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Barrie barrie.org; admission@barrie.org
301-576-2800 13500 Layhill Rd. , Silver Spring, MD
Grades: 18 months - Grade 12 • Year Founded: 1932 • Coed
• Enrollment: 300 • % of Minorities: 60% • Average Class
Size: 11 • Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 • Grading System:
Montessori: NA, Prep: A – F • Foreign Languages: Spanish,
French, Mandarin beginning at 3 yrs. • Tuition Range: $17,500
- $32,100 • Montessori through Grade 5 • Project-Based
Learning Grades 6-12 • AP Classes • Off Campus Learning •
Athletics including Equestrian • Transportation and Extended
Day Available • Summer Camp • Community Service • Ex-
tended Study Week
Located minutes from the ICC and Glenmont Metro, Bar-
rie's close proximity to downtown Washington, D.C. enables
students to take full advantage of the cultural and educational
resources available in the area. Students from 18 months old
through Grade 5 are taught using the Montessori Method, a
child-centered educational approach. Students in Grades 6-12
engage in Project Based Learning, a teaching method in which
students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extend-
ed period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic,
engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. All
students enjoy small class sizes, and make use of our 45 acre
wooded campus on a daily basis.

Open House:
2017: Oct. 14, 11 a.m.; Fall Festival follows from 1:00-4:00pm.

Drop-In Tour Nov. 10, 10 a.m.

• Internet Access • Gifted/Talented Program • Enrichment
Activities • Extended Day • Additional Programs: Music, Art,
P.E., Drama, Robotics, Chess, Basketball, Chinese
The area’s leader in educating academically gifted children,
Feynman School features extraordinary programs in science,
math, language arts, theater and music designed to maximize
your child’s potential while also providing time for unstruc-
tured play. Half- and full-day preschool programs.

Open House:
2017: Oct. 18, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Nov. 15, 7-8:30 p.m.;Dec. 10 3-5
p.m. Friends Community School
friendscommunityschool.org; connie@friendscommunityschool.org
301-441-2100 5901 Westchester Park Dr., College Park, MD
Grades: K-8 • Year Founded: 1986 • Religious • Coed •
Enrollment: 140 • % of minorities 48% • Average Class Size:
14 • Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1 • Grading System: Progress
Reports Only • Foreign Languages: Spanish beginning in K •
Tuition Range: $18,700-$20,740 • Computers • Internet Access
• Gifted/Talented Program • Enrichment Activities • Sports •
Carpools • Extended Day • Summer Program • Outstanding
Instrumental Enrichment Program
Experience the joy of an extraordinary Quaker education! For
life-long learners, courageous risk-takers, and joyous peace-
makers. We welcome all backgrounds, educate the whole
child, and offer exciting curricula. Grads enter leading high
schools. Open House:
2017: Oct. 17, Nov. 4, Nov. 14, Dec. 1
2018: Jan. 6, Jan. 11
Bethesda Montessori School
Ivymount Outreach Programs
bethesdamontessori.com; admissions@bethesdamontessori.com
301-986-1260 7611 Clarendon Rd., Bethesda, MD
Ages: 3-6 • Extended Day
Established in 1983, Bethesda Montessori School cooperates
with the Washington Montessori Institute and is staffed by
AMI trained teachers. Approved by the MD State Depart-
ment of Education, and Montessori Schools of Maryland, and
is a memeber of the Northern American Montessori Teachers
Association and other educational organizations. It leases its
facility from the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, but it has no
religious affiliation with the church. It is centrally located in
the heart of Bethesda business district on Wilson Lane naer
the intersection of Old Georgetown and Arlington Roads,
three blocks from the Bethesda Metro station.

Open House:
Call to schedule a tour.

ivymountoutreach.org; 301-469-0223; Ages: 6-26
11614 Seven Locks Rd., Rockville, MD
Provides recreational opportunities, programs and therapies
to children and young adults with special needs and their
families. Feynman School
feynmanschool.org; admissions@feynmanschool.org
301-770-4370 6300 Tilden Ln., N. Bethesda, MD
Grades: PS-4th • Year Founded: 2010 • Coed • Enrollment:
72 • Average Class Size: 14 • Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1 •
Entrance Exam • Foreign Language: Spanish beginning in PS
• Tuition Range: $13,950-$22,850 • Number of Computers: 15
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washingtonFAMILY.com Jamon Montessori Day School
Jamonmontessori.com; jamon.montessori@gmail.com
301-384-3131 52 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD
Ages: 2-Grade 2 • Year Founded: 1995 • Coed • Enrollment:
54 • Diverse • Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 • Foreign
Languages: Spanish starting at age 3 • Tuition Range: $9,000-
$12,000 • Enrichment Activities • Sports • Extended Day •
Summer Program
An international Montessori school. Our students are enriched
in afternoon Spanish immersion. STEM and art classes. Soccer,
percussion, and dance too!
Open House:
Call to schedule a tour.

the MADDUX school
madduxschool.org; amullins@madduxschool.org
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