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.
Junior STEM Cohort Presents and Defends Thesis Project Proposals
This year's junior class STEM cohort presented high-quality thesis proposals to the STEM faculty and their peers in ninth, tenth, and twelfth grades this week. The 16 students presented proposals for thesis projects spanning a wide variety of topics, ranging from artificial intelligence to monitoring plant growth in the presence of microplastics.
Creating and defending an inspirational, rigorous, and realistic project proposal is the first major step in the two-year STEM thesis projects. STEM projects typically encapsulate one or several of the categories of research investigation, experimental design, engineering design, or computer simulation/modeling. Under the guidance of junior STEM Advisor Mr. Doug McNally, six juniors presented and defended their proposals live, while the other eight students submitted video proposals for review.
This year’s project proposals included:
Amareah Bead’s “The Impact of Microplastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems”
Austin Harrison’s “Design and Composition of Artificial Anterior Cruciate Ligament Scaffold through Research, Mechanical Testing, and Computer Modeling”
Addy Mock’s “Building and Testing Bat Houses”
Cal Morris-Berlin’s “Fritz Zwicky and Galactic/Solar Strafe Jumping”
Anthony Thonnard’s “Artificial Intelligence and Deriving Strategy in Board Games”
Jamie Woodward’s “Simulating Management of Self-Driving Cars in a Virtual Environment”
“It's wonderful to see students selecting and designing projects that align with their individual interests,” shared Mr. McNally, who was proud of his cohort and their work. “We are excited to see them develop their knowledge and skills over the course of the next year.”
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.