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The Madeira School

McLean, Virginia, USA
All Girls, No Religious Affiliation

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The innovative Co-Curriculum program at Madeira integrates experiential learning with the cultural, political, and business life of the nation’s capital. Through this internship program, girls learn from real-world experience, graduating with a solid resume that rivals that of college students. The unique grade-level objectives of the Co-Curriculum program progress from learning about identity and community during freshman and sophomore years to experiencing “real-life work” and leadership training during junior-year internships in Capitol Hill offices and student-selected internships during the girls’ senior year.

  • Madeira's award-winning experiential internship program provides each student with 5 weeks of community service experience, a Capitol Hill internship, and a career-oriented  placement.
  • Engagement and connection are the cornerstone of the Madeira curriculum
  • Classes sometimes gather on the Oval on warm days
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8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, Virginia, USA 22102

(703) 556-8200

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Director of Admissions: Emily Reynolds
Admissions Phone:(703) 556-8273Fax:703-556-8313
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.madeira.org


  • Application Deadline: Rolling
  • Application Fee: $75
  • International Application Fee: $125
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: Yes
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  • Founded: 1906
  • Campus Size: 376 acres
  • Grades Offered: 9th-12th
  • Accredited by: VAIS
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 9th-12th
Day
Grades 9th-12th
Total
Girls     165 160 325
Boys     0 0 0
Total     165 160 325

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $62,000
  • 5-Day Boarding: N/A
  • Day Tuition Fee: $47,310
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 40.00%
  • Average Awarded: $36,339
 

Summary: Deep learning crosses disciplines at Madeira. Girls have the opportunity to make connections between STEAM courses and courses in the humanities, between learning a language and learning a new art form, between classroom learning and experiential learning. Our curriculum relies on excellent teaching and students who play an active role in choosing their academic paths. Our focus on experiential learning through a renowned four-year Co-Curriculum program sets us apart. And our modular schedule provides a framework that gives students the discipline to absorb and reflect while encouraging active student engagement, collaboration, and experiential problem solving.

Department Director: M.A. Mahoney

Average Class Size: 12

Full Time Teachers: 38

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 86.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12/1

Academic Schedule: Other

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 18

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • AP Courses
  • Co-Curriculum Internship Program
Support Programs
  • ADD/ADHD Support
  • College Counseling
  • ESL: Beginning
  • ESL: Intermediate
  • ESL: Advanced
  • Learning Differences Support
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Technology Center
  • Writing Center
English:
  • Classics
  • Creative Writing
  • Honors
  • Literature
  • Poetry
History:
  • European History
  • United States History
  • World History
  • International Politics and Global Issues
Foreign Languages:
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Latin
Religion/Philosophy:
  • Comparative Religious Ethics
Sciences:
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics
  • Forensic Science
  • Topics in STEM
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
Computer Studies:
  • Computer Programming
  • Multimedia
Music:
  • Choral Music
  • Orchestra
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • Acting
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Ballet
  • Ceramics
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Directing
  • Film and Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Modern Dance
  • Photography
  • Portfolio
  • Public Speaking
  • Publications
  • Stagecraft
  • Studio Art
  • Theater Arts
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Exchange Programs
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • Leadership
  • Outdoor Education
  • Personal Finance
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • Co-Curriculum Program
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AP Courses Available:
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • French Language
  • French Literature
  • Comparative Government & Politics
  • US Government & Politics
  • Latin Literature
  • Latin: Vergil
  • Physics B
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • US History
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Summary: Nowhere else do you get a traditional boarding experience this close to one of the greatest cities in the world. Washington D.C. is just 15 minutes away. Whether attending the Presidential Inauguration, going to Nationals baseball game, or planning a shopping trip to Georgetown, Field trips and weekend activities take advantage of all the city has to offer.

While on campus, students enjoy Madeira's 376 acres of woods, fields, and riverfront property. The fact that nearly 40 adults live in faculty housing with their children (and pets) creates a familial atmosphere. On any given night girls might be having “Dinner at Home” in the dining room of a faculty member, baking in their kitchen for a club bake sale or catching up on the latest episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” in their family room. While day students appreciate the beauty and warmth of campus life Monday-Friday, boarders can literally call this beautiful, safe, serene place home.

Department Director: Kimberly Newsome

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 6

Average Students Per Dorm: 30

No. of Girls Dorms: 6

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet
  • Great Friends

Dress Code: Casual

Student Life

Summary: Discover what a day in the life of a Madeira girl is like at www.madeira.org/student-life.

Facilities

  • Baseball field(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Volleyball court(s)
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Indoor pool
  • Equestrian Facilities
  • Tennis Courts

Clubs and Organizations

  • Amnesty International
  • Asian Club
  • Astronomy Club
  • Classics Club
  • Community Service
  • Debate Club
  • Diversity Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Environmental Club
  • Food Council
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Honor Council
  • Horseback Riding
  • International Clubs
  • Jewish Student Org
  • Literary Magazine
  • Math Club
  • Model UN
  • Newspaper
  • Pep Club
  • Photography
  • Science Fiction Club
  • Sexualities Club
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Yearbook
  • Young Democrats
  • Young Republicans
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Summary: Madeira has 13 inter-scholastic sports, including an equestrian team, as well as instruction in music, dance, film, visual and performing arts, which give students competitive and creative outlets.

Arts Department Director: Sasha Newman

Athletics Department Director: Katie LaRue

Notable Achievements: Equestrian Team placed 2nd in the nation in 2017, 2017 Cappies Award for Set Design, The 2016-17 Swim &Dive Team placed 3rd in the Stat

Arts
  • A Cappella Group
  • Art Club
  • Chamber Ensemble
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Drama Club
  • Glee Club
  • Improvisation Group
  • String Ensemble
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
Interscholastic Sports
  • Basketball
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Dance
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
  • Field Hockey
  • Horseback Riding
  • Lacrosse
  • Martial Arts
  • Rock Climbing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and Field
  • Volleyball
Recreational Sports
  • Dance
  • Martial Arts
  • Pilates and Yoga
 

Summary: The college admission process, rather than being the main focus of a girl’s time at Madeira, is instead a natural consequence of the rigorous secondary education that Madeira provides. Our college counselors work individually with each student, as well as her family, to make her aware of the full range of college options and ultimately to help her find one that continues to challenge her academically and aligns with her interests, values, and career goals.

Counselors also maintain the Madeira tradition of fostering confident risk takers while keeping the realities of current higher education practices in mind.

Department Director: Sheila Reilly

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Albright College 1 graduates
American University 4 graduates
Auburn University 2 graduates
Babson College 2 graduates
Bard College 1 graduates
Barnard College 4 graduates
Bates College 1 graduates
Bentley University 1 graduates
Boston College 2 graduates
Boston College 8 graduates
Bowdoin College 1 graduates
Bowdoin College 1 graduates
Brown University 2 graduates
Bryn Mawr College 1 graduates
Bucknell University 3 graduates
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 3 graduates
Carnegie Mellon University 6 graduates
Case Western Reserve University 3 graduates
Centre College 1 graduates
Chapman University 1 graduates
Christopher Newport University 1 graduates
Claremont McKenna College 1 graduates
Clemson University 1 graduates
Coastal Carolina University 1 graduates
Colgate University 1 graduates
College of Charleston 3 graduates
College of William and Mary 21 graduates
The College of Wooster 2 graduates
Columbia University 4 graduates
Cornell University 5 graduates
Dartmouth College 2 graduates
Denison University 1 graduates
Dickinson College 3 graduates
Drexel University 2 graduates
Duke University 5 graduates
Durham University 1 graduates
Dusquesne University 1 graduates
Elon University 7 graduates
Emerson College 3 graduates
Fordham University 3 graduates
Franklin & Marshall College 1 graduates
George Mason University 1 graduates
The George Washington University 9 graduates
Georgetown University 1 graduates
Georgia Institute of Technology 5 graduates
Gettysburg College 1 graduates
Grinnell College 3 graduates
Hamilton College - NY 1 graduates
Hampshire College 1 graduates
Harvard University 1 graduates
High Point University 3 graduates
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 4 graduates
Hood College 1 graduates
Howard University 2 graduates
Indiana University at Bloomington 2 graduates
James Madison University 2 graduates
Johns Hopkins University 6 graduates
Kenyon College 4 graduates
Lehigh University 3 graduates
Liberty University 2 graduates
Loyola Marymount University 1 graduates
Lynn University 1 graduates
Macalester University 1 graduates
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 graduates
McGill University 1 graduates
Miami University, Oxford 1 graduates
Mount Holyoke College 2 graduates
Muhlenberg College 1 graduates
The New School - All Divisions 2 graduates
New York University 11 graduates
Northeastern University 2 graduates
Northwestern University 3 graduates
Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences 2 graduates
The Ohio State University 1 graduates
Ohio Wesleyan University 1 graduates
Oxford College of Emory University 1 graduates
Pennsylvania State University 4 graduates
Pitzer College 1 graduates
Pomona College 1 graduates
Princeton University 3 graduates
Purdue University 3 graduates
Randolph College 1 graduates
Rhode Island School of Design 1 graduates
Rhodes College 3 graduates
Rhodes College 1 graduates
Rochester Institute of Technology 1 graduates
Rollins College 4 graduates
San Diego State University 1 graduates
Santa Clara University 1 graduates
Sarah Lawrence College 1 graduates
Sciences Po - Columbia University Dual BA Program 1 graduates
Scripps College 2 graduates
Sewanee: The University of the South 4 graduates
Sewanee: The University of the South 1 graduates
Skidmore College 1 graduates
Smith College 2 graduates
Southern Methodist University 5 graduates
Spelman College 4 graduates
St. Lawrence University 1 graduates
St. Mary's College of Maryland 1 graduates
St. Olaf College 1 graduates
Stanford University 1 graduates
Susquehanna University 1 graduates
Susquehanna University 2 graduates
Sweet Briar College 1 graduates
Sweet Briar College 13 graduates
Texas A&M University 2 graduates
Texas Christian University 4 graduates
Trinity College 1 graduates
Trinity College Dublin 1 graduates
Tufts University 1 graduates
Tulane University 2 graduates
Union College 1 graduates
United States Coast Guard Academy 1 graduates
United States Naval Academy 1 graduates
University College Dublin 1 graduates
University of Alabama 2 graduates
University of British Columbia 3 graduates
University of California, Berkeley 3 graduates
University of California, Davis 1 graduates
University of California, Irvine 1 graduates
University of California, Los Angeles 6 graduates
University of California, San Diego 4 graduates
University of California, Santa Barbara 3 graduates
University of Colorado at Boulder 3 graduates
University of Connecticut 1 graduates
University of Florida 1 graduates
University of Georgia 2 graduates
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1 graduates
University of Kentucky 1 graduates
University of Maryland, College Park 1 graduates
University of Miami 5 graduates
University of Michigan 1 graduates
University of Mississippi 1 graduates
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 graduates
University of Notre Dame 1 graduates
The University of Oklahoma 1 graduates
University of Pennsylvania 7 graduates
University of Pittsburgh 7 graduates
University of Redlands 1 graduates
University of Richmond 2 graduates
University of Rochester 3 graduates
University of San Francisco 1 graduates
University of South Carolina 6 graduates
University of Southern California 5 graduates
University of St Andrews 4 graduates
University of St Andrews 1 graduates
University of St Andrews 2 graduates
University of Vermont 1 graduates
University of Virginia 12 graduates
University of Wisconsin, Madison 2 graduates
Vanderbilt University 2 graduates
Vassar College 1 graduates
Villanova University 2 graduates
Virginia Commonwealth University 1 graduates
Virginia Tech 12 graduates
Wake Forest University 7 graduates
Waseda University 1 graduates
Washington University in St. Louis 5 graduates
Washington University in St. Louis 4 graduates
Wesleyan University 2 graduates
West Virginia University 1 graduates
Western University 1 graduates
Williams College 2 graduates
Wofford College 2 graduates
Xavier University of Louisiana 1 graduates

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores

25th percentile 75th percentile
Critical Reading 630 740
Mathematics 580 750
Writing 600 740

Notable Alumni

Katharine Meyer Graham (Class of 1934) Editor of The Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize winner

Penny Chenery (Class of 1939) Horsewoman, her horse, Secreteriat won the Triple Crown

June Biedler (Class of 1943) Scientist & physician, cancer research pioneer

Susan "Stockard" Channing (Class of 1961) Emmy award winning actress

Mika Brzezinski (Class of 1985) MSNBC news host and author


 

Summary: Girls First, an all girls summer leadership camp

A unique summer program crafted for girls entering seventh through tenth grade, offering them an opportunity to supplement their school-year studies by taking one of our six classes where they enjoy dynamic classroom work. Girls First focuses on activities, projects, labs and field trips to enhance learning. After class, girls have a variety of activities to choose from including swimming, self-defense, arts and crafts and other activities that change daily.

Department Director: Shaun Min

Girls First

June 26, 2017 to July 07, 2017

Registration Deadline: May 01, 2017
Financial Aid Available:  No
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Summary: For 50 years, Madeira's award-winning experiential learning program has provided student internships, similar to those offered by colleges and universities. For five weeks, girls learn from experience in settings beyond the classrooms. Sophomores engage in service, juniors serve on Capitol Hill, and seniors pursue a career interest or passion. Over their four years, Madeira graduates build an impressive resume from their Co-Curriculum placements.

The Co-Curriculum Program at Madeira is a journey of self-discovery and a practical approach to learning. No two students' experiences are the same.

 
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