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All boarding, grades 9-12 in Alexandria, Virginia

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Alexandria, Virginia

A co-ed, 100 percent boarding school serving grades 9-12, located minutes from Washington, D.C.
100% Boarding

Lifelong friendships and meaningful relationships occur naturally at EHS, a fully residential community.
The Washington Program

During weekly outings, students explore our nation's capital through four concentration areas: sustainability, public policy, cultural awareness, and entrepreneurship.
Academics

EHS offers more than 45 Honors and Advanced courses across eight disciplines, including six foreign languages, in classes averaging 11 students.
The Arts

The 42,000-square-foot Ainslie Arts Center houses a black box theater, an art gallery, a 540-seat auditorium, studios for ceramics, dance, and photography, and much more.
Athletics

Each year, more than 375 students play on one of the 48 interscholastic teams in 16 different sports at EHS.
Externships

Seniors pursue their passions, participating in a monthlong off-campus externship in the D.C. area.

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Why Episcopal?
According to an independent survey, 97 percent of EHS alumni and 92 percent of EHS past parents rated the value received for the investment made to attend EHS as “high” or “good”!
The Washington Program
Taking full advantage of all the nation's capital offers the academically curious, Episcopal students explore the city through four concentration areas, learning from and collaborating with experts in trailblazing, history-making organizations.
Why 100% Boarding Matters
Attending boarding school is a transformative experience rooted in self-discovery. On Episcopal's 130-acre residential campus, students and faculty live in a setting that promotes the camaraderie of common experience and lifelong friendships.
Meet Our Faculty
Whether in the classroom, on the fields, at seated lunch, or in the audience, Episcopal faculty are there; they are present and available. They are masters of their subjects, enthusiastic supporters, advisors, and mentors. More than 8 in 10 teachers live on campus, either on dorm or in faculty housing.

HEADLINES

List of 6 news stories.

Endurance, Leadership, and Ethics
4/13/2018
The afternoon of Wednesday, April 11, packed an impressive “one-two punch” of experiences for Episcopal students, as they heard from Writer In Residence Jennifer Pharr Davis followed by the concluding Leadership & Ethics program of the year, broken into groups by grade.

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Junior Receives Prestigious Scholarship to Study in China
4/9/2018

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), part of a U.S. government initiative to prepare “American citizens to be leaders in a global world,” has awarded James Dixon ’19 with a prestigious scholarship to study in Xiamen, China, this summer.

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Service in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
4/4/2018

Seven EHS students, along with assistant chaplain the Rev. Timothy Seamans and science teacher Kathleen Caslow, lent a hand in hurricane-ravaged Southeast Texas during spring break.

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Spice Queens and Thought Leaders
3/30/2018
The first Washington Program Experience following spring break offered students a dozen different options centered around the theme of Women’s History Month, with sessions all led in part or whole by women in a wide range of career fields and areas of expertise.

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Portrait in Faith Honoree and Climate Scientist Reconciles Faith and Science
3/29/2018

Faith and science are often positioned in opposition to one another. This year’s Portrait in Faith honoree, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, challenged this perspective and encouraged the EHS community to think of faith and science as complementary.

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Purpose, Ethical Dilemmas, and Difficult Conversations in Leadership and Ethics Program
3/26/2018
Last Wednesday’s Leadership and Ethics program challenged students to think about purpose, ethical dilemmas, the difference between authority and leadership, and relationships.
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