Georgetown Day School

Private school in Washington, D.C., United States

Georgetown Day School

Address

4200 Davenport St NW

Washington, D.C.

20016

United States

Coordinates| 38°57′07″N 77°04′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.9520°N 77.0831°W﻿ / 38.9520; -77.0831
Information
Type| Private
Preparatory school
Established| 1945 (80 years ago) (1945)
CEEB code| 090081
Head of school| Russell Shaw
Faculty| 165
Enrollment| 1075
Average class size| 16
Student to teacher ratio| 6:1
Campus size| 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Color(s)| Green and white

Athletics| 14 interscholastic sports
63 interscholastic teams
Athletics conference| Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (boys)
Independent School League (girls)
Mascot| Grasshopper
Website| www.gds.org

Georgetown Day School (GDS) is an independent coeducational PK-12 school located in Washington, D.C. The school educates 1,075 elementary, middle, and high school students in northwestern Washington, D.C.[1][2] Russell Shaw is the current Head of School.

Founded in 1945 by anthropologists Philleo and Edith R. Nash, as Washington's first racially integrated school, it is known for its progressive climate and dedication to social justice.[3] Students call teachers by their first names, and the high school allows students to leave the campus during school hours.[4]

## Academics

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The school has educated the children of several high-ranking government officials, including Justice Thurgood Marshall, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen, United States Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton III, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Texas Senator Phil Gramm, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek, Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu,[3][5] Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, as well as Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Georgetown Day recently finished construction on the new lower and middle school campus (2021), thereby unifying the high school and lower/middle school campuses. Both are now located in Tenleytown. The project raised over fifty-two million dollars from more than 2,000 donors, surpassing the fifty-million dollar fundraising goal.[6]

Each year the school sponsors the Ben Cooper Lecture in memory of a student killed in a car accident in 1997.[7]

## Notable alumni

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* Elliot Ackerman, decorated veteran and author[8]
* James Alefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong[9]
* Kelly AuCoin, actor[10]
* Schuyler Bailar, first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer[11]
* Jake Blount, musician, scholar and activist.[12]
* Ben Dolnick, writer[13]
* Sam Dolnick, Award-winning journalist, assistant managing editor of The New York Times[14]
* Sean Fine, documentary filmmaker, best known for the Academy Award-nominated War/Dance[15]
* Ruben Fleischer, film director[16]
* Franklin Foer, The New Republic editor[17]
* Jonathan Safran Foer, novelist and professor of creative writing at New York University[17]
* Joshua Foer, freelance journalist and author of Moonwalking with Einstein[17]
* Gina Gionfriddo, playwright and television writer. Twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[18]
* Jonathan Glickman, film producer and studio executive.[19]
* Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer prize winning American author[20]
* Saskia Hamilton, poet and academic[21][22]
* Lauren Hogg, gun control activist, author, and co-founder of March for Our Lives[23]
* Matt Jackson, high-winning Jeopardy! champion[24]
* Matthew Kaminski, Editor in Chief of political news company Politico
* Aidan Kohn-Murphy, Political Activist and Founder of Gen-Z for Change
* Judy Kuhn, Tony-nominated theatre actress, known for her originating roles in Les Misérables, Chess, and Fun Home, as well as being the singing voice for Pocahontas in the Disney film Pocahontas[25]
* Ben Mankiewicz, host of Turner Classic Movies producer and actor[26][27]
* Thurgood Marshall Jr., partner at Bingham McCutchen, LLP, chairman of the Board of the Governors USPS, Assistant to the President and Secretary to the Cabinet at Clinton Administration[28]
* Judith Martin, journalist, author, and etiquette authority[29]
* Sam Means, comedy writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[30] 30 Rock, and Parks and Recreation; producer on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt[31]
* Guy Picciotto, singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist in Fugazi and Rites of Spring[32]
* Members of Gray Matter (band).
* Alice Randall, American author and songwriter of African-American descent. She is perhaps best known for her novel The Wind Done Gone, a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel Gone with the Wind.[33]
* Jamie Raskin, elected to House of Representatives from Maryland and bestselling author[34]
* Noah Robbins, American actor[35]
* Paul Shapiro, vice president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States[36]
* Kevin Sheekey, political consultant[37]
* Ethan Slater, actor, singer, writer, and composer, best known for his Tony nominated role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the musical SpongeBob SquarePants[38]
* Sarah Stillman, journalist and winner of the 2012 George Polk Award, the 2012 Hillman Prize, and a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship[39][40]
* Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, author and activist[41]
* Greta Titelman, actress, comedian and writer.
* Olivia Wilde, film and television actress, starred in House[42]
* Sophia Yilma, journalist and politician[43]
* Gianmarco Soresi, comedian and actor[44]

## References

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1. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (June 5, 2014). "Georgetown Day School buys Tenleytown Safeway". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
2. ^ "School Detail for Georgetown Day School". Private School Search. National Center for Educational Statistics. 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
3. ^ a b Swarns, Rachel L. (November 14, 2008). "Parents' Night With the President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
4. ^ Allyn, David (September 12, 2012). "Can Students Love School? Yes, If Schools Love Students". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
5. ^ Bridges, Kathleen; Mullins, Luke (November 7, 2011). "How to Get in to Washington Area Private Schools". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
6. ^ "One GDS Campaign - Georgetown Day School".
7. ^ "Special Events: Ben Cooper Memorial Lecture". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
8. ^ "Elliot Ackerman '98: The Soldier's Guiding Paradox: 'Protect What You Love'". gds.org. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
9. ^ "James Alefantis: From Scratch". April 16, 2015.
10. ^ Heller, Karen (February 20, 2015). "Supporting character: Washington-raised actor in two top D.C. series". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
11. ^ Strauss, Valerie (June 24, 2015). "Meet Schuyler Bailar, Harvard's pioneer transgender swimmer". Washington Post.
12. ^ "Hamilton Instrumental in Jake Blount '17 Career Choice". Hamilton College. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
13. ^ "A Cruel Story of Youth: Ben Dolnick, 'You Know Who You Are' at Politics & Prose". The Washington Post. April 13, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
14. ^ "Are the Knicks This Good?". The New York Times. December 8, 2012. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
15. ^ "The Art of Filmmaking". Georgetown Day School. May 21, 2020.
16. ^ Hornaday, Ann (October 17, 2009). "With 'Zombieland,' D.C. Native Ruben Fleischer Turns His Directorial Debut Into a Hit". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
17. ^ a b c "The Foer Family | Observer". observer.com. December 18, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
18. ^ Cohen, Patricia (December 29, 2008). "Onstage, Tackling Ambition and Crime". The New York Times.
19. ^ "Reliable Source - D.C. native Jonathan Glickman (Dan's son) named to top movie job at MGM". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
20. ^ Lefrak, Mikaela (June 11, 2018). "Andrew Sean Greer: From D.C. Bookstore Employee To Pulitzer Prize Winner". WAMU.
21. ^ Moore, Judith (June 23, 2005). "The Letters of Robert Lowell | San Diego Reader". Sandiegoreader.com.
22. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (June 18, 2023). "Saskia Hamilton, Poet Who Edited Another Poet's Letters, Dies at 56". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
23. ^ "GDS 2021 Graduation" (PDF). 2021-graduation-program.pdf. GDS.
24. ^ "He Keeps on Winning!". Georgetown Day School. October 1, 2015. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
25. ^ Gilpert, Sophie (December 6, 2012). "Sondheim Meets Pocahontas at Judy Kuhn Performance". Washingtonian. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
26. ^ Bernstein, Adam (June 14, 2013). "Grandson of 'Citizen Kane' co-writer continues a family tradition as a TCM host". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
27. ^ "Classic Hollywood: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz's path from snarky newbie to a classic in his own right". Los Angeles Times. August 1, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
28. ^ Feldman, R.T. (2001). Thurgood Marshall. Lerner Publications. p. 79. ISBN 9780822549895. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
29. ^ "Martin, Judith, 1938-. Letters to "Miss Manners," 1978-1998: A Finding Aid". oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
30. ^ "Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts - An Emmy Winner at 25 -- What Next? 'Swashbuckling With Helen Mirren'". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
31. ^ "Local Alums Score Big at Emmys | Washingtonian". washingtonian.com. October 6, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
32. ^ "Guy Picciotto | Biography | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
33. ^ Yee, April H.N. (June 5, 2006). "Alice Randall". The Harvard Crimson.
34. ^ Turque, Bill (April 5, 2016). "Jamie Raskin: The most liberal congressional candidate in a crowded field". Washington Post.
35. ^ Marks, Peter (October 18, 2009). "Young Potomac Actor Noah Robbins Lands Broadway Lead". Retrieved September 3, 2017 - via washingtonpost.com.
36. ^ Montgomery, David (September 8, 2003). "Animal Pragmatism". The Washington Post. p. C01. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012. "... says Paul Shapiro, 24, who founded Compassion Over Killing as a high school club at Georgetown Day School in Northwest Washington."
37. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (March 2, 2020). "The Bloomberg Whisperer". The Atlantic.
38. ^ Deb, Sopan (November 22, 2017). "He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There. - The New York Times". The New York Times.
39. ^ Baker, Dorie (May 26, 2005). "Yale Student Wins First Prize in Ethics Essay Contest". Yale News. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
40. ^ 2012 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism | Hillman Foundation
41. ^ "Mattilda B Sycamore on Twitter". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
42. ^ "Olivia Wilde - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
43. ^ Observer, Ethiopia (July 9, 2017). "Pioneering journalist, activist and politician, Sophia Yilma Deressa". Ethiopia Observer.
44. ^ Soresi, Gianmarco (August 11, 2023). "I'll never be the most famous guy from my high school". youtube. Gianmarco Soresi. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

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