Field School?

[Anonymous]

I Go to field and i love it. I went to st.albans and it was dreadful for me(though i know its a great school). i love it so much i try new things like join the basketball team and set the academic bar higher. i could not be happier.

[Anonymous]

no, you don't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just total random curiosity: I drive regularly by this school's lovely building, and it occurs to me that I never hear anything about it in this forum--even searching the archives doesn't bring up much. Is this a school for special needs? Is it a last resort type of school? What is it and why is it never mentioned? Like I said, I'm really just curious. Thanks.

It has long been considered a school for those NW families that could not get into GDS or Maret, or could not find placement after graduating from schools like Sheridan or Capitol Hill Day School. It was also known as a haven for kids with special issues, be it different learning styles or behavioral issues. In this day and age of hyper-competititive admissions, this is changing quite a bit, and with the quality of the families/students now attending, and the beautiful surroundings, it is gaining traction within the private school obsessed.

Its not a special needs school. Its for everyone. Its a school with lots of arts and diversity. I have had past experience with the school and its fabulous all the children who go their are very intelligent and bright and all are VERY happy at field.

[Anonymous]

My daughter went to Field School and she loved it. Her ability to connect with her teachers was unlike any school we have been associated with. It's academics are fabulous. The thing they are able to do better than most is the ability to teach to varying levels of intellect. I know students who have graduated and gone on to Stanford and Yale and others who have gone to middle of the road colleges and universities. The bottom line is that there is less stress then most DC private schools and that is just wonderful.

[Anonymous]

We are looking at Field for a child who loves math/science, but hates pressure. How is Field socially? DC is a math/science type -- shy, non-athletic (prefers to go to school in the summer) -- would a child like that fit in, or feel left out by the "artsy" emphasis at Field?