Who has experience at LAB?

[Anonymous]

I have an elementary schooler, but I am anticipating a move to private middle schools for him. He has ADHD, OCD, and anxiety. He will not survive in our public middle school, so we are willing to move and make lots of financial sacrifices to send him to a school like LAB.
Could anyone share their experiences? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

You may get more feedback in the Special Needs forum.

[Anonymous]

LAB was fantastic a couple of years ago. With the new HOS they are trying to be another DMV private and forgetting Sally's mission.

[Anonymous]

My friend has a daughter who's been there for a few years (now in middle school). From what I've heard, what was supposed to be a solution, hasn't been much of a solution at all. Public school was a disaster, LAB had been marginally better. For the cost, I would be upset. I would visit, ask lots of questions (my friend did not, but she was desperate for something so I get it), and be honest about what I want/my child needs out of a school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an elementary schooler, but I am anticipating a move to private middle schools for him. He has ADHD, OCD, and anxiety. He will not survive in our public middle school, so we are willing to move and make lots of financial sacrifices to send him to a school like LAB.
Could anyone share their experiences? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Your child's profile would not be a good fit.
In theory - your child needs a language based learning diagnosis for enrollment.

I know similar profile students that went to Oneness Montessori and were very successful.
Nora does not start until High School - but you might want to take a look.

[Anonymous]

Look at McLean in Potomac for that profile and echoing the HOS at Lab is more about the money than then mission. Lab is actually meant to specialize in language based LDs like dyslexia but it’s getting more muddled and also more teaching down.

[Anonymous]

My DD has recently been diagnosed with Dyslexia. Her current school is able to meet her needs, but I wonder if it makes sense to move her to LAB and then apply out for Middle School. Has anyone done this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD has recently been diagnosed with Dyslexia. Her current school is able to meet her needs, but I wonder if it makes sense to move her to LAB and then apply out for Middle School. Has anyone done this?

Visit them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an elementary schooler, but I am anticipating a move to private middle schools for him. He has ADHD, OCD, and anxiety. He will not survive in our public middle school, so we are willing to move and make lots of financial sacrifices to send him to a school like LAB.
Could anyone share their experiences? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Look at commonwealth in Alexandria. Was a miracle for our DS who was a similar profile.

[Anonymous]

I looked at Lab a few years ago for a kid with some of those issues. He also has a language based LD but it had been remediated to the extent that he wasn't behind in any academic subject, actually he was ahead in some. I felt like the admissions people were very helpful and honest for us about what the school did and didn't offer and even suggested some other schools. We didn't feel like it was a good fit in the end but it was a good experience where I felt like everyone was straightforward and trying to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an elementary schooler, but I am anticipating a move to private middle schools for him. He has ADHD, OCD, and anxiety. He will not survive in our public middle school, so we are willing to move and make lots of financial sacrifices to send him to a school like LAB.
Could anyone share their experiences? I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

Look at commonwealth in Alexandria. Was a miracle for our DS who was a similar profile.

+1 for Commonwealth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD has recently been diagnosed with Dyslexia. Her current school is able to meet her needs, but I wonder if it makes sense to move her to LAB and then apply out for Middle School. Has anyone done this?

You could also check out The Siena School

[Anonymous]

It's really focused on kids with dyslexia (and dysgraphia). We have friends with a child in middle school and others with a child in high school (middle division and upper division). They all speak very highly of it. The middle schooler has been there 2 years after disastrous public school and has made a ton of reading progress.