St Andelm's Abbey

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Anonymous wrote:I'm the 2year old's mom lol! I will call them in the fall. Currently right now the elementary school that I am excited about that we can actually afford is Christian Family Montessori. I've driven out to their site and we will go to the open house in the fall. This would be for a fall 2017 slot so my son would be 3 years old and a few months. I'm sure things have changed a bunch in terms of elementary schools but would love to hear what schools you looked at back then (public or private).

Oh my goodness, kindergarten search was almost as bad as college search, I visited 8 schools. Our final decision was between Holy Redeemer (our parish school) and Friends Community School, both in College Park. The styles and atmospheres were very different, and we decided that Holy Redeemer's more traditional approach would give my son the structure that he needed to thrive. I believe we were right, but the other two Abbey students in our car pool had both gone to FCS and they did fine, too. (One of them was valedictorian of the Abbey's middle school.) The Abbey's admissions office can probably put you in touch with families that came from elementary schools you're looking at, so you can talk to them about the transition. Good luck and enjoy these early years when you're the teacher!

2 year old's mom here. Many thanks for your post which made me smile. Yes, this elementary school search thing is a racket particularly in DC where we have the lottery to contend with for public and charter schools for PK3. We will be fully immersed in all of that research starting in the fall. And I will call the Abbey right now in fact to pick their brains. I'm glad to hear you all had such a positive experience there. And yes, I am trying to fully enjoy this stage. I am sure each stage has its unique challenges but somehow I feel despite fatigue, this stage may well be the easiest of all of them given daycare is year round and goes from 7:30-6pm, don't have to worry about school breaks, after school activities, and just all the developmental stages/challenges that are around the corner lol!