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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ICS College Counseling Office Hosts "Paying for College" Information Session
On Thursday, November 12, Indian Creek’s College Counseling Office hosteda session onPaying for College. Guest speakersKyle Graham, Associate Head of School at Poly Prep Country Day School in New York and Brook Wolcott, Associate Director of College Counseling at Cannon School in North CarolinajoinedICS College Counseling DirectorMaggie MelsonoverTeams to share insights about strategies for finding colleges that can help cover the cost of attendance. While financial aid is notconsideredthe most exciting subject matter,Kyle and Brooktook a light-hearted, fun,and practical approach bysharingtheirpersonal experienceswith the Indian Creek community.
As childhood friends growing up in small-town up-state New York, Kyle and Brook lamented the fact that theydid nothaveacollege counselor. In fact, most people from theirsmalltown did not attend college because the assumption was that college was not affordable. Without much guidance or support, they managed to apply and get admitted toacollegethat had the resources to meetall oftheir demonstrated financialneed. After successfully graduating with little debt, Kyle and Brookpursued careers in education and set outto normalize the conversation around financial aidallowingfamiliestomake better decisions. The advice they shared with our families is that when it comes to seeking need-based financial aid, students should apply to schoolswithlarge endowments.If families are interested in understanding a school’s potential ability to offer financial aid, they recommendresearchingthe endowment per student. For example,Universityof Rhode Island has an endowment of $8,000 per student and Williams College(MA)has an endowment of $1,380,000 per student. Williams has the greater ability to meetdemonstratedneedand willlikely meetthatneed through grants vs.loans.Please refer to the College Counseling Resource Tile for a list oflinks to websites featuring helpful information about need and merit aid as well as some sites with college endowment information.
Kyle and Brookalso advised familiesagainstassumingtheywill notqualify forneed-based financialaid. TheEFC Calculator, available on theCollege Board website, givesfamilies a rough estimate of their EFC (ExpectedFamilyContribution)which is the amount of moneyafamily is expected to contribute towards college costs each year.If there is a gap between the cost of attendance andtheEFC, thestudentwilllikelyqualifyforaid.The EFC Calculator can also be found on each school’s admission or financial aidwebsite.
TheICSCollege CounselingOfficeworks with juniors and seniorstocraft their college listsconsideringacademic, social,and financialgoals.
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.