Volunteer Opportunities and Events
WHAT: Financial support for the Bishop Walker School in Anacostia.
St Mark’s contributes to the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, organized from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington’s response to the serious educational challenges facing African American boys in the low-income communities east of the Anacostia River. The school, named in honor of the first African American bishop of the diocese, is a tuition-free independent school rooted in the traditions of Episcopal education, current research on boys’ social and intellectual development, a progressive educational approach, and the educational philosophy of Bishop Walker.
WHAT: Washington School for Girls
St. Mark’s contributes to the Washington School for Girls, which was founded in 1997 by women for the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and the National Council of Negro Women. These women recognized that many girls in DC’s Wards 7 & 8 were not receiving an equitable education, and used the power of collaboration and the unique strengths of each of their organizations to build the school up from operating in an apartment building basement to serving over 100 students in grades 3-8 on two campuses in Southeast Washington, DC. WSG has graduated over 300 alumnae since 1997 who have gone on to attend a wide variety of high schools and colleges.