Woodmont Academy

Woodmont Academy served families from Howard County, Maryland. It is not affiliated with the Howard County Public School System.

Woodmont Academy
Address
Woodmont Academy
14196 Frederick Rd

Cooksville
,
Maryland
21723

United States
Coordinates39°20′47″N 77°00′25″W
Information
TypePrivate School
Motto"Semper Altius" - Always Higher
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Established1995
PrincipalJohn Farrell
Enrollment185 (2011)
Websitewoodmontacademy.org

School History

The Woodmont Academy was founded in 1995 by the Legionaries of Christ in Baltimore County,[1] with 49 students in the first class.

It was originally in Woodstock in Baltimore County.[2] It originally planned to relocate to Glenwood, but area residents objected.[3] It instead chose to relocate to Cooksville.[4] Some Cooksville area residents opposed the placement of the school.[5]

In 2003, the school relocated to the 66 acres Cooksville facility. In 2010, the Vatican condemned Father Marcial Maciel for molesting underage males and fathering at least one child of a student.[6]

It closed on June 10, 2011.[7]

Curriculum

The school used the "Integral Foundation" curriculum emphasizing character development.[8]

Redevelopment

In 2013, former James N. Robey aide Sang Oh representing Dar-us-Salaam, an Islamic organization that operates Al Huda School in College Park, petitioned Howard County to rezone the Woodmont Property. The zoning application was dropped, but plans to move the Dar-us-Salaam facility from College Park to Cooksville proceeded as a conditional use.[9]

References and notes
  1. "Our Mission." Woodmont Academy. February 6, 2001. Retrieved on February 2, 2018.
  2. "Home. Woodmont Academy. February 2, 2001. Retrieved on February 2, 2018. "10817 Davis Avenue, Woodstock, MD 21163"
  3. "Woodmont Academy delays date with panel". Baltimore Sun. 2000-10-17. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. "School bids on property in Cooksville". Baltimore Sun. 2001-10-21. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. Hirsch, Arthur (2012-11-08). "Mosque plan called too large for rural Howard County". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2018-02-03. Some remember the "Stop Woodmont Academy" signs sprouting on lawns 12 years ago, when the school staked out a spot in a residential area a few miles from where the project was eventually built on Frederick Road.
  6. Sara Toth (20 April 2011). "Woodmont Academy to close after 16 years 'There's nothing else here in western Howard County'". The Howard County Times.
  7. Home. Woodmont Academy. September 6, 2011. Retrieved on February 2, 2018.
  8. "Woodmont Academy parent offers school $900,000 if it can raise $1 million". Baltimore Sun. 2006-12-10. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  9. "Rezoning request for Woodmont Academy withdrawn". The Baltimore Sun. 19 June 2013.
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