Burgundy Farm

[Anonymous]

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.

It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.

[Anonymous]

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While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.

It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.

Our kid's in middle school, and our family's very pleased with Burgundy's remote learning so far. We plan to stick with Burgundy next year, too... unless, as some people have said, COVID hangs around and everyone's STILL stuck with remote learning. In that case we'll homeschool or go public. Like other families, we find that as much as we love Burgundy, the cost-benefit analysis doesn't support paying so much for distance learning, no matter how much we love the school.

[Anonymous]

And then there are other schools in Alexandria that are open full-time and masks are optional. Seriously.

From St. Rita's Reopening FAQs:

We understand that the use of face coverings is a polarizing issue. We realize that some
people, when faced with risk and uncertainty, prefer to take all available steps to mitigate risk
and would like the school to adopt an all-mask, all-the-time policy. Certainly some schools have
gone that route. But as educators we need to mitigate the risk of disease transmission in a way
that we believe comports best with children’s social, emotional, physical, and academic
development. We have declined to take an all-mask, all-the-time approach because we do not
find that approach conducive to the learning environment we are trying to create. We worry
there could be long-term psychological or emotional harm to constant masks for little people,
something there’s really no precedent for in our history. We want our students to be able to look
each other in the face to develop their empathy and compassion and to see in the other the face
of Christ. We want them to be able to hear and speak with each other clearly without barriers, if
it can be done safely. And we believe we can do that through vigilant social distancing. We
have filed our plan with the Diocese and with the Alexandria Department of Health (ADH). The
ADH did recommend the continuous use of face coverings in addition to distancing, but our
policy falls within CDC guidelines. At present, each school is empowered to make the decision
it deems best so long as it falls within CDC guidelines. If at any time we are directed by state or
local health agencies, or the Diocese, to use face coverings more often than our current plan
requires, we will follow those directives. And we will fully enforce any parents’ desire to have
their children wear face coverings all the time.

[Anonymous]

Burgundy is screwed if they don’t open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Burgundy is screwed if they don’t open.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And then there are other schools in Alexandria that are open full-time and masks are optional. Seriously.

From St. Rita's Reopening FAQs:

We understand that the use of face coverings is a polarizing issue. We realize that some
people, when faced with risk and uncertainty, prefer to take all available steps to mitigate risk
and would like the school to adopt an all-mask, all-the-time policy. Certainly some schools have
gone that route. But as educators we need to mitigate the risk of disease transmission in a way
that we believe comports best with children’s social, emotional, physical, and academic
development. We have declined to take an all-mask, all-the-time approach because we do not
find that approach conducive to the learning environment we are trying to create. We worry
there could be long-term psychological or emotional harm to constant masks for little people,
something there’s really no precedent for in our history. We want our students to be able to look
each other in the face to develop their empathy and compassion and to see in the other the face
of Christ. We want them to be able to hear and speak with each other clearly without barriers, if
it can be done safely. And we believe we can do that through vigilant social distancing. We
have filed our plan with the Diocese and with the Alexandria Department of Health (ADH). The
ADH did recommend the continuous use of face coverings in addition to distancing, but our
policy falls within CDC guidelines. At present, each school is empowered to make the decision
it deems best so long as it falls within CDC guidelines. If at any time we are directed by state or
local health agencies, or the Diocese, to use face coverings more often than our current plan
requires, we will follow those directives. And we will fully enforce any parents’ desire to have
their children wear face coverings all the time.

And that's why I won't send my child to a religious school. Too much fear, too much religion, too little critical thinking.

They're so into seeing the face of Christ in each other's maskless faces that they might end up meeting Him in person, after a few weeks on a ventilator.

[Anonymous]

How are the Burgundy parent board members nominated? HOS? Other parent board members?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.

It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.

Are you comparing Burgundy to a college? That makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.

It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.

Are you comparing Burgundy to a college? That makes no sense.

GW is a public middle school in Alexandria that many Burgundy parents are zoned for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.

It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.

Are you comparing Burgundy to a college? That makes no sense.

GW Middle School in Alexandria. We’ve also experienced both schools and have found Burgundy’s teaching to be better. My student seems much more engaged and the lessons/assignments appear to be more meaningful. Communication from teachers and staff is also superior (understandable at a smaller school with less students). Feeling optimistic for a hopeful return to campus next month.

[Anonymous]

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.


It's been pretty good, I agree. But my older child goes to GW, and honestly, we have also been impressed with their distance learning. And the price tag is much, much better. We chose Burgundy for our younger child due to the nurturing atmosphere and campus, and we are really frustrated.


Are you comparing Burgundy to a college? That makes no sense.


GW Middle School in Alexandria. We’ve also experienced both schools and have found Burgundy’s teaching to be better. My student seems much more engaged and the lessons/assignments appear to be more meaningful. Communication from teachers and staff is also superior (understandable at a smaller school with less students). Feeling optimistic for a hopeful return to campus next month.

I am hopeful too for our youngest! Burgundy would not have worked for our oldest because we wanted to keep oldest DC in the Dual Language track, and we've been happy with GW so far, but clearly cannot compare at the middle school level to Burgundy, since my youngest is in elementary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

There are so many great things about Burgundy, but the past 6 months have been awful.

Probably safe to say the last 6 months have been awful everywhere. It's a pandemic, it's not pleasant.
That said, I do hope BFCDS can make some use of their outdoor campus and the wonderful outdoor learning opportunities it would allow - not to mention the many campus buildings that could allow for even smaller class sizes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

There are so many great things about Burgundy, but the past 6 months have been awful.

Probably safe to say the last 6 months have been awful everywhere. It's a pandemic, it's not pleasant.
That said, I do hope BFCDS can make some use of their outdoor campus and the wonderful outdoor learning opportunities it would allow - not to mention the many campus buildings that could allow for even smaller class sizes.

Eh this is such a lame excuse for incompetence. We’ve been living with the pandemic for 6 months. Many of us have continued to go into work. Many kids have continued to go to school. Adjustments are to be expected. Distance learning is better than no learning. But without a government order disallowing schools to open a school like Burgundy Farm has simply no excuse not to be open for full time in person learning. Pandemic or no pandemic, families do not pay 35K for Burgundy’s online learning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

There are so many great things about Burgundy, but the past 6 months have been awful.

Probably safe to say the last 6 months have been awful everywhere. It's a pandemic, it's not pleasant.
That said, I do hope BFCDS can make some use of their outdoor campus and the wonderful outdoor learning opportunities it would allow - not to mention the many campus buildings that could allow for even smaller class sizes.

Yet some "cohorts" are the exact same size as the usual classes are.

[Anonymous]

Burgundy opening!!!!!!