It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and the Mother of God Community, which was responsible for the school's founding.

In the mid 1980s, the Community experienced an influx of younger families who needed to enroll their children in local schools.

[2] To help meet these needs, Community members voted to purchase a piece of land along Goshen Road and construct a school.

In 1994, the school's second major construction project was completed: a brick building housing a large gym and several classrooms.

In addition, students in grades K-8 also benefit from classes in Art, Music, Foreign Language, Physical Education, Library, and Computer Science.

It is frequently attended by large numbers of people from around the county, and is advertised in local newspapers and radio broadcasts.

As spring approaches, classes will begin to make posters and art to display in their homerooms; they will also start practicing a traditional skit, song, or dance from their assigned region.