Mater Dei School (Bethesda, Maryland) Explained

Mater Dei School
Motto:Work hard, play hard, pray hard and be a good guy.
Enrollment:228[1]
Ratio:12:1
Nickname:Griffins
Colors:Blue and White
Tuition:Tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year is $22,385
Head:William G. McMurtrie[2]
Head Label:Headmaster
Established:1960
Founder:Robert W. Barros
Location:9600 Seven Locks Road
Zipcode:20817
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.0142°N -77.1617°W
Website:www.materdeischool.net

Mater Dei is an elementary school for boys grades 1 through 8, conducted by Catholic laymen, in Bethesda, Maryland.

History

Mater Dei was founded in 1960. Founder Robert W. Barros III, who was headmaster until 1985, modelled the school after Saint David's School, an all-boys Catholic school in New York City.[3] It opened with 55 students at a campus on Churchill Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, but moved to its present location in 1964, having expanded to 172 students.[4]

Controversy over allowing women on the school's board of trustees ended with an election in which five men and three women ran for five spots. Once elected, Edward Bennett Williams stepped down in order to give his spot to a woman by default.[5] His son, Edward "Ned" Williams, later became Mater Dei's headmaster.[6]

Demographics

During the 2018-19 school year, Mater Dei's 230 students were 91% white, 6% black, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic, and 1% multiracial. 88% were Catholic.[7]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mater Dei School. National Association of Independent Schools. April 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312022640/https://www.nais.org/school/mater-dei-school/a1fb485c-32f9-e111-8924-00505683000d//. March 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Mater Dei School, Inc. Archdiocese of Washington. March 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315134206/http://adw.org/school/mater-dei-school-inc/. March 15, 2018.
  3. News: R. D.. April 14, 1968. Russian is for all ages at this boys' school. The Washington Post and Times-Herald. .
  4. News: R. D.. September 20, 1964. . Schools are outgrowing their buildings. The Washington Post and Times-Herald.
  5. News: Saul P.. A Dreadnought of the Bar. The Washington Post. 1. April 20, 1980. ProQuest.
  6. News: Headmaster comes back home . Gazette.Net . December 17, 1997 . March 29, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2018-2019 Strategic Data Portfolio . Archdiocese of Washington . 4 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Mark Shriver avoids cashing in on his family's political history, but it's a legacy he can't escape . Kurtz . Josh . September 17, 1999 . Gazette.net . March 29, 2018 .
  9. News: Sauve, Frances. People. The Washington Post. 1. December 28, 1978. ProQuest.
  10. Web site: CHRISTOPHER JARZYNSKI . University of Maryland. March 29, 2018.
  11. Web site: The Only Hoyas for Giblin Are Little Hoyas . Swezey . Chris . March 19, 1999 . The Washington Post . March 10, 2018 .
  12. Web site: Why Rich Lacrosse Parents Are Making Their Kids Repeat A Grade . McKenna . Dave . May 14, 2014 . Deadspin . March 10, 2018 .
  13. Web site: Nakamura . David . Yanda . Steve . de Vise . Daniel . The complex life of murder suspect George Huguely . Baltimore Sun . January 10, 2019 . May 23, 2010.
  14. Web site: Player Bio: Markel Starks (2010–2014). Georgetown Basketball History Project. March 22, 2018.
  15. Web site: Gonzaga's sophomore trio goes the distance together . Barr . Josh . February 24, 2011 . The Washington Post . March 10, 2018 .
  16. Web site: Kris Jenkins - Men's Basketball Coach . Villanova University Athletics . 5 September 2020 . en.
  17. Web site: Spotlight . Basketball . One On One Feat. Anthony "Mister" Cowan (DC Assault) . 30 March 2020 . en.
  18. Web site: 6’11” Center Hunter Dickinson Receiving Division I Attention . youth1.com . 5 December 2020 . en . 22 February 2016.

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