Lowell School, founded in 1965, is
located on an eight-acre campus on upper 16th Street near Rock Creek
Park in Washington, DC. The school’s park-like setting and proximity to
the District's many resources make it an ideal location for elementary
education.
The campus’s four buildings are gracefully spread out amongst
gardens and playing fields. The ample facilities and outdoor spaces
include—in addition to grade-level classrooms and spacious Pre-Primary
rooms—a pool, a gym, two creative movement spaces, playgrounds, fields, a
technology lab, two science labs, a math lab, three libraries, a
theater, two music rooms, a recording studio, a woodshop, four art
workshops, and a dance studio. The school is completely wired and
students use the latest technology as a tool for learning. Our campus
and facilities provide students from age three through 6th grade with
the perfect environment to pursue an interactive, rigorous, and
integrated curriculum. The expansion to 8th grade will happen over two
years, 2011 -2012, and will allow Lowell to take full advantage of the
gracious Kalmia campus.
Classrooms, the gym, the pool, the dining room, the libraries and
several administrative offices are in the Main Building, our largest
building, which is situated centrally on campus. Parkside, which borders
Rock Creek Park on 17th Street is the home of our Middle School and has
a large science classroom and lab, Spanish classrooms, music rooms, a
recording studio, a band room, and the stage that is the primary
performance space for our 4th to 6th grade drama program.
Marjorie Webster House, off of Kalmia Road, contains our
fully-equipped woodshop, conference space, and additional administrative
offices, including the Admissions Office.
Lowell School
1640 Kalmia Road NW
Washington, DC 20012
Lowell is a 15-20 minute walk from the Silver Spring Metro.
The S4 bus stops at 16th Street and Kalmia Road, less than a block from campus.
Note: Lowell's entrance is off of 17th St. NW.
From Washington, DC
When traveling north on 16th Street, NW, turn left onto Kalmia Road. Turn left onto 17th Street. Turn left into the School driveway.
From Maryland
When traveling south on Georgia Avenue, veer right onto 16th Street, NW. Turn right onto Kalmia Road, NW. Turn left onto 17th Street. Turn left into the School driveway.
From Virginia
Take the Capitol Beltway North, I-495 and take exit 31, Georgia Avenue South. Veer right off of Georgia Avenue and onto 16th Street NW. Turn right onto Kalmia Road. Turn left onto 17th Street. Turn left into the School driveway.
Parking lots can be found at the end of the main driveway, or just past the entrance on 17th St.