| Facts & Figures About Lowell School |
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Founded
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Incorporated not-for-profit in 1965; coeducational, nonsectarian |
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Accreditation
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The Association of Independent Maryland Schools
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Enrollment
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318; Age 3 through Middle School
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Average Number of Students per Classroom
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16 |
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Overall Student/Faculty Ratio
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6:1 |
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Faculty (FTE)
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49 |
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Curriculum Features
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Rigorous, engaging, interactive, and integrated approach to learning, which includes the study of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts, Spanish, Art, Drama, Dance, and Music, as well as Social Curriculum, Technology Education, Outdoor Education, and Physical Education |
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Plant
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8-acre campus bordering Rock Creek Park with one main building and two supporting facilities; generous indoor and outdoor spaces, including a gym, a pool, fields, a technology lab, two libraries, a woodshop, three art workshops, and a dance studio. |
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Base Tuition for 2012-2013
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- Pre-Primary Programs (ages 3-5+)
- Mornings - $16,213
- All Day - $25,498
- Kindergarten-MS - $29,524
- 33% receive financial assistance
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Operating Budget
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$9.2 million |
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Endowment
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$3.3 million as of 6/30/2011
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Head of School
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Debbie Gibbs |
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Governance
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28 elected Trustees serving on 9 Board committees and 1 task force. |
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Affiliations
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