Capable.
Courageous.
Compassionate.

Authentic Growth in a Community of Belonging

Learning for Life. Serving Grades K - 9.

The Benefits of Springwell

  • Individualized approach to each student’s learning that enhances self-awareness and creates self-confident children.

  • Innovative, caring, and highly respected faculty use a developmentally appropriate curriculum that teaches all levels of students how to learn.

  • Inquiry-based academic program gifts each child with critical thinking skills and the ability to independently problem solve, and prepares students for life in the real world.

  • Socio-Emotional Learning at Springwell prioritizes self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision-making. Teamwork and socialization skills are an integral part of a Springwell education.

  • Choice within structure. Students have options, independence, and decision-making within compassionate, developmentally appropriate boundaries.


    We plan to add a new grade each year until we are a K-12 school.

Meet Our Founder

  • Z. arrives home happy every day; it’s a blessing. We’re thrilled with Springwell's teachers, who are kind, competent, and dedicated to building good rapport with the students...

    Rebecca W.
    Parent

  • …What excites us most about the school is the sense of community, the empathy developed through the peer mediation program, and our child's close-knit friendships. We also appreciate the continual introduction of alternative cultural narratives and practical projects.

    Rebecca W.
    Parent

  • E. is excited to go to school, and excited about what she learns and her social circle. There are so many new learning opportunities for the kids — like STEM projects, student-inspired history lessons, hands-on math activities, and nature observations. We also love the continued connection between teachers, children, and parents.

    Cecile B.
    Parent

  • Our son has bloomed at Springwell. It has been night and day given his very grim experience in kindergarten at a local public school at which his needs were not noted or addressed. We are so pleased that he gets to spend formative years in such a nurturing and supportive environment.

    Phelim K.
    Parent

  • I love Springwell, J. has come a long way since he first started. I really appreciate the teachers and staff who have helped him on his journey.

    Dreshionda C.
    Parent

  • Springwell has offered our daughter the opportunity to feel what it means to have a voice and a place to claim tribal agency. Yesterday she shared with a neighbor that "Springwell actually listens to the kids". For that and so much more we are infinitely grateful for the opportunity to have had Springwell culture, teachers, students, other parents and you all in our path along this course of life. 

    Springwell Parent

  • At Springwell, our eighth grader is truly seen, and the staff BRING OUT the very best in him—what a blessing and gift. My gratitude has no words, and my hope is that the biggest lesson our child takes from Springwell is that no matter what, if you look, you can find a 'chosen family,' even in unexpected places. EVERYONE deserves to feel safe, be loved, be their whole selves, grow, and truly thrive. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

    C.C., Middle School Mom

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Our Ethos: Musings and Updates

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Be Part of Springwell's Next Chapter: Our Home, Our Future
Be Part of Springwell's Next Chapter: Our Home, Our Future

We're thrilled to share that Springwell has officially signed the lease for our new home at 9226 Colesville Road in Silver Spring!

This milestone marks the start of an exciting transformation: our own dedicated space for the next 5-years, designed for joyful, hands-on learning in a warm and welcoming environment.

To bring this vision to life, we’re launching our 2025–26 Annual Appeal & Capital Campaign: Springwell Forward—Our Home, Our Future.

Springwell is Moving: A new Home on Sligo Creek!
Springwell is Moving: A new Home on Sligo Creek!

This fall, Springwell School will be moving to a new campus at the Memorial First India United Methodist Church, located at 9226 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland. This location is just three blocks south of our current campus, right on Sligo Creek and even closer to downtown Silver Spring.

To become a minted Harvard lawyer, I studied myself sick.

To become a minted Harvard lawyer, I studied myself sick.

That nervous anxiety for performance has been deeply ingrained in my adult life to this day.

I prepared for the LSATs so rigorously—with endless logic games, prep courses, and timed drills—that I got physically sick every other week leading up to the test. I scored in the 97th percentile; but did that test measure anything meaningful? It rewarded me for speed, for recognizing repetitive logical patterns, for spitting out correct answers. But none of these skills define a great lawyer.

Schooling in an Age of Anxiety

We live in an amazing, yet difficult time that comes with a confusing mix of technological advancement, material wealth, and at the same time deep anxiety, and uncertainty — and our children are not immune. 

With everything at our fingertips — from information to instant consumption — so much feels within reach, and yet somehow still out of grasp. We climb endless ladders, chase other's highlight reels, never ever reaching a goalpost that feels quite good enough. 

Should Learning be….. FUN?!!!?
Should Learning be….. FUN?!!!?

"This is fun!" declared every adult who stepped into our classroom yesterday afternoon. They weren't wrong - but what they were witnessing went far deeper than simple entertainment.

Our students were engaged in sophisticated scientific and engineering thinking, all while being completely absorbed in the joy of creation.

Springwell Students Reflect on Democracy
Springwell Students Reflect on Democracy

Today during Springwell Circle, we held space for students to process the recent election results. Naturally, some students expressed frustration with the outcome, asking, "How could anyone vote for Trump?" I reminded them that, even though we are in Maryland, we can’t assume everyone in our community supported one candidate over the other; that at Springwell, we value people even if they think differently than we do, and that is one of the things that makes our community so special.

Upper Elementary Update: We're About to Gain a Republic, if We Can Keep It! 
Upper Elementary Update: We're About to Gain a Republic, if We Can Keep It! 

We get asked a lot, “What is inquiry-based learning, anyway?” Well, it’s all about sparking curiosity, encouraging deep questions, and letting students discover answers through exploration and creativity.

Check out how our Upper Elementary class spent the last few weeks diving into their inquiry-based unit on early colonial times and the American Revolution. From hands-on history projects to creative reenactments, they’ve been bringing the past to life in the most engaging ways! Here are updates from Ms. Ileana:

Adventures in Learning: A Peek into Lower Elementary
Adventures in Learning: A Peek into Lower Elementary

At Springwell, learning is all about curiosity, creativity, and, of course, a lot of fun! Our Lower Elementary students dive into hands-on activities, imaginative play, and projects that make their brains buzz. Here’s a peek at what our young learners have been up to lately.

Minds ready. Hearts ready. Real-world ready.