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.
Bruce Miller ’84 always wanted to be an architect, even in his early years at Indian Creek. He now has his own small architecture office in Boston that specializes in residential work.
After graduating from Indian Creek School (ICS), Bruce attended Avon Old Farms in Connecticut before going to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) for his architecture degree. After graduating from RISD in ’93, in the midst of a bad recession, Bruce was fortunate enough to be offered a job in Annapolis for a firm where he had interned when he was in high school. After a few years in Annapolis, he decided to move to Boston. By then, the recession was easing and Bruce had some good work experience under his belt. He accepted a job with Machado Silvetti in Boston and worked on the renovation of the Getty Villa (Getty Museum) in Malibu, CA. He worked on the Getty Museum project for seven years, then went out on his own doing residential work.
Bruce remembers ICS as a safe and nurturing place. “The school was small enough that it felt like a family, with all the teachers understanding and working with the individual personalities of each kid. We were all very different, but we all got along. That, along with excellent teaching, made for a solid foundation for high school, both academically and socially.” Bruce’s favorite memories include the “My Buddy” program (today’s Book Buddies), dissecting frogs in Mr. Crossman’s science class, the overnight field trip to Gettysburg, and Mrs. Miles’ Algebra classes. He also recalls raucous lunches in the cafeteria with “the faculty’s often failed attempts at quieting us down.”
Bruce recently caught up with Mr. Crossman and former Upper School Head, Mrs. Eileen Mattingly, on a visit to Cape Cod, which goes to show that Creek Connections run deep even 34 years after leaving ICS.
Bruce has the following advice for his fellow Creekers: “Enjoy ICS, respect the diversity of your schoolmates, be nice to your teachers, and do your homework.”
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.