This is who we are.
The Primary Day School in Bethesda, Maryland, educates boys and girls during the four most important learning years of their lives—Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade. Children are full of energy, curiosity, and potential during this magical time of life. A Primary Day education taps all three to the fullest.
What is the Phonovisual Method?
The Phonovisual Method is a phonics-based approach to teaching reading, writing, and spelling that influences the entire literacy program and is integrated throughout the curriculum. It continues to prove its value, having outlasted countless trends and changes in reading instruction.
With an understanding that the best way to appreciate the uniqueness of Primary Day is to see it in person, we are offering individual tours so you may have the opportunity to visit Primary Day!
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Survey Comments
“I will never forget the first time I visited PDS. I walked through the school’s front doors and was greeted by bright natural light, friendly faces, and the sound of children’s laughter in the background. I knew immediately I wanted to send my children to PDS and haven’t regretted the decision since. As welcoming as
