School : The Madeira School

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State/City : Virginia

Average Tuition : $46000 USD

Average Living Cost : $10000 USD

Average Housing Cost : $10000 USD

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GPA :

Age : 13~18

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Madeira is a Washington, D.C.-area independent boarding and day school that educates girls in grades 9-12.

Brief History

• Founded by Lucy Madeira in Washington, D.C. in 1906

• Relocated to McLean, Virginia, in 1931

• Instituted a unique Co-Curriculum program in 1966-1967 school year

• Appointed Head of School Pilar Cabeza de Vaca in 2010

Location and Campus

• A 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

• Encompasses a student center, classroom buildings, art and dance studios, dormitories and faculty housing, a 590-seat auditorium, indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, playing fields, horse stable, indoor riding ring, indoor pool, and the Inner Quest ropes challenge course

• Overlooks the Potomac River

Academics

The academic curriculum emphasizes both content and skills in the context of a liberal arts education.

• Curricular integration across science, technology, arts, mathematics, literature, history, and world languages

• Co-Curriculum emphasizing real-world experience and applied learning

• College-level mathematics beyond AP Calculus BC

• Embarked on a modular schedule curriculum at the start of 2014-2015 school year, changing from a two-semester, 33-week school year

• All classes taught in 80 minute blocks, for three periods a day, five days per week

• Three blocks constitute a full-year course equivalent

• 15 academic blocks plus a Co-Curriculum module is considered a full load

Co-Curriculum

Madeira’s Co-Curriculum Program, winner of the prestigious National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 2003 Leading Edge Award, is now almost 50 years old. See the Co-Curriculum pages for grade-by-grade program details.  

Students

• Total number of students in 2015: 315

• Countries represented: 15

• States represented, including the District of Columbia: 20

• 53% boarding students

• 47% day students

• 31% students of color

• 15% international students

Faculty

• 34 faculty members

• Student-faculty ratio of 9:1

• 28 faculty members with master’s degree or higher

• 38 housing units for faculty/staff

Athletics

• 12 interscholastic team sports include cross country, field hockey, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, squash, swimming and diving, lacrosse, softball, and track and field

• Competitive horseback riding in all seasons

• Independent School League (ISL) competition