Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C. Tori Jueds is the incoming Head of School. Founded in 1945 by anthropologists Philleo and Edith R. Nash, as Washington's first racially integrated school, it is known for its progressive climate and dedication to social justice. Students call teachers by their first names, and the high school allows students to leave the campus during school hours.
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• Name — Georgetown Day School • Type — Private Preparatory school • Head Label — Head of school • Head — Russell Shaw • Address — 4200 Davenport St NW • City — Washington, D.C. • Zipcode — 20016 • Country — USA • Campus Size — acre • Enrollment — 1075 • Faculty — 165 • Avg Class Size — 16 • Ratio — 6:1 • Athletics — 14 interscholastic sports 63 interscholastic teams • Colors — Green and white greenwhite • Mascot — Grasshopper • Ceeb — 090081 • Athletic Conference — Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (boys) Independent School League (girls) • Website — https: www.gds.org/
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The school has educated the children of several high-ranking government officials, including Justice Thurgood Marshall, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vice President Walter Mondale,United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, United States Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton III, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Texas Senator Phil Gramm, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek, Washington DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, as well as Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Georgetown Day recently finished construction on the new lower and middle school campus (2021), thereby unifying the high school and lower/middle school campuses. The school constructed both campuses in Tenleytown. The project raised over $52 million from more than 2,000 donors, surpassing the $50 million fundraising goal. Each year, the school sponsors the Ben Cooper Lecture in memory of a student killed in a car accident in 1997.
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