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Georgetown Visitation, founded in 1799, is a college preparatory school rooted in the Roman Catholic faith and Salesian tradition, committed to educating young women from diverse backgrounds. We are a faith-centered community dedicated to educational excellence enriched by co-curricular and service programs.
Our mission is to empower our students to meet the demands and challenges of today’s rapidly changing and morally complex world. We guide our students to become self-reliant, intellectually mature, and morally responsible women of faith, vision, and purpose.
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Visi at a Glance
Founded in 1799 by the Sisters of the Visitation, Georgetown Visitation provides the spiritual grounding, challenging academics, plentiful opportunities, and supportive and joyous community that enable our diverse community of students to cultivate their God-given gifts.
Numbers
510
students
23
acres in the heart of Georgetown
15
average class size
50
co-curricular clubs
24
athletic teams
5
performing arts ensembles
Visi News
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On DC Emancipation Day, April 16, Georgetown Visitation hosted an all-school assembly that included remembrance, reflection, and a call to action. Students, faculty, and the Sisters of the Visitation honored the legacy of those who were once enslaved on the campus and acknowledged the institution's role in that painful history.
![Juniors Present at Social Action Fair This Week]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712948629/visiorg/fdqesiarjkiccpeqnkke/F1F476CC-3207-4803-91D7-EA8A21564B59.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712948629/visiorg/fdqesiarjkiccpeqnkke/F1F476CC-3207-4803-91D7-EA8A21564B59.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712948629/visiorg/fdqesiarjkiccpeqnkke/F1F476CC-3207-4803-91D7-EA8A21564B59.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1712948629/visiorg/fdqesiarjkiccpeqnkke/F1F476CC-3207-4803-91D7-EA8A21564B59.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712948629/visiorg/fdqesiarjkiccpeqnkke/F1F476CC-3207-4803-91D7-EA8A21564B59.jpg","width":1500}])
Juniors presented their Praxis research and actions we can all take to affect these social justice issues at a social action fair on Thursday morning.
![Nine Cubs Named All-Met by Washington Post]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712340432/visiorg/chntiuiinarv4ohu4ddp/thiessen.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712340432/visiorg/chntiuiinarv4ohu4ddp/thiessen.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712340432/visiorg/chntiuiinarv4ohu4ddp/thiessen.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712340432/visiorg/chntiuiinarv4ohu4ddp/thiessen.png","width":832}])
Nine students were named in the All-Mets announcements from The Washington Post for the winter season, including basketball, ice hockey, swimming, and track. Senior Lucy Thiessen was named Player of the Year for girls' ice hockey.
