Georgetown Day School

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Georgetown Day School
Established 1945
School type Private Preparatory School
Religious affiliation Non-sectarian
Headmaster Peter Branch
Location Washington, DC, USA Flag of United States
Campus Housed on two separate campuses in northwest Washington, D.C. Both campuses feature libraries, full-size gymnasiums and athletic fields, black box theaters, fully equipped science labs, art studios, technology/multimedia labs, and student lounges and activity areas. Both facilities have elevators and are fully handicapped-accessible.


10 overall acres
2 buildings
Enrollment 1100 (grades PreK-12)
Faculty 90
Average class size 16
Student:teacher
ratio		 6:1
Average SAT
scores (NA)		 NA
Athletics 14 Interscholastic Sports
63 Interscholastic Teams
Color(s) Green and White
Mascot Mighty Hopper (Grasshopper)
Green Monster
Conference Mid-Atlantic Conference (Boys)
Independent School League (Girls)
Homepage www.gds.org

Georgetown Day School is an independent, PreK-12 school in Washington, DC. It is familiarly called "GDS," or less frequently "Georgetown Day;" the high school is sometimes abbreviated GDHS. GDS was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District. The lower and middle schools (grades pre-kindergarten to eight) are located in the Palisades neighborhood, while the high school is located several miles away in Tenleytown. The school enrolls approximately 1000 students in any given year and graduates about 120 seniors each year. GDS is known for a strong emphasis on the arts and its historical success in high school policy debate and quizbowl. (It was the #1 school in the nation at debate in 2006.[citation needed]) Because it believes that students and teachers are partners in education, everyone at the school — students, faculty, and administrators — goes by first names. The current head of school is Peter M. Branch.

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Georgetown Day School's Varsity Track coach, Anthony Belber, was named in May 2006 the top boy's track coach in the area by The Washington Post after leading the team to consecutive victories at the spring Track & Field MAC Championships. Anthony Belber also coaches Varsity Cross Country in the fall. He led this team to consecutive victories at the Cross Country MAC Championships as well. In addition to coaching running year round, Belber is a third grade teacher at the school.

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