Our History
The BLSYW Way
The BLSYW Way embodies leadership, girl power, college readiness, high expectations and a strong support network. Through academics and social emotional learning, BLSYW students are taught to develop a strong sense of self, sisterhood, compassion, and good decision-making.
BLSYW is a college preparatory school with an emphasis on leadership and academic excellence and enrichment in a single sex environment. Our program demonstrates a
strong commitment to math. science and technology – fields where women are underrepresented and where Maryland needs to cultivate a strong knowledge base and workforce – as well as to the arts and humanities which teach students to appreciate and engage critically in the world that they will lead.
Our Model
BLSYW is a proud affiliate of the national Student Leadership Network (SLN) founded by Ann Tisch in 1996. SLN is committed to giving urban students choices and opportunities for a first-rate education and a path away from the cycles of poverty.
The Student Leadership Network gives youth and families a choice for their education. SLN partners with urban public school systems and charter school operators to create single-gender public schools and college-access programs that raise expectations, increase performance, and inspire leadership.
