Beauvoir School

The Beauvoir School is a coeducational primary school on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C., serving students from pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade. In 1933, it was founded to prepare boys for St. Albans School and girls for National Cathedral School, which serve grades 4-12.

Beauvoir School
Address
3500 Woodley Road, NW

Washington, D.C.
20016

USA
Information
TypePrivate, Day
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
Established1933
HeadmasterCindi Gibbs-Wilborn[1]
GradesPre-K - 3rd
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment396[2]
Student to teacher ratio6:1
CampusUrban
AccreditationAIMS, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitewww.beauvoirschool.org

Like the Cathedral itself and the affiliated schools, Beauvoir is overseen by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation.[4]

History

In 1933, Beauvoir was established as a "separate and independent school in the Cathedral system" by the Cathedral Chapter.[5] The principal Elizabeth Glascock Taylor, and the faculty were motivated to "make children's education more exciting so that their students would be inspired to learn."[6]

Beauvoir was initially a segregated, all-white school, but accepted its first black student in 1952.[7]

In 2008, school employees discovered that a teacher had been producing child pornography featuring students. After five years on the FBI's Most Wanted List, the former teacher was apprehended and sentenced to 25 years in prison.[8]

In 2012, a new playground was completed. It was designed to appeal to children under 10 of varying ages and abilities, and featured in The Wall Street Journal.[9]

Student body

During the 2017–18 school year, Beauvor's K-3 student body was 60.2% white, 21.3% multiracial, 11.8% black, 4.3% Asian, and 2.1% Hispanic.[10]

Beauvoir graduates have priority access to St. Albans and National Cathedral School. In 2018, Beauvoir reported that their students had a 90% acceptance rate at those two highly rated, selective schools.[11]

Notable Alumni

Notes
  1. "Beauvoir School". Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School". www.nais.org. National Association of Independent Schools. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. "Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School | Quick Facts". www.beauvoirschool.org. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. "Home". pecf.org. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. Lewis, Mary Key (1971). Polished Corners: A History of The National Cathedral School For Girls. Washington, D.C.: Mt. Saint Alban. pp. 71, 88.
  6. "Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School | Our Story". www.beauvoirschool.org. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. Strauss, Valerie (17 May 2004). "Private Schools' Shift Was Slow, Painful for First Enrolled Blacks". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. Jouvenal, Justin (11 March 2014). "Former Beauvoir teacher Eric Toth sentenced for producing child pornography". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  9. Rohwedder, Cecilie (16 March 2013). "The Engineer of Playground Pizazz". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  10. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for BEAUVOIR THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. "Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School | Outplacement". www.beauvoirschool.org. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. "Where the Presidential Candidates Went to School - Education Week". Education Week. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  13. "Weddings of the Rich & Famous | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  14. Boston, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Columbia Point 210 Morrissey Blvd. "Interview with Terri Haddad Robinson (8/25/2009)". www.emkinstitute.org. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  15. Roig-Franzia, Manuel (29 November 2012). "Susan Rice: Not your typical diplomat". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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