Landon School

Landon School

Virtute et non vi
By virtue, not by force
Address
6101 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, Maryland 20817
United States
Coordinates 38°59′26″N 77°07′31″W / 38.9905°N 77.1254°W / 38.9905; -77.1254Coordinates: 38°59′26″N 77°07′31″W / 38.9905°N 77.1254°W / 38.9905; -77.1254
Information
Type Private, College-prep
Religious affiliation(s) Nonsectarian
Established 1929
Headmaster Jim Neill
Teaching staff 85.9 (on a FTE basis)
Grades 312
Gender Boys
Enrollment 672 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio 7.8
Campus Suburban
Campus size 75 acres (30 ha)
Color(s) Brown and White
        
Athletics 20 interscholastic sports
Athletics conference Interstate Athletic Conference
Nickname Bears
Website www.landon.net
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Landon School is a private, nonsectarian, college preparatory school for boys in grades 3–12, with an enrollment of approximately 680 students, in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.

Background

Paul Landon Banfield and his wife, Mary Lee, founded Landon School in 1929. The school’s first location was a former residence in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., now home to the Embassy of Estonia. Banfield moved Landon to its present 75-acre (300,000 m2) campus in Bethesda in 1935. The farmhouse, stables, and barn from the previous use of the Bethesda property still stand on the campus and are used today.

The school's original location in Washington, D.C. now serves as the Embassy of Estonia.

The Landon School's headmasters have been:

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 672 boys enrolled for the 2013-2014 school year was:[1]

Athletics

The school offers 26 athletics options, including varsity interscholastic sports such as soccer, water polo, football, cross country, ice hockey, wrestling, basketball, baseball, track, tennis, golf, rugby and lacrosse. Landon also offers interscholastic club sports such as riflery, sailing, fencing, squash and ultimate Frisbee, as well as intramural sports and strength and conditioning.

Campus and Facilities

Bethesda, Maryland, is just outside the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C..

The Barton Alumni Athletic Center — the home of Landon’s basketball and wrestling programs, as well as physical education and strength-and-conditioning classes — includes two gymnasia, a wrestling room, a team room, a fitness room with weight and cardio equipment, locker rooms, and an atrium that is often used for events.

Landon’s lacrosse and football teams play at Triplett Field, while four other grass fields provide the setting for varsity soccer and rugby matches, as well as junior varsity, Middle School, Lower School and intramural sports.

Notable alumni

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