Maret School is a coeducational, K–12 independent school in
Washington, D.C.
)
, image_skyline =
, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
It was founded by Marthe Maret in 1911 as a French primary school for girls and boys.
History
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, three French sisters, Mlles Marthe, Louise, and Jeanne Maret, left their home in the village of Marignan (Sciez) in France close by
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situa ...
to teach. Louise taught in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, Jeanne in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, and Marthe (who became blind at age 18), in Washington, D.C.
By 1911, Louise and Jeanne had joined Marthe in Washington, where they were inspired to bring an international flavor to education. They founded the Maret French School, later named Maret School. In 1923, the sisters moved the school to
2118 Kalorama Road with an enrollment of 62 culturally diverse students.
By 1950, Margaret Williams had joined the school, which she led for the next 18 years. In 1952, growing enrollment compelled the School's
Board of Trustees to secure a larger campus at 3000 Cathedral Avenue, NW. In 1953, boys were admitted to the
Upper School
Upper schools in the UK are usually schools within secondary education. Outside England, the term normally refers to a section of a larger school.
England
The three-tier model
Upper schools are a type of secondary school found in a minority of ...
. By 1966, enrollment totaled 375 students.
Maret School was led by three
headmasters throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s: William Laxner, William Layton, and John Francis. Starting in the mid 1970s, Peter A. Sturtevant Sr. led Maret for two decades. To accommodate a growing enrollment, the school added additional facilities for athletics, arts, and academics.
Marjo Talbott replaced Sturtevant as headmaster in 1994.
Student body
Forty percent of Maret's 635 students identify as
students of color. Students are from 45 nations and 24% of students receive
financial aid
Student financial aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States. This funding is used to assist in covering the many costs incurred in the p ...
.
Notable alumni
Maret has had many distinguished alumni.
*
Peter Matthew Bauer: Musician
*
Sean Davis: Professional football player for the
Pittsburgh Steelers
*
Anthony Dobbins
Anthony "Tony" Dobbins (born August 23, 1981) is an American-Italian professional basketball player and coach who last played for Scafati Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.
Professional career
Playing in Europe
On August 6, 2013, he signe ...
: Professional basketball player and coach
*
Luka Garza
Luka H. Garza (born December 27, 1998) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played c ...
: Professional basketball player for the
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
*
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Sonja Lyubomirsky (russian: Соня Любомирская, born December 14, 1966) is a Russian-born American professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of the ''The How of Happiness: A Scie ...
: Professor in the Department of Psychology at the
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban distr ...
and the author of ''The How of Happiness''
*
J. Lorand Matory: Anthropology Professor at
Duke University
*
Christof Putzel: Journalist
*
Theodore Shapiro: American composer best known for film scores, including
State and Main
''State and Main'' is a 2000 comedy film written and directed by David Mamet and starring William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alec Baldwin, Julia Stiles, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, David Paymer, Patti LuPone, Clark Gregg, and Cha ...
,
13 Going on 30
''13 Going on 30'' (released as ''Suddenly 30'' in some countries) is a 2004 American fantasy romantic comedy film written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith, directed by Gary Winick, and starring Jennifer Garner. It follows a 13-year-old girl in ...
,
Along Came Polly,
The Devil Wears Prada,
Fun with Dick and Jane, etc.
*
Yeardley Smith
Martha Maria Yeardley Smith ( ; born July 3, 1964) is an American actress, artist and writer. She currently stars as the voice of Lisa Simpson on the long-running animated television series ''The Simpsons''.
Smith became an actress in 1982 aft ...
: Actress best known for voicing Lisa Simpson on
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
*
Josh Stamberg: Actor
*
Rosalind Wiseman
Rosalind Wiseman is an American author and public speaker. She is a multiple New York Times bestselling author, including '' Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence'' ...
: Author of ''New York Times'' best-selling book ''
Queen Bees and Wannabes
''Queen Bees and Wannabes'' is a 2002 book for parents by Rosalind Wiseman. It focuses on the ways in which girls in high schools form cliques, and on patterns of aggressive teenage girl behavior and how to deal with them. The book was, in larg ...
: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence,'' released in 2002, was the basis of the 2004 film ''
Mean Girls
''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler a ...
''.
*
Dan van Holst Pellekaan
Daniel Cornelius van Holst Pellekaan is a former Australian politician, representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Stuart for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2010 state election until he l ...
: Deputy Premier of South Australia
*
Catie Lazarus: Entertainer/Writer
References
1911 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Educational institutions established in 1911
Private elementary schools in Washington, D.C.
Private high schools in Washington, D.C.
Private middle schools in Washington, D.C.
{{WashingtonDC-school-stub