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The Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools is an American nonprofit education organization representing 120 independent schools in the US state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Based in Glen Burnie, Maryland, it was founded in 1967 as the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA).

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The Association provides accreditation services for its member schools as well as support for professional and institutional development. It also organizes regional employment Fairs, [1] [2] and it acts as a public advocate for the independence of its members from government regulation.

Member schools

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Maryland

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

  • Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn (9-12)
  • Chesapeake Montessori School, Annapolis (PK-8)
  • Indian Creek School, Crownsville (PK-12)
  • The Key School, Annapolis (PK-12)
  • Naval Academy Primary School, Annapolis (PK-5)
  • Saint Andrew's United Methodist Day School, Edgewater (PK-8)
  • St. Anne's School of Annapolis, Annapolis (PK-8)
  • St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal School (PK-8)
  • Severn School, Arnold/Severna Park (PK-12)
  • The Summit School, Edgewater (1-8)

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland

Carroll County, Maryland

  • Gerstell Academy, Finksburg (PK-12)
  • Montessori School of Westminster, Westminster (PK-9)

Harford County, Maryland

Howard County, Maryland

  • Glenelg Country School, Ellicott City (PK-12)
  • St. John's Parish Day School, Ellicott City (PK-5)
  • Trinity School, Ellicott City (PK-8)

Kent County, Maryland

  • Kent School, Chestertown (PK-8)
  • Radcliffe Creek School, Chestertown (PK-8)

Montgomery County, Maryland

Prince George's County, Maryland

Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Washington DC

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References

  1. Colbert, Judy (2010). Insiders' Guide to Baltimore, 6th ed., p. 159. Globe Pequot. ISBN   0762756705
  2. Baltimore Afro-American (5 October 1982). "Project for Black Students Begins"
  3. "AIMS School Directory" (PDF).