Overview

Girls Global Academy is an all-girls public charter high school that prepares young women for college, careers and global citizenship. Its International Baccalaureate curriculum combines academic study with career pathways in engineering and business, while service projects extend learning into the surrounding community. Students apply through the My School DC lottery, and the nonprofit school receives public funding tied to enrollment as well as grants and donations. Its school culture centers on sisterhood, scholarship, service and safety. Established in 2019 and based in Washington, DC, the academy began teaching its first students in 2020.