Best K-5 or K-8 schools for our DC in MoCo or NWDC?
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Anonymous
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Trying to come up with a short list for our rising kindergartener.
Our DC is neurotypical, well rounded, smart (reading simple five-word sentence books already & doing double digit subtraction in own head), athletic, and friendly. No accommodations needed, far as we know. Any schools we should prioritize or stay away from? We're looking for a environment that will nurture the whole child, but also support him in areas where he's academically above grade level. |
Anonymous
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a kid like that should be fine anywhere
I'd do your local public so he can make friends with kids in the neighborhood |
Anonymous
| Your kid sounds advanced for his age in math. Most schools are not going to differentiate math much if at all in the first few years, so you might want to consider supplementing with outside math enrichment. |
Anonymous
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Our kid was the same for K. The schools differentiate by work groups in the classroom, if there is anyone else at /near their level, but mostly not.
We supplement at home. Just focus on good fit and rigorousness of the school overall or of the high school. |
Anonymous
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You’ve just described the majority of 5 year olds in this area.
Which ever schools are closest to your home should be the priority. |
Anonymous
| Washington Episcopal School - amazing school, nurturing teachers, and supportive community. |
Anonymous
| Friends Community School was a good place for our child, although they don’t do a lot of differentiation in math. In Mt Rainier, but there were a number of kids coming from our moco neighborhood so carpools were fairly easy to organize. |
Anonymous
| Sheridan |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
No you must do public if your kid is a math kid. More in depth options for smarter kids. |
Anonymous
Based on what? They had three levels of math for 8th grade last year, with all offfering Algebra 1 or beyond. Kids now in Geometry (most) or Algebra 2 in top high schools. |
Anonymous
But I do agree that public has more options, but Sheridan did create a special group that went beyond Algebra 1 for a few very advanced kids. |
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| Norwood |
Anonymous
+1 We had a great experience at Norwood. I would also suggest looking at WES and Woods Academy if you are ok with religious schools. |
Anonymous
| You should base this mostly on proximity. There would be no reason to drive a long way for one school in this thread over a similar one closer to your house. |