ABOUT
Founded in 1911, as an international school by three French sisters: Marthe, Louise and Jeanne Maret
Dennis Bisgaard, Head of School 
10-minute walk from the National Zoo
7.5 acre historic campus
K-12 day school with 650 students 
School colors: green and white
School mascot: Fighting Frogs
School motto: Noscere Vivere Est: to learn is to live

CORE VALUES
Respect, Integrity, Connectedness, The Individual, Creativity, Excellence and Joy

STUDENTS

Students of color . . . . . . . . . . . ..51%

Countries represented by

Maret families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   54

Families receiving financial aid...26%

Student retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..97%

Student body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......    59% DC, 33% MD, 8% VA

119 TEACHING FACULTY

Advanced degrees . . . .  68%

Faculty of color . . . . . . .  41%

Average tenure . . . ........10 years

Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      9

K–12 CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

• STEM, problem-solving, and inquiry emphasized across grade levels

• Spanish K–12, French 6–12, Latin 7–12, Chinese 9–12, Arabic (MSON) 11–12

• Community engagement programs and partnerships integrated in every division

• K–12 wellness curriculum

• Upper School students mentor, teach, and assist in the Lower and Middle Schools

• Intensive Study Week offers different activities, trips, and classes in February

• Annual stage performances in all divisions

• Unique Institutional Research Department guides curriculum development

• Voluntary student affinity groups in 3rd–12th grades

LOWER SCHOOL (K–4)

• Kindergartners have their own cottage and two ull-time teachers

• Spanish instruction beginning n kindergarten

• Upper school math buddies assist weekly in K–4 classrooms

• A mix of K–4th graders at each community lunch table

• Weekly technology classes focus on coding and problem-solving

• Specialist teachers in art, library, music, PE, science, Spanish, and tech

MIDDLE SCHOOL (5–8)

• Capstone projects for each grade

• Special 5th–8th grade Houses encourage community across grades

• 18 sports teams

• 15 extracurricular activities, including geography, mathematics, and robotics teams

• Weekly advisory meetings

UPPER SCHOOL (9–12)

• More than 110 courses

• Malone Schools Online Network offering more than 30 additional synchronous classes with students from across the country

• 25 athletic teams

• More than 90 extracurricular activities

• Makerspace lab with 3D printers and Cricut machines

• Weekly advising meetings

TOP COLLEGES ATTENDED*

Boston College,

Brown, 

Colgate,

Dartmouth, 

Georgetown,

Harvard, 

Northeastern,

Northwestern, 

Princeton,

Syracuse, 

Tufts, 

University of Chicago,

University of Michigan, 

Penn, 

UVA,

Vanderbilt, 

Wesleyan, 

Yale

*Six or more students since 2020