GUIDES &
RESOURCES Private School Directory
Parents in the D.C. area consistently rank education as one of their top family priorities. Fortunately, there
are many quality programs to choose from in this region. FAMILY Magazine's Private School Directory offers
information about average class size, tuition range, foreign language options, transportation, and much more.

District of
Columbia Beauvoir, The
National Cathedral
Elementary School
www.beauvoirschool.org mhartigan@cathedral.org
202-537-6493 3500 Woodley Rd., NW
Washington, D.C.

Grades: PreK-3rd • Year
Founded: 1933 • Religious:
Cathedral School • Coed •
Enrollment: 395 • Average Class
Size: 21 • Student-Teacher Ratio:
7:1 • Foreign Language: Spanish
beginning in PK • Enrichment
Activities • Extended Day •
Summer Program
Beauvoir provides an
educational environment
fostering a lifetime of enthusiasm
for learning and growth while
nurturing the spiritual, ethical,
intellectual, emotional, physical
and social development.

British International
School of
Washington www.BISWashington.org
admissions@BISWashington.org 202-829-3700
2001 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.

Grades: 2 yrs. – IB Diploma •
Year Founded: 1998 • Coed •
Average Class Size: 12 – 15 •
Student-Teacher Ratio: 1:8 •
Entrance Exam: Grade 1 and up
• Uniforms • Foreign Languages:
French, Spanish, German (Arabic
private lessons available for
additional cost, as requested)
• Grade Foreign Language
Begins: 2 yrs. • $12,300 - $30,715
• Number of Computers: 1:1 •
Internet Access • AP Classes: IB
Diploma Programme • Gifted/
Talented Program • Learning
Disabled Program: Case-by-case
• Enrichment Activities • Sports
• Transportation • Extended Day
• Additional Programs: English
as an Additional Language (EAL)
support available
At BISW, our individualized
learning plans and experienced
teachers help guide each student
to a successful future through
challenging international
curricula, highly collaborative
lessons, and inspirational
learning experiences both inside
the classroom and around the
world. Open House Dates:
2015: Nov. 11, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

commerce kids
www.commercekids.org 202-482-2175
15th & Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.

Non-profit Child Care Ages: 12
weeks - 5 years
Hours of Operation: 7:15 a.m. - 5:45
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p.m. Activities: Spanish, Soccer,
Gymnastics, Sign Language, Music
and Dance
Offering a play-based, child
centered enriching curriculum.

We take lots of field trips to all
the wonderful places D.C. has
to offer.

CommuniKids Preschool &
Children's Language
Center www.communikids.com
admissions@communikids.com 202-363-0133
4719 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.

Ages: 2 1/2-5
Open House Dates:
Visit our website for open house
dates. German School
Washington D.C.

www.dswashington.org mail@dswash.org
301-365-4400 8617 Chateau Dr.

Potomac, MD
Ages Served: PreK - 12th Grade
Enrichment Activities: Dance, Team
Sports, Cooking, Track & Field,
Swimming, Computer Science,
among others.

Field Trip Destination:
Smithsonians, Capitol Hill,
Botanical Garden, among others.

German School Washington,
located in Potomac, MD, is
coeducational. Teaching a
challenging curriculum in a
truly international environment.

Strong focus on science and
foreign languages. Degree
enables entrance to universities
in Europe and U.S. Extended care
until 5 p.m. Bus service from DC,
MD, VA. Swimming Pool.

Jewish Primary
Day School of the
Nation's Capital
www.jpds.org jpds.admission@jpds.org
202-291-5737, ext. 2207
6045 Sixteenth St., NW
Washington, D.C.

4715 16th St., NW
Washington, D.C.

Grades: PreK-6th • Coed •
Low Student-Teacher Ratios •
Foreign Language • Computers•
Enrichment Activities • Sports •
Transportation • Extended Day
• Additional Programs: Karate,
Art, Cooking, Dance, Drama,
Newspaper, Yearbook, Soccer,
Music, Movement.

JPDS-NC fosters a love of
learning, a sense of community
and a solid moral foundation.

Through challenging, hands-on
learning in secular, Hebrew, and
Judaic studies, students become
knowledgeable, responsible Jews
and citizens.

Kingsbury Day
School www.kingsbury.org
admissions@kingsbury.org 202-722-5555