SquashWise: Baltimore
SquashWise
Baltimore
Founded 2007
Executive Director: Abby Markoe
Board Chair: Sage Platt
Three full-time staff and one part-time staff
40 students served (school year)
40 students served (summer)
Schools: Booker T. Washington Middle School
Civitas School
School Year Program: Squash Instruction and Competition, Academic Tutoring, Community Service, Health, Fitness and Nutrition, Mentoring, and Cultural Outings
Summer Programs: SquashWise Summer Camp, NUSEA Summer Discovery Camp at StreetSquash, SquashSmarts Embrace Camp in Philadelphia, local Baltimore-area camps
Facility Partners: Meadow Mill Athletic Club, Johns Hopkins University
2010-2011 Operating Budget: $230,000
One data-driven success: SquashWise middle school students increased their homework completion by an average of 15% during the 2009-2010 school year. The 7th grade teachers also reported that SquashWise student’s homework completion was 30% higher than that of their classmates in Social Studies. SquashWise is proud to say that they have been selected as an Outstanding Partner by Baltimore City Public Schools.
“SquashWise is growing stronger every year! We are recruiting highly motivated students each year, adding committed staff members, and building our reputation with students, school teachers, and parents. Our students are making SquashWise a huge success here in Baltimore.”
- Abby Markoe, Executive Director
