The Potomac School is a K-12 independent school in the Washington, DC metro region. Your web browser does not support the <video> tag. Preparing students for lives of purpose, achievement, and generosity of spirit fostering a learning environment where curiosity, challenge, and support converge Potomac Academics embodying Potomac’s core values – courage, humility, integrity, respect, and perseverance Our Values preparing future-ready minds with the tools to tackle life’s complexities Focus on Life Skills A Connected Community A Sense Of Belonging A Wider World A K-12 Community Relationships That Matter Opportunities to Grow and Thrive showing 1 - 3 of 8 As a K-12 community with all grades on one campus, Potomac offers its students exciting opportunities for collaboration, learning, and fun! From the moment our seniors escort the new kindergartners into their first school-wide assembly through all the years that follow, Potomac students forge bonds of friendship and support. Our dedicated faculty and staff and engaged parents are also important members of this connected community. Everyone at Potomac works together to ensure that each student benefits from a great education, enjoys being part of our community, and has opportunities to grow and thrive. An Inclusive Community Inspiring Involvement Cultivating Leaders showing 1 - 3 of 9 At Potomac, we understand the value of diverse voices and viewpoints. This is a school where each individual is respected and valued – a place where we know beyond any doubt that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Potomac offers every student the opportunity to get involved – to try new things, be a team player, become a leader. Our students learn about themselves and others, recognize their power to have a positive impact, and form friendships that last a lifetime. Learning Beyond the Classroom The Excitement of Exploration A Commitment to Service showing 1 - 3 of 5 At Potomac, we look beyond our campus borders to try to understand the world and our place in it. Whether exploring history on the National Mall or studying marine life on the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac students learn by doing amid the rich resources of the national capital area. Farther afield, they participate in music festivals, robotics competitions, and speech and debate tournaments across the country. Some even embrace the opportunity to study abroad. But seeing what the world can offer them is not enough; Potomac students also learn what they can give back. Our service learning program, conducted in partnership with more than 50 local nonprofits, empowers students to help make a lasting difference. Potomac Honors Beacon House Founder with Award for Exemplary Service On January 16, The Potomac School announced the recipient of its annual Award for Exemplary Service, which recognizes individuals in the wider community who are making an important difference through service to others. Reverend Donald E. Robinson, Founder of Beacon House and a lifelong advocate for children, families, and community, received the award during a school-wide assembly honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. about Potomac Honors Beacon House Founder with Award for Exemplary Service Two Potomac Seniors Named to Regeneron Top 300 Potomac seniors have been named Top 300 Scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition for high school seniors. about Two Potomac Seniors Named to Regeneron Top 300 Two Recipients Honored with Generosity of Spirit Award Congratulations to Mr. Cunningham and Ms. Webster on receiving the 2025 Generosity of Spirit Award. about Two Recipients Honored with Generosity of Spirit Award Nine Potomac National Merit Semifinalists Named Nine seniors have been selected as semifinalists for the 2026 National Merit® Scholarship Program. They are Elizabeth Ahn, Hugh Antonik, Tara Bansal, Aaliya Haque, Katie Lee, Aliyah Majeed-Hall, Jason Phillips, Thomas Shanmugam, and Addie Wolff. These students were all among the top scorers in Virginia on the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which is used for initial screening. The highest-scoring students in each state are selected as semifinalists, with each state’s representation proportional to its percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. More than 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools took the PSAT. The semifinalists represent less than 1% of the nation’s high school seniors. Semifinalists can continue in the competition for approximately 6,390 National Merit Scholarships, worth nearly $25 million in total, that will be awarded next spring. Pictured (l to r) Jason Phillips, Hugh Antonik, Thomas Shanmugam, Tara Bansal, Elizabeth Ahn, Katie Lee,  Addie Wolff, Aaliya Haque, and Aliyah Majeed-Hall about Nine Potomac National Merit Semifinalists Named Potomac Honors Two Recipients of the 2025 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching The Potomac School honored Dr. Giorgio Secondi, Upper School economics teacher, and Ms. Jenni Hoffmann, Lower School grade 3 teacher, with the 2025 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching during the school’s Opening Assembly on September 5. about Potomac Honors Two Recipients of the 2025 Bill Cook Award for Excellent Teaching More Stories From science classes to outdoor exploration. So many trails to explore. A large quad, fields, garden and woods surrounds the Upper School Bamboo forests, trails, streams and ponds. So much space to explore. Playgrounds, climbing wall, play structures leading to the woods outside the Lower School. 76,000 square feet of athletic facilities. Admissions, Advancement, Alumni, Business, Transportation offices, and LS/MS Dining Room Standing tall over the Tundra. Providing space for creativity and exploration outdoors. Bowie Rockville Silver Spring Bethesda Reston Marlo Heights Vienna Washington, DC Arlington Largo Alexandria Great Falls Falls Church The Potomac School is located 3 miles from Washington, DC. Our extensive bus fleet transports students from 90 zip codes What makes one startup soar while another stalls? Two veteran investors, Damien Petty ’93 and Stefanie Thomas Martin ’03, reveal the traits in a founder who—rather than a startup’s product, profit, and market fit—can make or break a venture. Davis Guggenheim '79 first broke through with his 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and he has since directed acclaimed works such as Waiting for Superman, the Emmy-winning Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, and Deaf President Now! about the historic protest at Gallaudet University. Michael Farah ’99 left Wall Street to build a Brooklyn restaurant around the flavors of his mother’s table. facts our kids love acres of ponds, streams, and wooded nature trails llamas on campus outdoor classrooms years of being ranked among the top speech/debate schools in the country raised each year to support current operations National Merit Scholars and Finalists over the past 15 years facts our parents love Your web browser does not support the <video> tag.