On Campus
Academics & Technology
Our 48 classrooms are housed principally in three spaces: Schoolhouse I, a traditional classroom building, the science building, which includes fully equipped research and photo labs, and the newly renovated Schoolhouse II, which features the expanded Academic Skills Center and a 100-seat theater-style classroom. Huffington Library also has classroom and computer space. The entire campus operates on a fiber-optic-based computer network, with a broad complement of services designed to facilitate communications and information gathering, including campus-wide wireless Internet service. There are more than seventy-five networked PC and Macintosh computers on campus accessible to all students.
Arts
The Art Building/Studio has facilities for painting, sculpture, printmaking, and ceramics. Performing arts courses are held in the Chapel/Auditorium building, which features a 590-seat theater, a professional lighting and scene shop, voice and instrument practice rooms, rehearsal space, a costume room, our art gallery, and one of our two dance studios.
Athletics
Physical education classes and indoor sports, including swimming, take place in the Hurd Sports Center. In addition, our 376 acres along a ridge high above the Potomac Gorge basin include three playing fields, an outdoor natural amphitheater, tennis courts, riding trails, and a ropes and outdoor education course.
And so much more!
Life at Madeira also revolves around the six dormitories, which each house 25 to 30 girls and a house adult. The Health Center is a 21-bed facility, and nearly 40 adults live in faculty housing throughout the campus.