Little Flower Schools

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon. I am new to the forum but grew up in the Bethesda Chevy Chase area and attended little flower in the 80s. We are considering a move back and I would have a sixth grade boy. I know things changed but is it still relatively similar in academics, etc. I am looking to see the emphasis on spending time on screens or still utilizing mostly textbooks in the school. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

OP I think it's similar to the 1980s, but with fewer nuns. I think it's lower screen than public school. I think they have some attrition with boys in the middle school recently. You should ask the ratio of boys to girls in 6th, 7th and 8th. GL.

[Anonymous]

Thank you! We had that similar attrition rate even back in the 80s with boys leaving to attend Mater Dei before going on to high school. I appreciate the response.

[Anonymous]

I will say that LFS has a reputation of weaker academics and poorer outplacement than other schools. Lots of kids leave early to other Catholics for this reason.

[Anonymous]

On their Instagram, the Archdiocese of Washington just shared that Little Flower School (Bethesda) and Holy Trinity School (DC) were named National Blue Ribbon Schools this year. The ADW post says, "This honor recognizes their commitment to academic excellence and the hard work of students, teachers, and school communities. Join us in celebrating these two schools and their outstanding achievement.!" It doesn't appear that other ADW schools received Blue Ribbons this year.

[Anonymous]

I would argue as someone who is in the school and also grew up here, that LF is way more conservative and clique than it use to be. Also, I agree that they didn’t do as good as a job on outplacement for high school in the last few years. This is one of the reasons both boys and girls leave in the upper grades.

[Anonymous]

Go check it out - I saw the Open House sign. They have an impressive new principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On their Instagram, the Archdiocese of Washington just shared that Little Flower School (Bethesda) and Holy Trinity School (DC) were named National Blue Ribbon Schools this year. The ADW post says, "This honor recognizes their commitment to academic excellence and the hard work of students, teachers, and school communities. Join us in celebrating these two schools and their outstanding achievement.!" It doesn't appear that other ADW schools received Blue Ribbons this year.

If you are judging schools by blue ribbon awards, you’ve got a very interesting take on success.