2023 Niche results: Basis McLean #1 in VA in 3 categories: best private HS in VA, best college prep…

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PP evidently doesn’t know what LOL means.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

2023 Tysons Reporter results: Basis McLean #1 in Tysons in 3 categories: best cafeteria in Tysons, best artifice turf, best try hard marketing department….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

[Anonymous]

Now THAT’s an LOL.

[Anonymous]

You'd almost think that China has a disproportionate effect on this school:

https://twitter.com/BASISIndMcLean/status/1617184984363855875?s=20&t=l3S5A7X5eNl7BVr7j2YBYw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

no kids actually want to go there. it is parent driven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

I don't understand why so many people feel the need to attack someone they don't know or criticize a school for which they have no personal experience. I know many Basis parents of higher grades, and they are lovely people who want the best for their child. Perhaps their child does not like sports, and prefers academics only. For whatever reasons, they make decisions which they feel are in their child's best interest. Comments from BIM parent calling another parent "bitter that you're kid couldn't get into BIM" reflects badly on that parent, and unfortunately badly on the school as well.

I am a BIM parent of a child in the early learning program. ELP is excellent. I cannot speak for the upper grades, and comments like these from a BIM parent are disappointing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

I don't understand why so many people feel the need to attack someone they don't know or criticize a school for which they have no personal experience. I know many Basis parents of higher grades, and they are lovely people who want the best for their child. Perhaps their child does not like sports, and prefers academics only. For whatever reasons, they make decisions which they feel are in their child's best interest. Comments from BIM parent calling another parent "bitter that you're kid couldn't get into BIM" reflects badly on that parent, and unfortunately badly on the school as well.

I am a BIM parent of a child in the early learning program. ELP is excellent. I cannot speak for the upper grades, and comments like these from a BIM parent are disappointing.

Many posters here do have personal experience at the school, as evidenced by the details laid out in their posts about BIM. In many cases they know more about the school and its management than parents who sit back at a distance and rarely engage with what goes on inside the building.

The boosters who want to dismiss that as sour grapes ignore the massive staff and student turnovers since the school opened. They happened for valid reasons worth reiterating when the cheerleaders get going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

I don't understand why so many people feel the need to attack someone they don't know or criticize a school for which they have no personal experience. I know many Basis parents of higher grades, and they are lovely people who want the best for their child. Perhaps their child does not like sports, and prefers academics only. For whatever reasons, they make decisions which they feel are in their child's best interest. Comments from BIM parent calling another parent "bitter that you're kid couldn't get into BIM" reflects badly on that parent, and unfortunately badly on the school as well.

I am a BIM parent of a child in the early learning program. ELP is excellent. I cannot speak for the upper grades, and comments like these from a BIM parent are disappointing.

Many posters here do have personal experience at the school, as evidenced by the details laid out in their posts about BIM. In many cases they know more about the school and its management than parents who sit back at a distance and rarely engage with what goes on inside the building.

The boosters who want to dismiss that as sour grapes ignore the massive staff and student turnovers since the school opened. They happened for valid reasons worth reiterating when the cheerleaders get going.

Not PP above but also a parent. By the same token, I can also say that there are plenty of evidence that parents who engage and support their children throughout their academics at the school are very happy with the overall experience. Your statement presumes that any parent who is happy with BIM just “sit back at a distance and rarely engage”.

We also like to reiterate that, when the bitter teachers or parents who have left get going. Ironically, you might want to think about what “sour grapes” mean before you use that term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'd almost think that China has a disproportionate effect on this school:

https://twitter.com/BASISIndMcLean/status/1617184984363855875?s=20&t=l3S5A7X5eNl7BVr7j2YBYw

What’s wrong with that?
Lots of schools also celebrate Lunar New Year with many events every year.
HCPS and MCPS schools even have a day off to celebrate Lunar New Year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You'd almost think that China has a disproportionate effect on this school:

https://twitter.com/BASISIndMcLean/status/1617184984363855875?s=20&t=l3S5A7X5eNl7BVr7j2YBYw

You sound racist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

Agree. Each school club has parent volunteers. Some clubs are run entirely by parents which only have parents volunteers as coaches and organizers.



I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

I don't understand why so many people feel the need to attack someone they don't know or criticize a school for which they have no personal experience. I know many Basis parents of higher grades, and they are lovely people who want the best for their child. Perhaps their child does not like sports, and prefers academics only. For whatever reasons, they make decisions which they feel are in their child's best interest. Comments from BIM parent calling another parent "bitter that you're kid couldn't get into BIM" reflects badly on that parent, and unfortunately badly on the school as well.

I am a BIM parent of a child in the early learning program. ELP is excellent. I cannot speak for the upper grades, and comments like these from a BIM parent are disappointing.

Many posters here do have personal experience at the school, as evidenced by the details laid out in their posts about BIM. In many cases they know more about the school and its management than parents who sit back at a distance and rarely engage with what goes on inside the building.

The boosters who want to dismiss that as sour grapes ignore the massive staff and student turnovers since the school opened. They happened for valid reasons worth reiterating when the cheerleaders get going.

Not PP above but also a parent. By the same token, I can also say that there are plenty of evidence that parents who engage and support their children throughout their academics at the school are very happy with the overall experience. Your statement presumes that any parent who is happy with BIM just “sit back at a distance and rarely engage”.

We also like to reiterate that, when the bitter teachers or parents who have left get going. Ironically, you might want to think about what “sour grapes” mean before you use that term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, former Basis parent here.

Academics at school are good. Good teachers and they expect a lot. Definitely focused on high academic performers.

Outside of that, DS was depressed there. He did well academically. However it being an office building in an office park area, kinda depressing. No real sports program or campus to enjoy. Very little social interaction as a community outside some academic areas. Teacher turnover major problem with school.

Basically, kind of a depressing place if your kids wants to have a good education and balance it with a fun social experience as well. It was not the right place for my kid. It may be for other children. We are now at a Big 5 school where academics are great and he loves the campus and overall experience there.

I’ve seen the school, as my office is in Tysons. It’s so strange to me. I can’t imagine spending a childhood inside that office building . I much prefer the traditional campus life for my kids. They can spend their days in an office park once they enter corporate world. Not before

I’m sorry that your bitter that you’re kid couldn’t get into BIM. Let it go

More personal attacks based on no evidence whatsoever, since you don't know who posted this.

That sounds like the BIM culture, vicious personal attacks on all critics and an utter disregard for actual standards of logic or evidence in your "arguments" all the time.

Not a culture most parents would want to put their kids or themselves in.

I don't understand why so many people feel the need to attack someone they don't know or criticize a school for which they have no personal experience. I know many Basis parents of higher grades, and they are lovely people who want the best for their child. Perhaps their child does not like sports, and prefers academics only. For whatever reasons, they make decisions which they feel are in their child's best interest. Comments from BIM parent calling another parent "bitter that you're kid couldn't get into BIM" reflects badly on that parent, and unfortunately badly on the school as well.

I am a BIM parent of a child in the early learning program. ELP is excellent. I cannot speak for the upper grades, and comments like these from a BIM parent are disappointing.

Many posters here do have personal experience at the school, as evidenced by the details laid out in their posts about BIM. In many cases they know more about the school and its management than parents who sit back at a distance and rarely engage with what goes on inside the building.

The boosters who want to dismiss that as sour grapes ignore the massive staff and student turnovers since the school opened. They happened for valid reasons worth reiterating when the cheerleaders get going.

Not PP above but also a parent. By the same token, I can also say that there are plenty of evidence that parents who engage and support their children throughout their academics at the school are very happy with the overall experience. Your statement presumes that any parent who is happy with BIM just “sit back at a distance and rarely engage”.

We also like to reiterate that, when the bitter teachers or parents who have left get going. Ironically, you might want to think about what “sour grapes” mean before you use that term.

Many parents volunteering. It's a small school. Many school clubs run by parents entirely yet have very good outcomes. Parents are the coaches and organizers.