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Anonymous
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What elementary schools should I consider for DC#2?
When we did our search for DC#1, we had a particular focus that made it easy to sort the schools out. For DC#2, we have: Gifted IQ Athletic Likes art and music Leader personality Very expressive personality (things aren't good, they are AWESOME) Strong-willed, a go-getter Listens well in school but could use a little more civilizing at home Eager learner This looks like a list for some sort of "everykid," but this kid is so different from #1 that I am a little daunted by the search! We live in DC, so public is not an option we will consider. |
Anonymous
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the Walt Whitman cachement? seriously.
Otherwise, Beauvoir to St. A/NCS |
Anonymous
| Sounds like your child will do well at any school. Make the commute easy and send your child to the same school as DC#1. |
Anonymous
Where is DC#1? Unless it's a special program school, I'd keep them together. |
Anonymous
OP here. We picked DC#1's school for its amazing arts and music program, and that was the key criteria. #1 has a high IQ, too, but we wanted to find a place where #1 could explore an obvious love for the arts. Maybe I just need to evaluate the other factors at that school, like athletics and academics, for #2. I'm not wedded to keeping them at the same place if there is a good reason not to. We didn't even consider Sidwell for #1 (too much of a pressure cooker) or GDS (too chaotic), but I think #2 could handle either of them fine. Very different personalities. I am probably embarked onsome crazy quest for the perfect school for each of them, but I also don't want #2 to be stuck at a school that may not be right just because we were not willing to think hard about this again. And, of course, the whole school search process is such a joy and delight who wouldn't want to do it again? 
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Anonymous
| Why not try the Maret School? They have quite a strong arts program as well as rigorous academics... The Field School also has a strong arts program... |
Anonymous
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OP, you do realize that you sound a bit nuts, don't you? I mean, after all, we're talking about... what.... a 3 or 4 year old??
Just checking. |
Anonymous
You really think the Sidwell lower school is a pressure cooker? It seeemed pretty low-key to me. I thought the pressure cooker label might belong more appropriate to the middle & upper schools. |
Anonymous
| bump |
Anonymous
Why would you apply to a K-12 school knowing you didn't want your kid attending the middle and upper school? Isn't one of the benefits of choosing a K-12 school is that you are, at least in theory, done? |
Anonymous
| I don't want what a pressure cooker atmosphere for my child in lower school, but I think by the middle school years she will be able to handle a lot more academic rigor and competition. |
Anonymous
| Actually if I thought a lower school were perfect for my child but I had doubts about the middle/upper school, I'd probably still pick it. I don't know what my child will be like in 5 or 10 years; I don't even know if we'll still be living in the area. Reapplying is a hassle, sure, and switching schools might be less than ideal, but it's not the end of the world in my book. |
Anonymous
| If you look at the original post, the kid for whom Sidwell was not considered is already somewhere else. |
Anonymous
| Yes, and therefore there can be no discussion of the school? |
Anonymous
No, there can be plenty of discussion about the school. Just not sure it helps to say it was stupid not to consider the lower school if the question is what to do about a different kid. Why Sidwell should be considered might be more relevant to the topic. |