The Woods Academy


The Woods Academy is an independent, Catholic, secondary preparatory school for girls and boys ages three through fourteen, with an enrollment of approximately 320 students. The school is located on six acres in the Washington D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

History

The school originally opened over a half century ago as Ursuline Academy. In 1975, a group of dedicated parents re-established it as Our Lady of the Woods Academy and subsequently The Woods Academy. In 1977, the school moved to its current location at the intersection of Burdette and Greentree Road in Bethesda.

School organization

Joe Powers is the current Head of School. He joined the school in the summer of 2011. He was previously the Headmaster at the Washington Jesuit Academy. Joe keeps a regular blog on The Woods Academy and news in the education world.

Notable people

, county surveyor and newspaper editor, attended a predecessor to the Woods Academy.