The Madeira School
- McLean, VA
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In 1906, Lucy Madeira Wing founded a school 鈥渇or the purpose of preparing girls for the leading women鈥檚 colleges.鈥 In 1929, the school was incorporated as The Madeira School. Madeira relocated from Washington to the suburb of McLean, Virginia, in 1931. Today, Madeira’s mission is to lead innovation in girls’ education and to launch women who change the world. Learning at Madeira results from an intentionally designed, innovative, developmental, ambitious聽and聽girl-centered curriculum, which builds critical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills. Each student has the opportunity to study discrete disciplines as well as explore connections between and across disciplines and learning environments.