Lowell School, independent school
Lowell School is an independent school in the Colonial Village neighborhood of Washington, D.C., serving students from preschool through 8th grade. The campus spans several acres and contains classrooms alongside a makerspace, science labs, art studios, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and outdoor learning areas.
The school was founded in 1965 by Judith Grant and Susan Semple, drawing on the educational ideas of Montessori and Dewey. The land itself has older roots, having been used as farmland from the 1840s onward and passing through several institutions before the school took over the property in 1997.
The school takes its name from the American poet Amy Lowell, giving the place a literary identity that visitors may notice in small details around the campus. The mix of older buildings and newer spaces for art and hands-on work shows how the school has grown over time without leaving its original character behind.
The campus sits next to Rock Creek Park, so short walks into a wooded area are easy to combine with a visit to the neighborhood. Some parts of the grounds may not be open to the general public during school hours, so it is worth checking before you go.
A historic spring house and a small pond on the grounds date back to when the land was a working farm, and both are still visible today. These remnants sit quietly among the school buildings, offering a small window into what the property looked like more than a century ago.
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