Little Langley / Congo school years

[Anonymous]

Contemplating congressional or little Langley for middle for child. Mild dyslexia, no ADHD/ADD (basically, rule abiding good student to whom reading can be a challenge). We are doing full OG outside tutoring support. Child in public currently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Contemplating congressional or little Langley for middle for child. Mild dyslexia, no ADHD/ADD (basically, rule abiding good student to whom reading can be a challenge). We are doing full OG outside tutoring support. Child in public currently.

Posted too soon. Primarily interested in prep for high school. Want a really good idea of what kind of high school will be a good fit for child after three years. Specifically, can they handle challenge of a very rigorous PS education or not. Will I get that answered at either congressional or Langley?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know about Little Langley personally but I’ve heard good things. Our dyslexic child absolutely bloomed at Congressional, though. We’ve continued in private and DC is making straight A’s in HS, but if rigorous public school is your goal, I’m sure your child would be well prepared. Students from Congressional do head to public for high school (both local HS and TJ), although most stay in private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know about Little Langley personally but I’ve heard good things. Our dyslexic child absolutely bloomed at Congressional, though. We’ve continued in private and DC is making straight A’s in HS, but if rigorous public school is your goal, I’m sure your child would be well prepared. Students from Congressional do head to public for high school (both local HS and TJ), although most stay in private.

+1 Our dyslexic/ADHD child thrived at Congressional as well. The small class sizes and willingness of teachers to spend time with DC really was invaluable. DC is at a Catholic HS now and doing well.

[Anonymous]

+2 for Congressional. They really worked with them as an individual and us as a family. DC is at a private high school and doing well.

[Anonymous]

Langley prepared both of my kids for “big-3/big5” schools both academically and socially. The middle school program is strong academically and encourages kids to get involved in school (sports, the arts, student council, big buddies, etc). The community is welcoming and it’s an easy school to join as the new kid (mine joined in LS and MS). I truly feel Langley helped my kids figure out their strengths, and interests which help in selecting high schools.

[Anonymous]

PP here—one point to note, Langley definitely has learning specialists and an option of Flex Time where students can skip a foreign language and get help with the rest of their classes. I do not think Langley or many other private schools will have specific dyslexia therapists. You will probably still need outside support at any private you attend.