St. Mary's of Piscataway School in Clinton
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I am in the process of visiting schools in the Upper Marlboro/Bowie area for my DD who will be entering Kindergarten in the fall. Has anyone had any experience with St. Mary's of Piscataway school? I would really appreciate any experience or information you can share about the school, its reputation, etc.
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Anonymous
| I toured it in January. It's OK. Are you only looking for Catholic schools? Only asking because I being going through this for the past 8 months. I probably toured every PG County private school in the Bowie/Upper Marlboro/Clinton/Largo area. Even some in VA, which is where I ultimately chose. |
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No, I am also looking at some private schools, but within a 30 minute drive from Upper Marlboro. Where did you ultimately choose in VA? What were your impressions of SMOP? Any advice or suggestions would be great. |
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I chose Browne Academy. Right over the Wilson bridge. 20 minute drive on the beltway. Very diverse. My impression of SMOP wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t what I was looking for. I preferred an independent school over religious. |
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My next choice would have been Excellence Christian School in Upper Marlboro. It’s literally 5 minutes from my house off Woodward Rd. However, the PreK teachers were fairly new and the entire basically had no windows. Another good Catholic school in Camp Springs woulda be St. Philips the Apsotle by Branch Avenue Metro. I liked that school. However, again, I preferred a non religious school. |
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| Would you mind commenting briefly on the schools you visited? Likes? Dislikes? |
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Excellence Dislikes - just seemed dark and dreary. Carpet in the classrooms and the classroom for PreK and kindergarten are small. Likes - tuition low, breakfast included Riverdale Dislikes - Everything! Very unorganized. More like a public school. Large class sizes. 1st grade had 28 kids; tuition high for that school Likes - Nothing Grace Brethren Dislikes - Pre-K class small; teacher fairly new. The counselor giving the tour didn’t seem to answer question. Got the public school feel Likes - other than PreK, classroom were decent; tuition wasn’t too high but higher than Excellene Holy Trinity Dislikes - Location. It was the furthest; no lunch option for PreK to kindergarten; you have to pack lunch. Hours are short. 8:45 or 9-2:05; Tuition is high and does not include $1,000 registration fee and $500 endowment fee Rock Creek Dislikes- Everything! They’re probably still open because their high school basketball is popular Likes - Nothing |
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| Likes on Holy Trinity - nice facilities and programs. Has very good outplacement for high school |
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What’s your question? |