Best Private School for Indian Origin kids

[Anonymous]

As I mentioned before, I went to a public school here and obviously I have heard about different schools but have decided on two of them. Now if you don’t wont to take this thread seriously, by all means, leave and let other serious people discuss.

[Anonymous]

Which two?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which two?

OP said Bullis and Sidwell. My kids goes to one of them, and I find that this is apples and screwdrivers. Hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Then which school should I send my kids to? This are the names I can remeber back in the day so that’s Imwhy i thought it should consider.

[Anonymous]

Given the number of South Asian/Indian families in the area, I think it's safe to say that you'll find Indian kids in all of the area private schools, both parochial and secular.

[Anonymous]

All of the Indians I know strive for TJ. It is free. Their extended families don't want them to spend money on private

[Anonymous]

Bullis is more athletically inclined and Sidwell is more academically inclined. Sidwell, especially, is difficult to get into, so you can't just decide to send your kids there.

Other than ethnicity, tell us something about your kids. What are their interests, their academic strengths and weaknesses, their personalities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of the Indians I know strive for TJ. It is free. Their extended families don't want them to spend money on private

You must not know a lot of Indians.

[Anonymous]

My son loves to play soccer and lacrosse and my daughter just started rowing (crew) and loves it

[Anonymous]

Over 15% of my child's grade at Sidwell has at least one Indian parent. HTH

[Anonymous]

I just used Sidwell and Bullis as a reference as some of my colleagues kids go to either one of them. I am currently leaning on sending them to Bullis. Are the academics stellar?

[Anonymous]

Seneca Academy for elementary school. Very diverse. Many south Asians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're Indian too. Our friends' kids go to Sidwell, GDS, WIS, the Cathedral schools, and Maret. Our child goes to one of the above. I think you can find Indian kids at all of them. Not a ton of them, but they're there. At my child's school there are a couple in each grade.

But the vast majority of the Indians we know send their kids to public schools - TJ and Blair magnet being the prize that they prep for from elementary years onward.

Must be weird to run in these rich people social circles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're Indian too. Our friends' kids go to Sidwell, GDS, WIS, the Cathedral schools, and Maret. Our child goes to one of the above. I think you can find Indian kids at all of them. Not a ton of them, but they're there. At my child's school there are a couple in each grade.

But the vast majority of the Indians we know send their kids to public schools - TJ and Blair magnet being the prize that they prep for from elementary years onward.

Must be weird to run in these rich people social circles

My kids at Sidwell have a ton of Indian friends.

[Anonymous]

I would look at little Langley and Potomac. We’re also Indian, but our focus wasn’t solely on whether there were many Indians, but on diversity in general. We visited Landon and that was nearly all white even though we were impressed with the academics and the few Indians there told Landon parents treat them like crap and never invite their kids for anything. I would say that my experience with Indians at Bullis, those kids never really amount to much because the Indian families who send their kids just think dropping them off and writing a check means that the school should parent, nurture, and develop their kid into ivy material. We personally know 3 Indian kids who went to Bullis and not a single one is financially independent. No joke, one of them still lives at home and works at Starbucks while his mom complains that she spent all this money on Bullis, but that didn’t do anything for him. Meanwhile, she never put the kid in summer camp or encouraged sports of any kind as she was too busy planning elaborate parties for the south Asian community. The Sidwell Indians are more involved and approach their kids education more like white people. My advice, look for lots of different types of diversity. I don’t want my kids associating with Indians who come from families that are obsessed with money, pure academics, and prestige. I don’t care if my son or daughter end up at Mason as long as they are happy and doing a job they love. Other Indians would be horrified (this includes my brother and mom)