What schools would you look at for this kid?

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Anonymous wrote:Silver Spring is big. Where are you? Close to downtown? Wheaton? This will help narrow based on commute.

We're close to Holy Cross Hospital.

According to Google Maps, Burke, Sandy Springs, and St. Andrew's are almost exactly the same distance from us.

SAES has excellent bus service. Other schools may as well. You should visit them all and get the details about transportation options.

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Anonymous wrote:Landon if you can get past single sex.

OP here, I need to dig deeper into why he feels this way. He's always been a kid who had friends of both genders. So, it might just be that, but on the other hand, he does find in other single sex environments, like sports and scouts.

Having said that, I always had the sense that Landon was more academically selective. Is that not true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landon if you can get past single sex.

OP here, I need to dig deeper into why he feels this way. He's always been a kid who had friends of both genders. So, it might just be that, but on the other hand, he does find in other single sex environments, like sports and scouts.

Having said that, I always had the sense that Landon was more academically selective. Is that not true?

No. Landon and St. Albans are the schools for jocks traditionally.

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St. Andrews

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Our Lady of Good Counsel. Incredible community, excellent academics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silver Spring is big. Where are you? Close to downtown? Wheaton? This will help narrow based on commute.

We're close to Holy Cross Hospital.

According to Google Maps, Burke, Sandy Springs, and St. Andrew's are almost exactly the same distance from us.

SAES has excellent bus service. Other schools may as well. You should visit them all and get the details about transportation options.

OP here, visiting is a little hard right now, but we'll definitely call and ask about transportation.

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You could look at Avalon. It was way to religious for our taste and had a weird male vibe to me but I know several kids who go similar to what you are saying.

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There are many great kids like your son at St. John's.

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I second St. John's. Not sure if your son qualifies, but SJH has a great program for kids who need support: https://www.stjohnschs.org/academics/benilde-program#

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silver Spring is big. Where are you? Close to downtown? Wheaton? This will help narrow based on commute.

We're close to Holy Cross Hospital.

According to Google Maps, Burke, Sandy Springs, and St. Andrew's are almost exactly the same distance from us.

SAES has excellent bus service. Other schools may as well. You should visit them all and get the details about transportation options.

OP here, visiting is a little hard right now, but we'll definitely call and ask about transportation.

I also recommend St. Andrew's for your son. The transportation information is available on the web: https://www.saes.org/admission/transportation

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Anonymous wrote:Assuming you are familiar with the Catholic options, I won’t list them. Non-Catholic Mo Co options that might be a great fit are St. Andrew’s Episcopal and Sandy Spring Friends School.

OP here, thanks! I'll look at those. What about Burke? Should that be on our list?

Perhaps but I don’t know if they offer the sports outlet he might need/want.

I'd look regardless because it checks so many of your other boxes, in terms of size, supports, etc. You can always talking to the Athletic Dept. during the process. Agree with St. Andrew's and SSFS too.

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SJC

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Landon.

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Anonymous wrote:Landon if you can get past single sex.

+1

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Which sports and how much support do you think he needs on the academics? I'd focus first on the latter, of course, but finding the right athletic environment can also help with getting the needed support on academics and social. No longer as familiar with the MoCo schools but your kid sounds like a large number of my classmates at Bullis many years ago. The ones who did best were those who had support from their coaches and teammates.

Good luck to you and your son.