![The Woods Academy winter season has basketball and swimming as well as lower school sports clinics.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679076575/woodsacademyorg/g8bya2mchejaiffmc31s/2_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679076575/woodsacademyorg/g8bya2mchejaiffmc31s/2_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679076575/woodsacademyorg/g8bya2mchejaiffmc31s/2_2.jpg","width":640}])
The Woods winter sports season wrapped up on March 1st. We had 8 basketball teams and a swim club. Our student athletes had fun and worked hard to improve over the season.
We are
a private, co-ed, inclusive Catholic school in Bethesda, educating children in preschool, lower school, and middle school (from age 3 to grade 8) to lead lives of significance.
Montessori Preschool
The Woods Montessori program meets the needs and interests of three to six year olds. Learning is intrinsically motivating and joyful in the multi-age classroom and prepared environment.
Faith Life & Community Service
As a Catholic school, the faith development and character education of our children is devoted to enriching students’ lives and preparing them to lead lives of significance. Lessons on faith and values anchor everyday life.
The Arts
Our talented, creative arts faculty cultivates our students’ artistic gifts, engaging their minds, bodies, and spirits through art education that includes music, visual arts, and performing arts.
Technology
Our students’ foundation in technology includes understanding how it works and how to use it to change lives. Our technology supports innovative learning at all ages.
Athletics
Our athletics program is a critical part of our children’s education. It provides building blocks in their development while giving them an appreciation for health and fitness as well as habits that will last a lifetime.
Daily World Language
From preschool through Grade 8, our students learn French or Spanish, developing a love for languages that they carry to high school and beyond.
Our Program
Ages 3 to Grade 8
News from The Woods
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Making and keeping friends can be one of the most challenging and rewarding tasks of childhood. Everyone wants that one “mejor amiga, número uno best friend” like Daniela has in Meg Medina’s book Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away, my February Book of the Month.
![Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679083991/woodsacademyorg/rnnpsro1rpsldbarl3bp/saint.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679083991/woodsacademyorg/rnnpsro1rpsldbarl3bp/saint.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679083991/woodsacademyorg/rnnpsro1rpsldbarl3bp/saint.jpg","width":640}])
Upper school students in religion have been working on a project entitled, "Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood" in honor of February being Black History Month.
![2nd grade students learn about Gail Gibbons at The Woods Academy in Bethesda, MD.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679076078/woodsacademyorg/nkiijvxvidrojf0qypeq/IMG_6784.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1679076078/woodsacademyorg/nkiijvxvidrojf0qypeq/IMG_6784.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1679076078/woodsacademyorg/nkiijvxvidrojf0qypeq/IMG_6784.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1679076078/woodsacademyorg/nkiijvxvidrojf0qypeq/IMG_6784.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679076078/woodsacademyorg/nkiijvxvidrojf0qypeq/IMG_6784.jpg","width":1512}])
Second grade has been learning about Gail Gibbons. She is our author study this trimester. We are enjoying her books and learning a lot!
![Elementary school students at The Woods Academy completed a fitness unit in PE.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1679075342/woodsacademyorg/aqjmjnqm0nh25n6obllb/IMG_8407.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679075342/woodsacademyorg/aqjmjnqm0nh25n6obllb/IMG_8407.jpg","width":480}])
During the month of February, the Lower School did a three-week fitness unit that included the pacer test, jump roping, and yoga.
![WHY WOODS?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1570473651/woodsacademyorg/pdwukeox1fgc73o46zq5/ThankYouforVisiting.jpg","width":2200}])
Learn from members of our community about WHY they chose The Woods Academy.
![CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRESCHOOL]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568156066/woodsacademyorg/mophcns34ab7xx6xlldj/MontessoriHelpingFriends.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568156066/woodsacademyorg/mophcns34ab7xx6xlldj/MontessoriHelpingFriends.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568156066/woodsacademyorg/mophcns34ab7xx6xlldj/MontessoriHelpingFriends.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568156066/woodsacademyorg/mophcns34ab7xx6xlldj/MontessoriHelpingFriends.jpg","width":1000}])
Find the best preschool for your child.
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Determine if Montessori is the right fit for your child.