About Norwood

Since its founding in 1952 under the direction of Frances Brandis Marsh, Norwood has grown and evolved from a co-educational primary school of forty students connected to an Episcopal parish church into its present configuration as an independent elementary and middle school of over 500 students on a large, suburban campus. Through years of growth and subsequent changes in leadership, the School has held fast to Frances Marsh’s original vision of a “happy place of learning for children … filled with art and music … where each child would feel supported and valued.” In short, Norwood is a school which seeks to achieve a healthy equilibrium between matters of the mind and matters of the heart, and which embraces both the qualities of constancy and renewal.

Norwood School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools. In addition, the School holds memberships in the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, the Black Student Fund, the Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, the Educational Records Bureau, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, and the Parents Council of Washington.

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About Norwood School

Norwood School
8821 River Road
Bethesda, MD 20817

Phone: 301.365.2595
Fax: 301.365.7644
info@norwoodschool.org

Head of School
Richard T. Ewing, Jr.

Norwood in Brief:
Founded: 1952
Enrollment: 530
Families: 375
Faculty and Staff: 120
Student-Teacher Ratio: 7 to 1
Endowment: $4,100,000
as of June 30, 2007
Operating Expenses: $12,850,000
Financial Aid Budget: $1,270,000
Students Receiving
Financial Aid: 78
Annual Giving: $650,000
Campus: 40 acres

Steuart Building – Lower School classrooms, tutoring rooms, math and reading classroom, Development Office, Admission Office, Lower School Office.

Amanda Murray Arts Center – art rooms, music room and stage, piano practice rooms, and office of learning specialist.

Ewing Building – 20,000 volume library, Lower School classrooms, science labs, computer lab, math and reading rooms, Head of School’s Office.

Marsh Building – Lower School classrooms, math and reading classrooms, multi-purpose gymnasium.

Middle School Building – Middle School classrooms, 10,000 volume library, art rooms, music rooms, foreign language classroom, Middle School Office, kitchen, cafeteria, network closet, multimedia center, science labs.

Athletic Center – Double gymnasium, multi-purpose athletic classroom, athletic offices, locker rooms