Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools
The Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools is an American nonprofit education organization representing 120 independent schools in the US state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Based in Glen Burnie, Maryland, it was founded in 1967 as the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the NAIS Commission on Accreditation.
The Association provides accreditation services for its member schools as well as support for professional and institutional development. It also organizes regional Admissions Fairs,[1][2] and it acts as a public advocate for the independence of its members from government regulation.
Member schools
The 120 schools accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools include:
- Bullis School
- Calverton School
- Garrison Forest School
- Gilman School
- Glenelg Country School
- The John Carroll School
- Lowell School (Washington, DC)
- Mercy High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Seneca Academy and Circle School
- Sidwell Friends School
- St. Anne's School of Annapolis
- St. James School, Maryland
- Thornton Friends School
- Waldorf School of Baltimore
References
- ^ Colbert, Judy (2010). Insiders' Guide to Baltimore, 6th ed., p. 159. Globe Pequot. ISBN 0762756705
- ^ Baltimore Afro-American (5 October 1982). "Project for Black Students Begins"
External links
- Official website
- Association of Independent Maryland Schools – Statistics 2002-2011 on the official website of the National Association of Independent Schools