Founded in 2004, the Women’s Academy of Excellence (WAE) is a single-gender, public school that blends community warmth with academic rigor. Rooted in our core values of LEADS — Leadership, Empowerment, Academic Excellence, Dedication, and Sisterhood — we empower young women to lead with purpose and confidence. At WAE, students cultivate curiosity, creativity, and voice as they grow into lifelong learners and leaders who uplift their communities and the world. TAGLINE: “Empowering young women to lead with purpose through Leadership, Empowerment, Academic Excellence, Dedication, and Sisterhood.”
Student Perspective
Bachayr Al Tareb
Bachayr Al Tareb is a junior graduating early with the Class of 2022. She will be attending University of Pennsylvania, School of Art and Sciences to major in Data Analytics and Social Sciences. Her goal is to later go to Graduate school to get a Master’s in Finances and use these two powerful degrees to start building her career in the corporate world and represent empowered females in Corporate America. Her ultimate goal is to lead and start organizations that help and empower people, including the assistance of refugees and young people. In addition, it has been a dream of her's to be part of the United Nations and UNICEF, which she hopes to navigate to at some point in her career!
Estefany Dominguez, WAE Class of 2017, is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. She is majoring in Biology and Society and hopes to complete her Masters in Public Health in the near future. Next fall she will start teaching at Success Academy as a Life Sceinces teacher and hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists in NYC. In her free time at Cornell she enjoys getting ice cream from the Dairy Bar and jogging through the gorgeous hiking trails.
Aisha Twilley, WAE Class of 2021. Is attending Dartmouth College where she majors in Public Health. Her ultimate goal is to attend medical school and become a doctor. Aisha is looking forward to attending Dartmouth to meet new people, create new memories and experiences, and learn as much as possible so that she can become a successful doctor.
Bachayr Al Tareb is a junior graduating early with the Class of 2022. She will be attending University of Pennsylvania, School of Art and Sciences to major in Data Analytics and Social Sciences. Her goal is to later go to Graduate school to get a Master’s in Finances and use these two powerful degrees to start building her career in the corporate world and represent empowered females in Corporate America. Her ultimate goal is to lead and start organizations that help and empower people, including the assistance of refugees and young people. In addition, it has been a dream of her's to be part of the United Nations and UNICEF, which she hopes to navigate to at some point in her career!
