The Madeira School's Girls First program gives girls entering grades 7 to 11 the chance to supplement their school-year studies with rigorous and fun classroom work, as well as benefit from experiential learning through the guidance of successful women in a wide range of careers. Our students pursue a scholastic adventure of their choice while participating in a variety of enjoyable daily and nightly activities in a beautiful riverside setting twenty minutes from the nation's capital. Young women who attend Girls First don't just read textbooks—they engage in layered learning where classroom experiences are never removed from real-world applications.