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Giving to Providence High School
The Providence Approach…Girls
Come First
At Providence, the focus is solely on young women, encouraging them
to develop intellectual curiosity, deepen their faith, practice
integrity and seek justice. Providence gives its students the tools
they need for their future and nurtures their strengths. Through a
seamless curriculum for grades 6 – 12, we teach girls the way they
learn best.
With a rigorous academic program and
strong focus on college preparation, Providence High School is known
for its 100% college and university acceptance rate, as well as for
its students’ success in attaining scholarships. Providence Prep
offers a curriculum that both challenges and supports intense
academic work, teaching its students more than facts; it teaches
them how to think.
The formation of Providence
Preparatory for grades six through eight in August 2005 put us in
the forefront of education by creating the only private, all girls’
middle school in south Texas. Providence Prep prepares girls for the
rigorous college preparatory curriculum at Providence High School.
More than 6,000 women have graduated
from Providence since its inception in 1951, and the school's
positive impact is manifested through each of them -- their personal
lives, careers, and service to their communities. Alumnae share a
special bond and love for the values and knowledge that they
received, and share responsibility for current students’ learning
and development.
Working with an outstanding faculty
and staff, Providence offers the best curriculum available in San
Antonio for single gender education. Educational research confirms
that by senior year, students at single gender schools excel beyond
their co-ed peers in the areas of reading, writing, and science.
Graduates of women’s high schools are more satisfied with their
schools and the quality of the teaching, more open-minded about
their roles and possibilities and relieved of some of the adolescent
social pressures. Current data shows that a single gender learning
environment improves girls’ achievement in math, science, and
technology.
We are grateful for the
financial support from alumni, faculty, staff, parents, friends,
foundations and businesses. Gifts to the Annual Fund help
provide scholarships, and support our Academic, Athletic, and Visual
& Performing Arts programs.
Scholarships are one of the highest
priorities of the school, providing more than $188,000 in tuition
assistance. Tuition and fees cover only 80% of the true cost to
educate each girl, a difference of about $1,000, as we work to keep
costs within all family’s financial means.
A scholarship can change the life of
a student, allowing our young women to achieve their long-term goals
through preparation for college and careers. Financial aid enhances
our students’ achievements during their middle school years, through
high school graduation, and on to higher learning institutions and
future careers.
Giving is an individual decision, and
Providence offers opportunities to fit your own personal goals with
the school's needs. Many people give because they received
scholarships and financial aid as students and want to see other
young women enjoy the same benefits at Providence as they did.
Others support favorite programs and departments because of their
belief in what students in these areas will contribute to society.
Whether it is by making a gift to the
Annual Campaign or through Planned Giving to benefit Providence in
the future, we invite you to make an investment in the education of
tomorrow's women leaders.
Your gift — no matter what level — will make a significant
difference in Providence today, and will help create the Providence
of the future.
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