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Headquarters (Classroom) Location

Our Headquarters (Classroom) is located in the Park Avenue Centre building, 4600 North Park Avenue, Suite #111, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 just 1½ blocks behind the Courtyard Marriott and directly across the street from GEICO.

Directions: (MapQuest Map & Directions)

Latitude

38.963320

Longitude

-77.091236

Decimal Degrees N

38°57.7992

Decimal Degrees W

77°5.47416

  1. Driving Directions
    1. Driving to the Courtyard Marriott
      1. From the District:

        • Take Wisconsin Ave. north, across DC line (Western Ave.) into Maryland (Mazza Gallery will be on your left hand side). After the 3rd traffic light, the Courtyard Marriott will be on the left.

      2. From the Beltway (495):

        • Take Wisconsin Ave./Rockville Pike exit (#34) south towards Washington, for 3.7 miles. The Courtyard Marriott of Chevy Chase will be on the right.

      Please Note - PARKING at the Courtyard Marriott lot is highly recommended since legal street parking is very limited and illegally parked cars are ticketed several times every hour.

      Map from I-495
    2. Walking from the Courtyard Marriott parking lot to our classroom (approximately 4 minutes)
      • Exit the Courtyard Marriott from the 2nd floor rear exit.
      • Exit the parking lot and cross the street.
      • Slightly to the left there is a small park, turn right into the small park and cross through it, keeping the Courtyard Marriott towards your back at all times.
      • Cross the street and walk a short block down the hill on North Park Ave.
      • Our Headquarters (Classroom) is located in the "Park Avenue Centre Building", a 3 story brick building on the corner of North Park Avenue and Shoemaker Farm Lane (4600 North Park Avenue, Suite #111).
      • Either take the elevator or the stairs on your right side up one level to enter Suite #111.
      View of the classrooms, walking from the Courtyard Marriott
      View of the classrooms, walking from the Courtyard Marriott
  2. Metro Directions metro logo
    • Walking from the Friendship Heights Metro to our classroom (approx. 8 minutes)
    • Exit Metro Redline at Friendship Heights Station. Select "Wisconsin & Western" exit towards "The Wisconsin Place".
    • Walk ½ block north on Wisconsin Ave., then turn left on Willard Ave.
    • After walking 2 short blocks down Willard Ave. (directly across the street from the GEICO building), turn right and walk a few feet uphill on Shoemaker Farm Lane.
    • Our Headquarters (Classroom) is located in the "Park Avenue Centre Building", a 3 story brick building on the corner of North Park Avenue and Shoemaker Farm Lane (4600 North Park Avenue, Suite #111).
    • Either take the elevator or the stairs on your left side up one level to enter Suite #111.
    metro map
    View of the classrooms, walking from the Metro
    View of the classrooms, walking from the Metro

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