davis

Over the last few days, recent events have revealed frustration, pain, and inequities over the tragic and senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  This is on the back of the many others, like Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, that have lost their lives or faced the trauma of institutional racism.  It created a host of emotions and actions across the country and right here in Washington, DC.  Last week reminded us and continues to remind us that hate- filled actions have no place in a world where we seek, inclusion, kindness and liberation.

At Girls Global Academy, our focus is on educational justice to ensure that girls have access to opportunities to actualize their dreams.

We know that systemic barriers continue to exist on our path to equity in achievement gaps, STEM and business gaps and life outcomes.  This is not separate from pay inequities, which is not separate from food insecurities, which is not separate from health care gaps, which is not separate from forced childhood marriage, which is not separate from domestic violence, which is not separate from police brutality, which is not separate from the impact of the pandemic, which is not separate from the criminalization of girls of color in schools.  These are reminders that there is still work to do so that we, together, can build and fight for the future that our girls deserve.  

We are building a school based on positive systems that affirm individual identity and uplift our school community.  Our students can explore what is possible and create a path to obtain it.  If we are to be true to our vision of creating leaders that influence change for global benefit then we must begin to have the dialogue about issues that will have an impact on our students both inside and outside of our physical school structure. 

Our mission is to foster pathways to lead and learn so that our school community feels empowered.   We want to give voice to what happened and how it impacts a school community.  Therefore, we continue daily to uphold our pillars.  

Safety: We commit to providing safe spaces to discuss and cultivate mental wellness and self- care because we value people.

Scholarship:  We continue to host and join forums for our founding students, families, and staff to dialogue on issues that matter.

Service:  We stand with people that work to disrupt and dismantle systems of oppression.

Sisterhood:  We honor and celebrate our identity and connection to the local and global society. 

The GGA leadership team wanted each of you to know that You Matter and look forward to you joining us to ensure that we are creating pathways for our students to lead and learn maximizing each student’s unique potential.

Here is a resource to support conversations with students at 6:00 pm this evening through Common Sense Media.

Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News 

Together,

Karen Venable-Croft, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Girls Global Academy

Shayne Swift, Co-Founder and Principal of Girls Global Academy

Beth Blaufuss, Board Chair of Girls Global Academy

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GGA Newsletter – May 2020

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May's Erollment Opportunities

From our Founding Teachers

 
We conduct discovery sessions with our families and also conduct them with our founding staff. There are two quotes from our founding Engineering teacher and founding Physical Education & Health teacher that resonated. We wanted to share these words of wisdom with you. Stay tuned for additional staff spotlights!
 
“Balance one day does not look like balance the next day”
 
“With all the uncertainties, optimism and gratitude are our greatest allies”

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In This Issue:

  • Erollment Roll Call
  • Erollment Support
  • What’s Upcoming
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GGA Newsletter – April 2020

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April is Financial Literacy Month

From The Girl Scout Research Institute:

 
“Financial literacy is a growing concern given the state of the U.S. economy over the past five years. The recession has led to high unemployment, foreclosures, personal and national debt, inflation, and financial uncertainty. In order to properly grasp these concepts and prepare themselves for their financial future, today’s youth need a solid understanding of age-appropriate money management and economics. This is especially important given the fact that financial literacy is not currently a standard component of the K−12 education curriculum in the United States, and thus the responsibility for teaching these skills has fallen to parents, families, and out-of-school-time programs.”

GGA’s take on financial literacy:

 
Question
Who takes financial literacy at GGA?
 
Answer
EVERY STUDENT AT GGA!

Welcome Paige our Student Support Services Coordinator

Paige will oversee and support our students who have Individualized Education Plans, 504 Plans, and students who are English Language Learners to ensure our instructional staff meet student needs and families are our partners.

In This Issue:

  • Four Pillar Resources
  • Priority One: We will know our students
  • Financial Literacy Reads

 

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Your Safety Matters

Special Announcement on Social Distancing from GGA – Because You Matter

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At Girls Global Academy, health and safety are important and we want to take the necessary precautions to ensure that we uphold our Safety pillar. We are located at 733 Eighth Street NW and our staff will be teleworking.  We will not be hosting any building tours from March 16 – March 31.  Although this may disrupt some of our plans to host our families, we will continue the work of our mission.

Social distancing not only applies to the employees and Board members of Girls Global Academy, it applies to our efforts to personalize our interactions with our families and community.  Outreach has been a staple for Girls Global Academy since we started this journey.  We will continue to work with City Bridge Education, Education Forward DC, and PAVE as they provide guidance on creative ways to continue our interactions with families and community members.  We have already begun to set a plan in motion so that our families continue to feel that they are connected to Girls Global Academy.

Stay tuned to how we will connect virtually for our March 28 Open House.

Please click on this Meal Distribution link for the DC Public Charter Schools Citywide Meal Distribution sites for all students under age 18. 

Thank you for continuing to engage as we work to fulfill the promise that we will open a high quality school that gives girls the voice and confidence to explore all that is possible.  Because you matter we are just a phone call away if you need anything.

Be safe.

Together,
Karen

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Karen Venable-Croft

Co-Founder / Executive Director
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