Elementary Schools

[Anonymous]

If I’m new coming to the area, what are some recommendations for a quality education? Private schools only….
Moving to Bethesda so close by or easily accessible. This would be for PreK and Kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I’m new coming to the area, what are some recommendations for a quality education? Private schools only….
Moving to Bethesda so close by or easily accessible. This would be for PreK and Kindergarten.

Tons of options.

[Anonymous]

MD - Primary Day, Bullis (K-12), Norwood
DC - Beauvoir, NPS, Sheridan, Lowell

[Anonymous]

A pretty comprehensive list here: https://www.aisgw.org/

[Anonymous]

We applied late to BVR so know there may be openings. Full in other grades I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MD - Primary Day, Bullis (K-12), Norwood
DC - Beauvoir, NPS, Sheridan, Lowell

Concord Hill, Grace Episcopal

[Anonymous]

Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

GDS starts PreK but does expand in K

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

GDS starts PreK but does expand in K

Intense?! Do not conflate an academic upper school perceived reputation with how that same place may run its lower school.

GdS and Beauvoir are quite play based in Pk-3. No graded word, no grades, no testing. GdS doesn’t even having reading groups in K, they wait until 1st, and even then nothing level appropriate comes home from class or library. It also has massively changed its student/teacher ratio with the new building change. It went from 2 teachers and 20-22 students to 1 teacher and 15-19 students per homeroom. They say specialists come in to help but that never happened unless you kid has a Dx and pullout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

GDS starts PreK but does expand in K

Intense?! Do not conflate an academic upper school perceived reputation with how that same place may run its lower school.

GdS and Beauvoir are quite play based in Pk-3. No graded word, no grades, no testing. GdS doesn’t even having reading groups in K, they wait until 1st, and even then nothing level appropriate comes home from class or library. It also has massively changed its student/teacher ratio with the new building change. It went from 2 teachers and 20-22 students to 1 teacher and 15-19 students per homeroom. They say specialists come in to help but that never happened unless you kid has a Dx and pullout.

Ok, you are right. My kids are at BVR and it’s not super academic either. I guess I meant that those schools become very academic in middle school. So if OP Is planning to stay in DC, I would choose one of those schools for academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

OP: Can someone provide a similar list but with only lower school/elementary schools? No K-12s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

OP: Can someone provide a similar list but with only lower school/elementary schools? No K-12s?

You know you can go to these schools only for elementary, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

OP: Can someone provide a similar list but with only lower school/elementary schools? No K-12s?

Beauvoir is Pk-3rd
NPS
Sheridan
WES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

OP: Can someone provide a similar list but with only lower school/elementary schools? No K-12s?

Beauvoir is Pk-3rd
NPS
Sheridan
WES

OP - I you want something either in or close-by to Bethesda, and has only a lower/elementary school, your private choices are going to be really limited because schools like WES, Sheridan, Norwood and Green Acres (all good schools) are K-8s. BVR and Concord Hill go through 3; Primary Day through 2. NPS is the only one I can think of that has only elementary grades (PreK-6). The ESs in MCPS go through 5, so a bunch of those kids apply to private for 6, and that’s an expansion year for many of the privates. There may be other options if you are willing to look at Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best private schools in the DMV for academics:

1) Sidwell: K-12 Coed
2) Cathedral schools: (Beauvoir for elementary coed, NCS 4th-12th girls only, St Albans 4th-12th boys only)
3) GDS: K-12 Coed (most liberal/alternative with strong academics)

Probably in this order.

These 3 if you are looking for the strongest academics… otherwise there are many other good schools that are less intense.

GDS starts PreK but does expand in K

Intense?! Do not conflate an academic upper school perceived reputation with how that same place may run its lower school.

GdS and Beauvoir are quite play based in Pk-3. No graded word, no grades, no testing. GdS doesn’t even having reading groups in K, they wait until 1st, and even then nothing level appropriate comes home from class or library. It also has massively changed its student/teacher ratio with the new building change. It went from 2 teachers and 20-22 students to 1 teacher and 15-19 students per homeroom. They say specialists come in to help but that never happened unless you kid has a Dx and pullout.

Ok, you are right. My kids are at BVR and it’s not super academic either. I guess I meant that those schools become very academic in middle school. So if OP Is planning to stay in DC, I would choose one of those schools for academics.

Is it true that there are no grades and/or tests at BVR from K through 3?