Thornton Friends, A Small, Nurturing College-Prep School in Silver Spring, MD

Directions to our Administrative Offices
13925 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
301.384.0320

Follow the directions to the Upper School, below. The administrative offices are located behind the upper school building.

Directions to the Upper School
13925 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20904
301.384.0320

From points South and West:
1. Take the Beltway to the Colesville Road (MD29) North (Exit 30-A).
2. Head North on Colesville Road for about 2-1/2 miles.
3. Take the New Hampshire Avenue Exit (650) North.
4. Head North on New Hampshire Avenue for about another 2-1/2 miles.
5. Cross Randolph Avenue, and continue for .66 miles. You will see a large Buddhist Temple on your left; just opposite on the right, you will see the Episcopalian Church of the Epiphany. 6. 6. Immediately after the church, take a right on Hobbs Drive.
7. The school is just behind the Church. There is a single Visitors Parking space near the door; otherwise, park anywhere and enter through the front door.
8. The offices are to your left.

From points South and East:
1. Take the Beltway to New Hampshire Avenue (MD650) North (Exit 28A).
2. Head North on New Hampshire for about 5 miles.
3. Cross Randolph Avenue, and continue for .66 miles. You will see a large Buddhist Temple on your left; just opposite on the right, you will see the Episcopalian Church of the Epiphany. 6. 4. Immediately after the church, take a right on Hobbs Drive.
5. The school is just behind the Church. There is a single Visitors Parking space near the door; otherwise, park anywhere and enter through the front door.
6. The offices are to your left.

From Points North:
1. Find your way to New Hampshire Avenue (MD650), heading South.
2. Bonifant Road is approximately 3/4 mile North of Hobbs: be sure to get in your left lane at that point.
3. There's a slightly confusing left hand turn lane at Hobbs Drive, as it accommodates a left hand turn into the Colesville Center as well. Pull into the turn lane, but you'll be turning at the end of that lane, onto Hobbs Drive and not into a parking lot.
4. As you pull into Hobbs Drive, you'll see the school behind the Church. There is a single Visitors Parking space near the door; otherwise, park anywhere and enter through the front door.
5. The offices are to your left.

Directions to the Middle School
10309 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903
(301) 622.9033

Simple Directions
1. From the Capitol Beltway (I-495), use Exit 28 north on New Hampshire Avenue.
3. Turn right in three blocks onto Oaklawn Drive.
4. Turn right into the Church parking lot at the bottom of the hill.
5. The school office is on the ground floor, on the left as you enter the atrium.

Driving from Washington, DC
You can get to the school from anywhere in the District fairly easily, it is about a half-hour drive from downtown.

1. Take 16th St. North to the District boundary at a traffic circle, where you bear right on Route 29 North, which is Colesville Road.
2. Drive up Colesville Rd. past downtown Silver Spring, to the Beltway exit marked “495 Baltimore.”
3. From the Beltway go to the next exit, “Route 650, New Hampshire Ave., White Oak North.”
4. Proceed three blocks and make a right on Oaklawn where you will see the Church on the right.

Driving from Suburban Maryland
* From Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Kensington and much of lower Montgomery County:, the easiest way to the Church is the Beltway, I-495, and proceed as above.
* For Northern Silver Spring, the Church can be reached from Route 29, Colesville Road, South, to Route 650, New Hampshire Avenue, South.
* If you are near Georgia Avenue, the best bet is the Beltway and the directions above.
* From Prince Georges County, the Beltway may be the best bet, unless you are coming from somewhere near University Blvd. In that case take University to Route 650, New Hampshire Avenue, North, and proceed as above.

Driving from Northern Virginia
No matter what time of day, the Beltway is the best way to the school from Northern Virginia. You simply take the inner loop past I-270 (but don't take I-270) towards Silver Spring. It takes about 30 minutes from the American Legion Memorial bridge. Follow the directions above.