Parents of Upper School Flint Hill

[Anonymous]

DS is a freshman and loves it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids love the school, that's for sure. My son loves it.

However, I'm not happy that they have almost a month less school days than the FCPS. What are we paying so much for???? Seriously!

Just curious, do you resurrect all Flint Hill threads to talk about how it's not worth the money for the number of days in school?

Spoiler: Flint Hill was never worth the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids love the school, that's for sure. My son loves it.

However, I'm not happy that they have almost a month less school days than the FCPS. What are we paying so much for???? Seriously!

Just curious, do you resurrect all Flint Hill threads to talk about how it's not worth the money for the number of days in school?

Spoiler: Flint Hill was never worth the money.

Not PP but curious why you would say this? What metric are you using for this rational ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a pressure cooker is code for mediocre.

+1

[Anonymous]

Flint Hill is a good school. It has many merits, and kids are happy there. I wish there are more school days than they have now. A little too many no school days..
.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is a good school. It has many merits, and kids are happy there. I wish there are more school days than they have now. A little too many no school days..
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You’ve already pointed this out on this thread. We get it. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Heard quite a bit of students being expelled at FH for various reasons. Shouldn't they "educate" kids, instead of kicking them out? Seems a bit extreme..

[Anonymous]

Expulsion should be reserved for extreme cases but here it feels like they want the simple solution for the school, without caring much about the students. Wish they care equally about their academics..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids love the school, that's for sure. My son loves it.

However, I'm not happy that they have almost a month less school days than the FCPS. What are we paying so much for???? Seriously!

we're not at FH, but quantity =/= quality regardless of where one attends

[Anonymous]

If we want to transfer our kid from FH back to public school, do we have to wait until the end of year? Is it possible to do it during school year? Does anybody know? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

we're not at FH, but quantity =/= quality regardless of where one attends

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Sure, but FCPS schools are not bad as we all know. One month less of learning is hard to catch up. That's 4 months less in 4 years. FH isn't exactly known as academic power house, so this is substantial. It's also burden some for parents who are both working --- they have to find a way to deal with the kids at home for a month!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you tell me a bit about your experience with HS. Looking to better understand parent community and kids at school. Matriculation looks very good/diverse. Seems like they are focused on the “right fit” and have a pretty solid college prep program? How is the student body? Are your kids happy there? Do they feel challenged and engaged with teachers? What is the social life outside of school like for your kids?

Thank you!

Have you not toured there?

All of this is pretty obvious if you go during a school day.

All of this is not obvious during a tour. How does a tour show if someone's DC is happy, challenged and engaged? Or what the social life is loke outside of school? Are you not able to comprehend what OP is asking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we want to transfer our kid from FH back to public school, do we have to wait until the end of year? Is it possible to do it during school year? Does anybody know? Thanks.

You can do it tomorrow. But no tuition reimbursement. It's that time of year. Schools get traded by those desperate to eliminate the competition and get their kid in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we want to transfer our kid from FH back to public school, do we have to wait until the end of year? Is it possible to do it during school year? Does anybody know? Thanks.

Nobody’s locking you in. You can leave anytime. Public schools have to take your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is a good school. It has many merits, and kids are happy there. I wish there are more school days than they have now. A little too many no school days..
.

You’ve already pointed this out on this thread. We get it. Move on.

Ya, let's get back to the fact that it's mediocre.