McLean School of Maryland

McLean School of Maryland
Location
Potomac, MD, USA
Information
Type	Private Preparatory School
Religious affiliation(s)	Non-sectarian
Established	1954
Head of School	Darlene Pierro
Faculty	138
Enrollment	412 (grades K-12)
Average class size	10
Student to teacher ratio	6:1
Campus	Suburban, 9 acres
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics	11 interscholastic sports 25 interscholastic teams
Athletics conference	Potomac Valley Athletic Conference
Mascot	Mustang
Tuition	$31,000/Year (High School)
Website	[1] www.mcleanschool.org

McLean School of Maryland is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational college preparatory day school located in Potomac, Maryland for grades K through 12. It was primarily grades K through 8 until the early 2000's when it created the high school portion of the school. The mission of McLean School has always been to serve a broad range of students including those with learning issues.^{[clarification needed]} McLean offers students a traditional curriculum delivered in a non-traditional fashion that focuses on the meta-cognitive process.

School Profile

History

Lenore and Delbert Foster established and headed McLean School in 1954.

After the Fosters retired in 1978, a group of parents, faculty and staff formed a non-profit corporation for McLean School and relocated to the present Lochinver Lane campus in Potomac, Maryland.

Facilities

McLean School of Maryland is situated 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Washington, DC, in Potomac, Maryland. McLean’s 9 acres (36,000 m²) along a residential side street are surrounded by homes and townhouses.

The main structure of 47,000 square feet (4,400 m²) was built in the early 1970's as a Montgomery County elementary school. McLean took possession in 1978, and in the 1990's completed a 10,800-square-foot (1,000 m²) gymnasium. In 2000 McLean renovated the building, adding classrooms to the Middle School and building a new three-story wing to house the Upper School. McLean School's campus today includes:

• Two fields for soccer, softball and lacrosse.
• A playground and equipment for children.
• 60+ classrooms (with computer access) that house between 12 and 16 students each.
• A 23,000-volume, fully computerized library with a media center.
• Three large, up-to-date computer labs.

Academics

English: Three Years.
Senior Humanities: One Year.
Foreign Language: Two years of one language. A third year is strongly recommended.
History: Three years, one of which must be United States History. Four years are strongly recommended.
Literature: Three years.
Mathematics: Four years including Algebra 2/Trigonometry.
Physical Education: Two years.
Science: Three years. Four years are strongly recommended.
Arts: One credit of art, music, and/or drama. More are strongly recommended.
Computer: Fundamentals of Computer Literacy (or waiver if proficient).

Course Load

Students in Upper School are required to carry a course load of six year-long academic classes (English, literature, foreign language, history, mathematics, and science). They must take physical education (or an independent physical education contract) for 2 years, and select courses in art, music, computer, and other electives to complete graduation requirements.

References

http://www.mcleanschool.org/