Indian Creek School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school for students age 3 through grade 12, located on a 114-acre campus in Crownsville, Maryland. Students are known as individuals and experience an outstanding education as members of a diverse and inclusive community.
Welcome to Indian Creek School! We look forward to engaging with your family and we can't wait to share our community with you. Our team is here to guide you through every step of the admission process.
In addition to providing physical fitness and the experience of being part of a team, Indian Creek athletic opportunities develop and reinforce character-based qualities such as sportsmanship, integrity, commitment, and motivation.
At Indian Creek School, creativity and confidence are nurtured through an extensive fine and performing arts program that is integrated into the fabric of student life.
Every aspect of the student experience at Indian Creek School is intentionally created to provide a rich environment for students to develop creative, social, and personal skills while exploring their interests.
The tradition of generous support from the Indian Creek School community greatly enhances the program and resources available to students. Contributions to the ICS Annual Fund provide critical budget support and a strong measure of the engagement and support of the School community.
Indian Creek School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school for students age 3 through grade 12, located on a 114-acre campus in Crownsville, Maryland. Students are known as individuals and experience an outstanding education as members of a diverse and inclusive community.
Welcome to Indian Creek School! We look forward to engaging with your family and we can't wait to share our community with you. Our team is here to guide you through every step of the admission process.
In addition to providing physical fitness and the experience of being part of a team, Indian Creek athletic opportunities develop and reinforce character-based qualities such as sportsmanship, integrity, commitment, and motivation.
At Indian Creek School, creativity and confidence are nurtured through an extensive fine and performing arts program that is integrated into the fabric of student life.
Every aspect of the student experience at Indian Creek School is intentionally created to provide a rich environment for students to develop creative, social, and personal skills while exploring their interests.
The tradition of generous support from the Indian Creek School community greatly enhances the program and resources available to students. Contributions to the ICS Annual Fund provide critical budget support and a strong measure of the engagement and support of the School community.
On Friday, December 7, the Upper School student body gathered in the Jack and Nancy Becker Center for a favorite event of the year: Indian Creek School’s (ICS) 2018 Poetry Out Loud Recitation!
Indian Creek faculty members Sarah Allen '01 and Ab Bear were invited to speak at the National Science Teachers Association Conference (NSTA) in National Harbor, MD, November 15-17.
Indian Creek is proud to announce that freshman Laila Ivey has been named to the 2018 All-Anne Arundel County first Volleyball team and sophomore Sarah Hawes has been named to the 2018 All-Anne Arundel County second Volleyball team.
Indian Creek sixth grade student Bella Hartman won first place in the Prince George's County Department of Parks & Recreation / Maryland State Arts Council Nature Quest Art contest on Sunday, December 2.
The Indian Creek School Class of 2020 recently visited the District Court in Annapolis to learn about the legal, financial, and sometimes devastating consequences of making poor choices.
Indian Creek School is pleased to announce that seniors Kara Mathews and Paige Wells committed to the colleges of their choice on Fall Signing Day 2019
It’s was all about the bay as the Class of 2028 enjoyed boat building, identifying oyster reef animals, dress-up as a fisherman & hand tonging, and oyster dissection at the Annapolis Maritime Museum on Wednesday, November 28.
Indian Creek School is proud to announce that Varsity Baseball Coach Matt Selmer has been named a Coach of the Year by the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches
On Thursday, November 29, eight Upper School students took the pledge to appreciate and add beauty to the world around them as they were inducted into the Indian Creek National Art Honor Society.
The Indian Creek Varsity Girls Basketball team kicked off their season at home on Tuesday, November 27, with an emphatic win over, B conference, Gerstel Academy.
On Thursday, November 15, Indian Creek Upper School students, faculty, coaches, and parents held a special assembly to honor our Outstanding Fall Athletes and celebrate our Volleyball Team's IAAM Championship in their inaugural season!
The cast and crew Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” did Indian Creek proud last weekend, as they performed what has been lauded as one of the finest high school plays the Baltimore area has seen in years
On Friday, November 9, the troupe held a special dinner theater event before opening night of the play, where they presented comedic scenes from Simon's works.
The Indian Creek School Class of 2028 learned how innovation fuels progress, as the Baltimore Museum of Industry came to the Evergreen Campus for an in-house field trip, on Wednesday, November 7.
Thursday evening, November 1, Centerbrook Architects hosted its first of two Design Workshops, as Indian Creek embarks on its Campus Unification journey.
If you are looking to laugh and be thoroughly impressed at the accomplishments of Indian Creek's grades 9-12 actors at the same time, you need to attend their production of Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers next weekend.
On Friday, October 26, the Tri-M Music honor society held their annual Creepy Creek event, in which they create a terrifying, haunted house-style tour to provide Halloween fun for the community.
Creek Connections were in full force as Lower School families invited three Upper School National Art Honor Society members to join the younger students to paint faces at a Halloween party for a good cause.
The motto of Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center in Parkton, Maryland, is “a place to grow” and the Indian Creek School Class of 2023 took this challenge to heart during their camping trip October 17-19.
As a sixth grade student in Mrs. Joan Sanders’ science class, Tommy Queen ’97 experienced a spark which led to a love of science. Today, Dr. Queen practices medicine in Colorado, focusing on therapeutic gastroenterology.
On Tuesday, October 23, the Varsity Boys Soccer team celebrated Senior Night with an 8-0 victory over the Cristo Rey Hornets, in a fitting fashion, with all three seniors scoring goals
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, students in the AP U.S. History class visited George Washington's Mount Vernon, in Mt. Vernon, Virginia, as part of their study of the colonial and revolutionary periods.
Indian Creek congratulates sopohmore Annabelle Derrick for winning three first place ribbons, one second place ribbon, and the Best of Show ribbon in the baked goods category at the Anne Arundel County Fair this fall.
Indian Creek School Pre-Kindergarten enjoyed a perfect fall day on Wednesday, October 18, as they got to explore Clark's Elioak Farm in Ellicott City, Maryland
Congratulations to Indian Creek freshman Alston Georges who was chosen to serve as a 2018 Young Cultural Ambassador through the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC.
On Thursday, October 4, the Indian Creek Varsity Boys Soccer team defeated Jemicy 5-0 behind a brace of goals from freshman Sudan Wilson-Gumbs and a goal and two assists by junior Michael Mercer.
What is Sportsmanship? Varsity Soccer Team Senior Captains Collin Brown, Ronan Fanning, and Carter Mullin held a conversation with the Upper School student body on Tuesday, October 2, to share ideas about not just the definition of the word "Sportsmanship," but specifically what this quality means at the Creek.
Indian Creek teachers are known as innovators, and on Wednesday, October 3, First Grade teacher Sarah Allen '01, and Lower School STEM teacher Ab Bear shared their practice with professionals from peer schools as they led an AIMS workshop called "Literacy and Coding: A Perfect Match!"
Sons of Liberty, Committees of Correspondence, and underground networks of frustrated colonists all came to life this week in Mr. Brad Woodward’s seventh grade American History class.
Indian Creek School is thrilled to continue our partnership with the Light House Shelter, an organization that provides both support and prevention for homelessness in the Annapolis area
Last Spring, 125 Indian Creek students took 272 Advanced Placement (AP) exams in 20 different AP courses. Of these students, 33 have been recognized as 2018 AP Scholars.
On Thursday, September 20, the Indian Creek Varsity Boys Soccer team beat Chapelgate Christian 2-0 on the strength of a first-half Chapelgate own-goal and a second-half header by junior midfielder Sam Tator.
A strong defensive stop in the midfield led to a counter attack which saw Maddie Evans '19 reward the hard work of Colleen Shrum '19, setting Shrum up at the top of the circle from where she deftly slid the ball past a strong Dragon's keeper putting the Eagles ahead 1-0.
The ICS Class of 2021 spent the morning of Thursday, September 13, on what many students considered the highlight of the trip: volunteering at the Food Bank For New York City.
Over 100 Indian Creek students, faculty, and families came together at the Patuxent River 4H Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, on Friday, September 7, for our first annual STEM Supper.
The Eagles wrote the first chapter of Indian Creek volleyball history when they recorded the first win in school history with a victory over Beth Tfiloh.
Indian Creek School Class of 2026 designed and built two recently installed “Little Free Libraries” in the county, one behind “The Big Bean,” in Severna Park, and another in on Poplar Trail in Annapolis.
Eagles Baseball players Travis Garnett '21 and Evan Selmer '21 were highlighted in the Maryland Prep Baseball Report as two of the TOP 10 Prospects in Maryland and Delaware. Travis, who serves as a pitcher on the Varsity Baseball team, was ranked second out of all baseball players in Maryland and Delaware. Right-handed Pitcher Evan Selmer was ranked ninth.
Upper School U.S. History teacher Tonya Montgomery had the opportunity to examine the realities and impact of institutionalized slavery in Virginia last week at the Stratford Hall Summer Teacher Institute, entitled "Slavery in Tidewater Virginia: Reality, Debate, and Dissolution."
On Saturday, June 2, the 51 members of the Class of 2018 processed across the stage in The Jack & Nancy Becker Center for Performing Arts as students and departed the event as alumni of Indian Creek School.
Last Wednesday, May 30, Brandon Harris '18 traveled to New York City with his family and was honored with the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
On Wednesday, May 30, the Indian Creek School (ICS) Class of 2025 enjoyed a hands-on, inquiry-based field trip to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)'s outdoor classrooms and microscope laboratory.
On Wednesday, May 30, Indian Creek Upper School students, faculty, coaches, and parents held a special assembly to honor our Outstanding Spring Athletes and celebrate our THREE Championship Titles from the Spring 2018 season!
The Eagles put together a furious second-half scoring burst to rally from five goals down and defeat Annapolis Area Christian School 15-13 in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association C Conference championship at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the Towson University campus on May 18.
Brandon Harris drove in John Warner, who had doubled, with the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning and Indian Creek went on to a 3-2 victory over Concordia Prep in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association C Conference championship game.
Indian Creek senior Michael Troese scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to send Indian Creek to a 12-11 victory over Annapolis Area Christian School in the regular season finale for both teams on Tuesday.
This year's National Latin Exam results were quite exciting for Indian Creek School, as over one third of students who took the exam received national awards.
Senior Michael Troese registered five goals and two assists and scooped up 12 ground balls to lead Indian Creek to a 13-5 victory over Beth Tfiloh on Thursday, May 3
Alumna Elizabeth “Blakely” (Grindrod) Little ICS ’10 will be at the Annapolis Anthropologie store on Thursday, May 10, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. to showcase her Blakely Made for Anthropologie line!
The 2018 Indian Creek STEM Program Symposium brought together the Upper School’s finest science-minded students to showcase their work to each other and their families.
Escorted by a cheering section with over thirty students and teachers, senior Cayla Turner made her way to the East-Central and Northeast regional finals of the National Poetry Out Loud Competition.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Indian Creek School fall play The Heidi Chronicles, for earning eight Cappies nominations for the 2017-18 season!
The Kindergarten through second grade CREEK Sticklettes Lacrosse team traveled to Arden Park on Friday, April 20, to cheer on the Grades 6-8 Girls LAX team in their game against Rockbridge.
Almost thirty alumni from the Indian Creek Classes of the 1980s gathered at The Severn Inn on Sunday, April 15, to reunite and catch up with each other
Indian Creek School is proud to announce that freshman Arija Martin has been selected as a United States Youth Ambassador with U.S. Department of State.
Indian Creek juniors Parker Booth, Maddy Evans, and Liam Lonergan were honored at the Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Student Achievers Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 18.
Seniors Jordan Lewis, Malik McKinney, and Patrick Riley gathered together with their families, friends, coaches, and school administrators to sign letters of intent to play sports in college next year.
Indian Creek Senior Sydney Williams was honored as a finalist for 2018 Youth of the Year at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County’s 29th Annual Ed Casey Youth of the Year Awards dinner on Wednesday, April 4, at The Westin Hotel, in Annapolis.
Indian Creek School is proud to announce that first grade teacher Sarah Allen ‘01 and Pre-K 4 teacher Kelly Bryant have been named 2018 Fellows by Fund for Teachers.
On April 4, 2018, Dr. Rick Branson, Head of School, announced to the Indian Creek community that the 2018-19 school year, his eighth at Indian Creek, will also be his last at the School.
The Eagles Varsity Baseball team spent spring break together in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, arriving on Sunday, March 26, and playing four games against teams from around the country.
Indian Creek congratulates senior Marrac Miller for being honored at Historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville, Maryland, on March 10 for completing his Eagle Scout project.
“If we want to raise the more empathetic, self-aware children the future needs, we have a duty to give them opportunities to experience these emotions and process them in a safe space.”
On Friday, March 16, the Indian Creek School Class of 2027 entertained their classmates, teachers, and parents with an adorable production of "Swamped."
In order to illustrate their understanding of the Ages of Imperialism of several territories with whom the United States became involved throughout history, Mrs. Montgomery’s AP U.S. History students got out markers and butcher paper, and created “Bodies of Imperialism” to share with their classmates.
The Indian Creek baseball team made history Monday afternoon, March 19, as the Eagles opened the school’s new baseball field with a 7-1 win over Chapelgate Christian Academy.
Congratulations to the Indian Creek Dance Team for an impressive showing at the Believe Dance Competition, held at the Chesapeake Arts Center on March 11-12.
On Sunday, March 4, eight members of the Indian Creek School Math Team arrived bright and early at the Upper School Campus for a grueling 14 hour mathematics competition.
The Indian Creek students, teachers, and administrators who chose to participate in Wednesday’s event joined hundreds of thousands of students around the country to participate in the National School Walkout, a Walkout to honor the students killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and to call upon Congress to pass tighter gun control laws.
The Indian Creek Class of 2027 had the opportunity of a lifetime as Dr. Tracy Clarke (Deputy Section Head of Radio Astrophysics and Sensing, in the Remote Sensing Division of the Naval Research Laboratory) came in to speak with the class about space.
Congratulations to our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade finalists who wowed their teachers and peers in the annual Pi Recitation Contest on Wednesday, March 14
Indian Creek School is proud to announced that senior Cayla Turner, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, has won the 2018 Poetry Out Loud Title for the State of Maryland.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math are immersed throughout daily life at Indian Creek School, but on Friday, February 23, the Lower School held a STEAM Day to celebrate these fields with a fun (messy) day of hands-on learning.
The Indian Creek School Class of 2022 experienced a poignant field trip to Washington, DC, on Friday, February 23, as they visited several museums to support their American History studies of World War II.
Director of Campus Connections Mr. Bruce Crossman visited seventh and sixth grade Earth Science classes last week with his Van de Graaff machine to add a little spark to the curriculum.
The fifth grade students took the stage on Monday, March 5, to perform selected scenes and monologues from the works of William Shakespeare for their parents, grandparents, and special guests.
Indian Creek alumna Catherine Crowe’s journey has taken her from the East to the West Coast, from studying English and Communications at Boston College as an undergraduate to NYC, where she worked in Legal Recruitment Marketing, and now to Pepperdine University, where she is currently in law school. In between it all, she has also become popular SoulCycle instructor in the Los Angeles area.
Congratulations to Indian Creek eighth grade student Eli Fortier who won third place at the County Spelling Bee held at the Anne Arundel County Board of Education last Saturday, February 24.
Last month, first grade teacher (and Indian Creek alumna) Sarah Allen '01 presented not just one, but FOUR sessions at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Florida.
Indian Creek was well-represented at the AIMS “Making Schools Safe” Diversity Conference, which took place at Roland Park Country School on Friday, February 2.
Jocelyn’s thesis project, entitled “Mandeville, Monsters, and Medieval Maps: A Representation of Fear and Other,” explores the presence of monsters and grotesques throughout European medieval culture.
Mathletes Team Captain Albany Bloor '18 led the charge last weekend, as the Indian Creek School Math Team placed a solid fifth place our of 17 schools at the third county math competition of the year.
Indian Creek senior Caroline Walworth of Stevensville, Maryland, was named a Maryland Top Youth Volunteer of 2018 Distinguished Finalist by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
Our second and third grade students took a trip “Around the Globe” on Thursday, February 8, as they travelled to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to enjoy a concert by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
In the early evening of Friday, January 26, a group of seventh through twelfth grade students and faculty members gathered on the small meadow on the north side of the Crownsville Campus for the first official "Indian Creek Astronomy Night."
Indian Creek School is proud to announce that three of our student artists have been asked to show their works in an exhibit at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
On Friday, January 26, the Indian Creek Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten classes held a Winter Immersion Day, based on themes from the book Here Comes Jack Frost by Kohara Kazuno.
38 brave, civic-minded Indian Creek School students, and four dedicated faculty members headed to Sandy Point State Park to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge – Cool School Challenge.
On Thursday, January 11, 11 students in grades 6-8 competed for a chance to represent Indian Creek School at the National Geographic Bee, with eighth grader Amareah Bead emerging as ICS Geo Bee Champion.
Indian Creek School is proud to announce that Pre-Kindergarten 4 Teacher Kelly Bryant has been featured as one of What's Up Magazine's Teachers "who go above and beyond their classroom duties to not only educate and inspire their students, but engage the school community as a whole," in their January 2018 edition.
Indian Creek school is a co-educational, college preparatory independent school, located in Crownsville, Maryland. Students in Pre-K3 through grade 12 receive a vibrant educational experience based on excellent academics steeped in strong student-teacher connections.