9610 Shuttle Ct N
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

I love Douglass. I have had 2 children graduate from Douglass, 1 child and 1 niece are still attending. For the most part staff are responsive to emails and for the very few who aren’t administration will support with getting a response. Douglass has a family feel environment. Most of the students are friendly. There are plenty of extra curricular activities afterschool. My children have participated in art/anime club, photography club, yearbook, wrestling, football, and the positive outlook club. Two of them learned to play instruments, piano and guitar. Compared to other schools in the county there are minimum altercations or violence. Safety is not a concern nor has ever been a concern for any of my children. There are a variety of courses available to meet students’ needs. My 3 children are very different and found various activities, course, sports and staff members to connect with. One of my children graduated with 25 college credits with dual enrollment. My favorite sports team at Douglass is the wrestling team. The coaches are great and really treat the students with love, respect and care. They focus on building character while simultaneously improving wrestling skills at a fast rate.

My experience as volunteer parent and my son attending this school. During the covid pandemic. My son missed his first year and half. All of 6 grade year. We were home school which i loved because, I was at home with him. 7th and 8th grade year were challenging not his academic but his social skills. I was worried but my son adjusted very well in Middle school. As a volunteer parent in 7th grade and 8th grade. I knew my son friends and school staff. My son enjoyed his two years at Gwynn Park Middle School. This school has so much potential if they were given the opportunity for more support equipment and staff. I believe there is lack of staff all over the PG county school. I pray the next generation of young adults will want to teach at Gwynn Park Middle School. Or change it to a "Gwynn Park Charter School". I believe the charter school are up and coming...they bring a different education and more support staff and better incentive package.

We are so happy at Mattaponi! We have one child who just completed 4th grade in the TAG Center program; and one child who just completed kindergarten. I can not emphasize enough how wonderful all of the teachers are at Mattaponi! The music teacher is quite possibly the best in the county, if not the state. Really all of the teachers are excellent; and given how incredibly engaged our principal is, this should come as no surprise. He knows every single student by name. If you want a small school, that emphasizes excellence in learning; while at the same time offering an extremely personalized experience experience for your child, I would highly recommend Mattaponi.