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Sidwell Friends School (SFS) is a PK-12, co-educational Quaker day school with campuses in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD.

St. John’s College, with campuses in Annapolis, MD, and Santa Fe, NM, offers the very best in liberal arts education. The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on the foundational works of philosophy, literature, history, political science, theology, economics, music, mathematics, and the laboratory sciences. Classes are small, with between 14 and 20 students, and are conducted as seminars; the faculty-student ratio is 1:8. Students develop strong critical thinking skills through their close interaction with faculty and as they delve deeply into the most important and influential works of all time. The college also offers a graduate-level program based on these same principles.

The Potomac School is remarkable for its 100 years of excellence in teaching and learning. While we are a Kindergarten through Grade 12 school, we are more accurately described as a K through lifetime experience. We nurture the development of our students as unique individuals and as contributing members of a vibrant learning community. Our school comprises four distinct yet interconnected divisions, joined through a shared mission, integrated curriculum, and deeply rooted communal ties. We enjoy the beauty and natural resources of our 90-acre campus, our athletic fields, woods, streams, and ponds providing a rare and wonderful setting for each student's educational journey. Since 1951, Potomac has been situated in McLean, Virginia. Our new state-of-the-art Upper School opened in September 2006. Our campus includes three libraries, three gymnasiums, a Performing Arts Center, tennis courts, squash courts, a wrestling room, science and computer labs, art and photography studios, science labs, music rooms, and multiple playgrounds.