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This optimistic, holistic approach to living our faith emphasizes the Little Virtues— like kindness, patience, and cheerful optimism - and living in the present moment.
When you come to Visitation, you join a 220-year tradition of
As a Visitation student, you’ll learn not only to live these virtues, but to celebrate them in others. You will grow your relationship with God, with yourself, with your family, and with our Visitation community.
Supported by your Visitation sisters, you will feel newfound confidence as you meet friends, debate ideas, explore new activities, and grow in your faith.
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“Be who you are and be that well.”
strong, faithful, empowered women.
Like them, you will learn to break boundaries, build communities of respect, and use your God-given gifts to change the world.
Visitation is a Catholic school in the Salesian tradition, guided by the gentle and practical spirituality of Saints Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal.
- ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
When you come to Visitation, you join a 220-year tradition of
This optimistic, holistic approach to living our faith emphasizes the Little Virtues— like kindness, patience, and cheerful optimism - and living in the present moment.
As a Visitation student, you’ll learn not only to live these virtues, but to celebrate them in others. You will grow your relationship with God, with yourself, with your family, and with our Visitation community.
Visitation is a Catholic school in the Salesian tradition, guided by the gentle and practical spirituality of Saints Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal.
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“Be who you are and be that well.”
strong, faithful, empowered women.
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Like them, you will learn to break boundaries, build communities of respect, and use your God-given gifts to change the world. Supported by your Visitation sisters, you will feel newfound confidence as you meet friends, debate ideas, explore new activities, and grow in your faith.
You will explore new disciplines and ideas, discover your passions, make connections, and develop skills for a lifetime of learning. Your teachers are at Visitation because they love teaching bright young women in our nurturing Salesian environment. They care about you and helping you do - and be - your best.
As a freshman, you’ll read Shakespeare, Austen, and Hansberry; explore the historical roots of current international geopolitical issues; discuss what it means to be a disciple of Christ; and experiment with mechanics, energy, heat, sound and light, electricity, and magnetism. Over the course of the year, you’ll hone your writing, speaking, critical-thinking, and problemsolving skills in every discipline, all in a joyful and collaborative environment that makes learning fun.
A Visitation education will prepare you to be a woman of faith, vision, and purpose –to create a brighter future for yourself and others.
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While many know Visitation as one of the strongest athletic programs in the area – we’ve won the Lewis Cup for overall athletic excellence more times than any other team in the Independent Schools League – we take greater pride in the values our players bring to and learn on the field. can choose from 12 different sports at Visitation – every season has at least one no-cut sport. If playing isn’t your thing, but you love the thrill of competition, get involved by managing a team or cheering on your fellow Cubs as a member of the Booster Club.
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Come immerse yourself in the arts at Visitation!
You can also try your hand at writing and publishing by working on one of our award-winning school publications: the Wicket newspaper, Green Gate yearbook, and Georgetowner literary magazine. Wherever your passion lies, you can fine-tune your artistic skills and discover – or create! – new art forms at Visitation, while studying in one of the city’s storied, inspirational, and vibrant neighborhoods, Georgetown.
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From mastering three-part harmony in our Chorus to spinning pirouettes with our enVISIon dance group, from printmaking to painting in our brand-new, sundrenched art studio, and from stepping into the spotlight to managing the lightboard for one of our acclaimed theater productions, you will find friends and endless creative opportunities at Visitation.
Each generation carries these traditions forward, learning from the past and leaving their own mark in the future.
While those are two of the most iconic traditions, our 220-year history also holds many more, both sacred, like Living Rosary, and special, like graduation.
Everyone in the entire school (and we mean everyone – including each of the Sisters) is assigned to either Gold or White Team and we compete all year long for the coveted banner. From fun themes to dazzling costumes, an incredible canned food drive to the epic quiz bowl, the Tigers and Bears are in fierce (yet friendly!) competition every day of the year.
It is difficult to capture the wild excitement and joy of Visitation’s annual Gold-White games (which is why you should come check out one yourself!).
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But the fun doesn’t end there - another beloved tradition is Marshmallow Roast, where the classes compete to imagine and produce the most hilarious skit roasting their teachers.
@visidc At admissions events, you can learn more about tuition, financial aid, and scholarships. Cost should not prevent you from joining our family; each year we offer more than $2 million in financial aid to one-third of our students. We also offer merit scholarships. For more information or to schedule your visit, please contact our Admissions Team at admissions@visi.org. Please join us in October for our Open House or, if you’re in eighth grade, schedule a Cub for a Day visit! All the details are available on our website, www.visi.org. We hope you are excited to learn more about Visitation.
