Fairfax vs Arlington
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Anonymous
| The schools for the Boulevard six ones are good. My children are at Providence and we are happy. We have a good Local Level 4 program if you are looking at AAP. Many families stay versus going to Mosaic the center school as it's over crowded. Providence has a cool STEM lab and the City of Fairfax schools are also able to provide funding for extra teachers and programs. Also if you are a city resident , you can't be zoned out of the city schools, so no redistricting worries. The City of Fairfax has a small town feel in a big county. Lots of fun activities, a great summer camp program and lots of new cool things opening like great Restaurants, a new small business incubator store, cool arts things and general fun. Several of the pools don't have a wait list or maybe a year list. There is a park right behind Boulevard VI. There is a new townhouse, Stacked townhouse development going in just up the road from Boulevard VI, it's replacing old apartments and an ancient 1950's motel, could be another option, the only thing is it's being built by Pulte and I've had friends/relatives not happy with Pulte before. |
Anonymous
or north to McLean, which has non-denominational privates, or south to Alexandria… |
Anonymous
Most of the Arlington families I know who have gone private end up commuting to places like Ashburn or Oakton. |
Anonymous
If you know people at Flint Hill and Paul VI rather than Potomac, Episcopal, SSAS, etc, that’s not something to necessarily tout. |
Anonymous
The folks I know who have left APS to go private have done so for ADHD, dyslexia or executive function support, so they're not looking for a prestigious private school. Usually they want a very small, customized program with low ratios and lots of hand holding. |