Small and Traditional?

[Anonymous]

Burke also starts in 6th grade
Landon in 3rd
WES through 8th grade
National Presbyterian School through 6th (but could be a good option)
St. Pat's
Norwood
McLean (not really traditional though but the smallest class sizes listed so far)
St Andrews



I think you should really focus on K-8th and deal with high school later. Lots of kids leave or change schools in 9th grade b/c they've outgrown their current K-12th grade school or were in the wrong learning environment to start with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Burke also starts in 6th grade
Landon in 3rd
WES through 8th grade
National Presbyterian School through 6th (but could be a good option)
St. Pat's
Norwood
McLean (not really traditional though but the smallest class sizes listed so far)
St Andrews



I think you should really focus on K-8th and deal with high school later. Lots of kids leave or change schools in 9th grade b/c they've outgrown their current K-12th grade school or were in the wrong learning environment to start with.

Burke is not traditional at all

[Anonymous]

You could always send your kid to Mater Dei.. But then again George Huguely went there for 8 years so...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless your ds is a great athlete, don't consider Landon.

This is the most biased and clearly non factual statement. There are tons of kids at landon who aren't great athletes. In fact, they probably outnumber the "great athletes"..

[Anonymous]

I know you said "not Catholic", but the Heights would otherwise be such a good match for what you are seeking that it might be worth checking out. 3rd through 12th grade, all boys, VERY traditional curriculum, and they have a strong reputation as a place that truly "gets" boys. It's not right for everyone -- and it's very, very Catholic -- but all the other factors line up so well you may want to look at it.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you want traditional through high school, then your non-Catholic choicse are simple. Landon, Maret, or Beauvoir/STA. WES is a wonderful choice given your location, but it ends at 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

I would recommend NPS and WES. Both great schools and convenient, the latter should not be underestimated. Both are relatively small. All the private schools will have relatively the same size classes. But I would focus on school size as well.

[Anonymous]

Unless your ds is a great athlete, don't consider Landon.

[Anonymous]

Echo some of the recommendations here about splitting your timeline. For example, NPS is small and traditional (in a good way/not stodgy) and has solid outplacement to land your child somewhere good for 7-12. I am sure there are other options like that.