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Dear Prospective Families,

NCS is a vibrant, special place full of purposeful activity and engagement of the body, mind, and soul. Walk into any space at NCS and you’ll see it, feel it. Our faculty and staff have the same spark as our students and work together to deliver an unparalleled educational experience.   
 
Through my nearly decade and a half at NCS in various roles from teacher to DEI Director to now Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid I have had the opportunity to experience this magic of NCS. 

I invite you to get to know NCS as well through these steps:

I look forward to meeting you and sharing more about our academic program, how students apply their talents outside the classroom, and our signature programs such as our Center for Ethical Leadership and Service and our Cathedral Services. 


As you search for your child’s next education home, I welcome you to explore a school where we live our mission to believe in the power of young women and have deep respect for what young women can and will do.   
 
Sincerely, 


Jessica North Macie
Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid

Meet Our Team

Jessica North Macie

Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid

202-537-2187
JNorthMacie@ncs.org

Beth Gregory

Associate Director of Admissions

202-537-8327
BGregory@ncs.org

Rebecca Durango

Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

202-537-6328
RDurango@ncs.org

Tiernan Settles

Admissions Assistant

202-537-6347
TSettles@ncs.org

All Girls, But Not Only Girls

At NCS, you will experience the benefits of an all-girls education:


  • heightened academic confidence and ambition,
  • space and encouragement to find and to use your unique voice,
  • growing your belief in yourself and in your power,
  • taking risks out of your comfort zone in a safe, encouraging environment,
  • constant examples of women in leadership roles,
  • supportive, collaborative peers and mentors, united in the NCS experience, who become long lasting friends and guides, and
  • an engaged, influential alumnae network. 
     

To us, single sex doesn’t mean entirely separate. Thanks to our Coordinate Program with St. Alban’s School for boys, which is located just on the other side of the Cathedral, students in both schools have meaningful coeducational opportunities.


In Lower School, girls and boys perform together in string and wind ensembles. In Middle School, we add coed drama classes and theatrical productions.


In Upper School, all art classes and performances are coordinate, along with English classes for Grades 11-12, many electives, and some sports.


In every division, students benefit from access to our combined resources, including expert faculty and facilities, like the pool and the tennis courts.


At NCS, you won’t miss out on important learning and life experiences. On the Cathedral Close, you will find the best of both worlds.  

Why A Girl's School?

Coordinate Program

While we understand the importance of a girl’s education and spend significant time on it, we also understand the need to build skills required to engage in a meaningful way in the broader world outside of NCS. Our coordinate program with St. Albans, a boy’s school just on the other side of the Cathedral, provides a wealth of co-education opportunities.  

Coordinate Program

Discover NCS

As a Cathedral school, NCS has the privilege of gathering as a community in Washington National Cathedral throughout the school year for music and dance performances, as well as lectures. Every seven school days, we convene for an all-school Cathedral service—a time for a pause, stillness, reflection, community fellowship, and celebration.  

An Episcopal school, NCS welcomes students of all faiths and traditions, aligned with the Cathedral’s mission to be “a house of prayer for all people.”  

Our campus—59 acres known as the Cathedral Close—is a dynamic and unique place.

Students traverse the Close frequently, on their way between NCS’s four well-equipped classroom buildings or en route to a service in Washington National Cathedral, a class at St. Albans, lunch with friends in the dining hall, or our state-of-the-art 90,000-square-foot Athletic Center.  

The East Terrace of the Cathedral fills with chatter as Lower School students jump rope at recess, and on sunny days, English or language classes meet under the trees. 

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How Parents Experience NCS

To ensure that NCS parents feel a sense of welcome and connection with the school and with each other, the school encourages parents to explore the many ways to get involved as community members. Examples include attending grade- or division-level informational parent coffees, volunteering with fellow parents on a Parents Association committee to host or to support an event, serving as a class agent for the Purple & Gold Fund, or participating in parent education events. Parents are encouraged to attend monthly Parents Association Meetings, that are offered both via Zoom and in-person, which feature presentations by NCS program and administrative leaders and members of their teams, as well as a chance to meet others and chat over coffee. 
 

While Lower School parents develop lasting connections serving as chaperones or planning class parties, Middle and Upper School parents often bond along the sidelines at games or attending student rehearsals and performances as their students explore their own areas of interest and choose to commit to specific activities. 
Our hope is that NCS parents, through engaging in ways that are both meaningful and manageable, develop a sense of belonging in, pride in, and positive partnership with our community. 

See yourself at NCS

Our students have passion to learn new things beyond themselves, the energy and mindset to immerse themselves fully in a topic, and a deep-seated desire to make an impact.    

They want to understand, to explore, and to connect with their power.

To help each student unlock her power, we’ve intentionally designed an experience grounded in a profoundly relational way of teaching. At NCS, a student both learns a skill and also questions, tries, and internalizes it for herself.

This approach is backed by highly skilled educators who are experts in their fields and who are motivated to understand their students and to create learning partnerships with them. These partnerships lead to students who both have the skills they need and know how to apply those skills in the world as the ethical leader they choose to be. Our teachers will get to know you not only as a student, but as a person. They care so much about each student and helping that student succeed.

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