Primary & Secondary Schools Guide A SUPPLEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 2013 [ 2] PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS GUIDE 2013 Content Page 3 Maryland’s independent schools are taking the lead in introducing the International Baccalaureate curriculum. Page 5 Schools serve the whole child with a focus on nutrition, wellness and more. page 7 Charter schools in Maryland are gaining steam, but is the state’s law restricting their growth and autonomy? page 9 From iPads to 3D printers, students enrolled in the state’s independent schools are on the cutting edge of education technology. School listings, page 11 Search Maryland’s independent schools in this county-by- county guide. L E B R AT I N C E G YEAR 25 S 1 1888 - 2013 SUZANNE E. FISCHER-HUETTNER DAVID SIMON Publisher Editor MARIA KELLY ERIN CUNNINGHAM Comptroller Special Products Editor TRACY BUMBA MAXIMILIAN FRANZ Audience Development Director Senior Photographer JUSTIN CARSON SARAH KINLING Advertising Team Leader Universal Desk Chief KEITH MINNEY JENNIFER KIM Inside Sales Supervisor Graphic Designer To order additional copies of this publication, please contact Clare Sheehan at 443.524.8100 or
[email protected]. PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS GUIDE 2013 [ 3] MAXIMILIAN FRANZ Karl Adler, the head of St. James Academy in Monkton (center), looks on as students Ben Sullivan (left) and Sophia Caban demonstrate a project they are working on as part of the school’s International Baccalaureate curriculum. Independent schools take the lead in IB trend BY SEBASTIAN MONTES forming well on one specific test, IB Special to The Daily Record takes a holistic approach that promotes contemplation, context and critical The handful of Maryland private thinking.