GUIDES &
RESOURCES Private
school directory
District of Columbia
Aidan Montessori school
aidanschool.org; adian@aidanschool.org
202-387-2700 2700 27th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Grades: 18 months-Grade 6 • Year Founded: 1961 • Coed
• Enrollment: 200 • % of Minorities: 38% • Montessori
Progress Reports • Foreign Languages: Chinese (Mandarin),
Spanish beginning at age 3 • Tuition Range: $20,150-$27,745
• Enrichment Activities • Sports • Extended Day • Summer
Program • Programs for Families
Everything at Aidan revolves around how children learn best.

Here, students have the ideal opportunities, environment,
and community to realize their potential so they can grow
into independent thinkers, confident learners, and responsible
citizens. Open House:
2017: Oct. 13, Nov. 3, Dec. 1
2018: Jan. 5
Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary
School beauvoirschool.org; margaret.hartigan@cathedral.org
202-537-6493 3500 Woodley Rd., NW, Washington, D.C.

Grades: PreK-3rd • Year Founded: 1933 • Religious: Ca-
thedral School • Coed • Enrollment: 390 • % of Minorities:
41% • Average Class Size: 21 • Student-Teacher Ratio: 6:1 •
Foreign Language: Spanish beginning in PK • Tuition Range:
$35,975 • Enrichment Activities • Extended Day • Summer
Program At Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, we
provide an extraordinary early childhood education in a
diverse community that values every individual. Beauvoir's
program encourages creative, courageous learners and builds
an enduring foundation for a lifelong spirit of inquiry and joy
in learning.

Open House:
2017: Oct. 19, Nov. 12
Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the
Nation’s Capital
jpds.org; sindy.udell@jpds.org
202-291-5737 ext. 2207; 6045 16th St., NW (North Campus)
4715 16th St., NW (South Campus), Washington, D.C.

Ages: 4-12 (Middle School opening Fall 2018)
Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s
Capital is a Pre-K through 6th grade, pluralistic Jewish Day
School located in Washington, D.C. The school provides
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washingtonFAMILY.com collaborative and experiential learning with an enriched
Hebrew, Judaic, and General Studies curriculum. Middle
School opening in 2018.

Open House:
2017: Oct. 19, 9 a.m.; Nov. 15, 7 p.m.; Dec. 8, 9 a.m.

2018: Jan. 5, 9 a.m.

St. Columba's Nursery School
columba.org; school@columba.org
202-742-1980 4201 Albemarle St., NW, Washington, D.C.

Grades: Nursery-PreK • Year Founded: 1959 • Religious:
Episcopalian • Coed • Enrollment: 104 • % of Minorities: 11%
• Average Class Size: 14: 3’s, 17: 4’s • Tuition Range: $9,986 •
Special Needs Program • Extended Day: Until 6 p.m.• Summer
Program Open House:
Call to schedule a tour.

Maryland Acorn Hill: A Waldorf Kindergarten and
Nursery acornhill.org; 301-565-2282
9504 Brunett Ave., Silver Spring, MD
Open House:
Call to schedule a tour.

The Auburn School
theauburnschool.org; info@theauburnschool.org
410-321-4799 1710 Dulaney Valley Rd., Lutherville, MD
703-793-9353 3800 Concorde Parkway, Chantilly, VA
301-588-8048 9545 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
Grades K-8th • Year Founded: 2010 (Silver Spring), 2011 (Lu-
therville) • Coed • Average Class Size: 8 • Student-Teacher
Ratio: 8:2 • Grading System: A-F • Foreign Languages (Silver
Spring): Spanish, Mandarin • Internet Access • Learning Dis-
abled Program • Enrichment Activities • Summer Program
The Auburn School grows the social and academic potential
of bright students with social and communication challenges,
supporting the development of academic skills, social com-
petency and pragmatic language in an engaging educational
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