Montgomery County
P RIVATE S CHOOLS D IRECTORY ABOUT THIS LIST Tuition is for the 2012-2013 school year
unless noted. Photos courtesy of school listed. Information is deemed current at the time of publication but may be subject to change throughout the year. Pre-K schools services not listed. A number of the schools do offer pre-K; see websites. To report errors or omissions, e-mail specialsections@gazette.net. Any updates will be made exclusively online at Gazette.Net.
ON THE COVER Rising third-graders Joy and Kyra at Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda. Photo by Ali Bratun, Washington Episcopal School
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Grades K-12 The Avalon School Boys 200 W. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg 20877 301-963-8022; www.avalonschools.org -$14,000, upper school; $13,450, middle school; $11,950, lower school; $5,975 kindergarten (half day); $1,000 discount for second student; $250 activities/materials fee; $200 graduation fee; cost of books included
The Barrie School Co-ed 13500 Layhill Road, Silver Spring 20906 301-576-2800; www.barrie.org -$14,000-$26,100 -Need-based financial aid; financial aid awarded to 15 percent of students each year. -Accredited by Montessori Society; Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges
-Need-based financial aid
-Open house: Fri., Oct. 19 and Dec. 14; Mon., Nov. 12, 9 a.m.noon each day
-Open house: Sat., Nov. 3, 1-3 p.m.
-Known for:
-Dress code -Known for (according to website): Bringing a spirit of adventure and friendship to boys in an independent day school with a challenging liberal arts curriculum Cultivating intellectual freedom, personal responsibility; fostering the gifts of faith and culture
Founded in 1932 Montessori Lower School Hands-on academic curriculum for Middle and Upper School students
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Educating Students with LD for 36 years • LD accredited college prep curriculum in MD and DC • Co-ed classes grades 5th-12th • Multi-sensory systematic literacy programming • Technology completer pathway for MD diploma • Cross-curricular multisensory approach • 8-1 Student/Teacher Ratio
Tours available on request 301-585-1430 x 303
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Rolling Admission 711 Pershing Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 www.chelseaschool.edu
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