Looking for a school recommendation, for second grade
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What school(s) would you recommend for this child:
Bright, VERY sensitive (not wimpy, but picks up on everything and internalizes everything), intense, curious about everything (asks questions endlessly, particularly about science and history), funny, very energetic, personable but takes a while to warm up at first (not the kid who's friends with everyone, but always makes at least a couple good friends). We thought we'd tough it out in public (because private is a real stretch for us), but now are concluding that the large class size, lack of teacher attention, and lack of differentiation are going to make her hate school. As a family, we value education highly, but not a "name" necessarily. In other words, not Sidwell for the sake of Sidwell, unless there were some reason that made it the right fit. We're in Bethesda. |
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| Green Acres |
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+1 |
Anonymous
| Sandy Springs Friends School, Norwood |
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| Grace Episcopal Day School |
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| I know a couple of kids like this at a school with relatively small class sizes (10-12), and I'm not sure I would recommend a school like that for a very sensitive child. What I've observed (and these are NOT my kids, but the parents are friends of mine) is that the smaller the class, the harder it can be on a sensitive kid, because they can start to feel like everyone is against them, or everyone isn't their friend. At our school this doesn't seem to be the case, but it is perceived by the child to be the case, and it can make it very hard on them. Just something to keep in mind - a larger class size or multiple classes of the same grade may be better for her. |
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| You have just described my DD and we are at Norwood. Very happy. |
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My son has similar attributes and is very happy at Concord Hill School. It is an excellent fit and the fact that each class (max 20 kids) has two teachers was a big drawcard. That said, CHS only goes to 3rd grade.
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| You might look at Sandy Spring Friends. |
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+1 - and at a comparatively smaller price tag than a lot of other schools (all good choices) mentioned here. |
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| Thanks, everyone! I hadn't considered Sandy Spring before because the location seemed like a tough commute, but it does look wonderful. |
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The Barnesville School if you are outside the beltway. Otherwise probably too far. St. Andrew's also.
Agree you should look at Sandy Spring Friends also. We also took a close look at it before choosing Barnesville. Also agree Norwood is worth looking at, though it's a bit bigger. |
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| 10:35 PP here. Sometimes I think we should have an auto-reply to these messages when certain keywords come up -- sensitive, artsy, nurturing, small classes. . . to deliver the list of schools that we regulars always provide: Barnesville, Grace Episcopal, St. Andrews. . . we haven't had our Christ Episcopal entry yet so perhaps I should add it on the usual posters' behalf! |
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http://www.materamoris.com/
Montessori school in Olney/Ashton aria that goes through 6th grade. |
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10:44, you're right. I've looked at similar posts before, but I figure schools change over time and the description of the kid is slightly different each time, in ways that maybe don't make a difference, but maybe will trigger a different suggestion in someone. I've posted before and never gotten as much of a Sandy Spring response before, so I guess it does change sometimes.
I wish we could move far enough out to do Barnesville. I actually know the school fairly well. I'd love it. |