Quick Facts

After Beauvoir Center: When the school day ends, Beauvoir offers the After Beauvoir Center (ABC), which remains open until 6 p.m. Care is also offered for most teacher professional days and for events held after school. Until further notice, ABC will be held on a virtual platform and will not be in person. Virtual ABC will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Alumni: Beauvoir’s alumni number over 4,500 adults and children. The Office of Institutional Advancement plans reunions each year for 4th, 8th, and 12th graders, as well as various activities for adult alumni. Check the Alumni page for more information.

Campus: Beauvoir’s home is on the stunning 59-acre grounds of the Washington National Cathedral.  Beauvoir uses the entire Cathedral Close as an extension of our classrooms, including Olmstead Woods and the Bishop’s Garden. In 2013, the state-of-the-art Beauvoir Outdoors, an outdoor play and learning environment, opened for our students and the public. Beauvoir’s buildings and grounds include an art studio, science lab, library, gymnasium, dining room, performing arts space, Spanish and music rooms, Innovation Lab, and Children’s Garden.  Beauvoir also has an outdoor pool that is used for Beauvoir Summer. Child Care: Beauvoir's Early Learning Center provides care for infants and young children of faculty and staff members of the Cathedral schools. While the ELC gives priority to children of Beauvoir faculty and staff and the other Cathedral institutions, we are open to all families.



Financial Aid: Beauvoir offers nearly $1.7 million each year for financial aid to students. Beauvoir’s admissions decisions are need-blind and independent of Financial Aid decisions. Languages: Students in all grades, pre-kindergarten through third grade, are taught Spanish. Additionally, the School offers Spanish-language lunches for native speakers. Students can also explore Spanish, French and Mandarin through after-school classes. 

Library: Beauvoir’s Library has more than 17,000 print, media, and digital titles and items that are tailored to young readers. 

4th Grade Outplacement: Consistently, more than 95% of Beauvoir students are able to attend their first choice school for Fourth Grade. The Outplacement Team guides parents throughout the entire Outplacement process.  The Team advocates for students for a keen knowledge of each child and a strong relationship with other schools.  Beauvoir children enter the next step of their educational journey with confidence and a love of learning.