Field, Flint Hill and ....

[Anonymous]

We will be applying to privates for my rising 9th grade son out of FCPS. Great kid but not superstar academically. If your child applied to Field and FH, where else did you look at? We may well stay in FCPS but want to give our DS a few options potentially.

[Anonymous]

Burke

[Anonymous]

St Andrew’s Episcopal
SSSAS
Burke

[Anonymous]

We looked at SSSAS, FH and St. Anderew's. Chose FH because of its proximity to our home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We looked at SSSAS, FH and St. Anderew's. Chose FH because of its proximity to our home.

Thanks to all PPs. For this poster, how do you find the student body at FH? If we want super-competitive AP/honors focused classes, we will stay in our uber-competitive FCPS school. We are seeking a more gentle academic experience.

[Anonymous]

You can definitely find that at FH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We looked at SSSAS, FH and St. Anderew's. Chose FH because of its proximity to our home.

Thanks to all PPs. For this poster, how do you find the student body at FH? If we want super-competitive AP/honors focused classes, we will stay in our uber-competitive FCPS school. We are seeking a more gentle academic experience.

DD is starting next year so I'll have to get back with you, but what you describe is why we chose to look at these schools over other area privates. FH seems to provide space for all sorts of learners as opposed to just serving high flyers. We've been told the environment is more "you do you" and fingers crossed that's what we'll find, but for the record they do offer plenty of honors and AP classes.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t apply to Flint Hill because of location, but applied to Field, Burke, SSSAS, Maret and Bishop Ireton.

[Anonymous]

Our daughter just graduated from FH. I can confirm it accommodates a wide range of learners which we liked. Our daughter is bright but has ADHD and struggles with academics. They have a great learning center and we were able to construct an academic schedule that fits her needs (e.g. she did some AP classes and some at a more general level). I feel my daughter is well prepared for college. They also do well with kids who are very academically motivated and have kids going to Ivy and top 20 types of colleges. I saw FH as less of a pressure cooker than other schools I've heard about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daughter just graduated from FH. I can confirm it accommodates a wide range of learners which we liked. Our daughter is bright but has ADHD and struggles with academics. They have a great learning center and we were able to construct an academic schedule that fits her needs (e.g. she did some AP classes and some at a more general level). I feel my daughter is well prepared for college. They also do well with kids who are very academically motivated and have kids going to Ivy and top 20 types of colleges. I saw FH as less of a pressure cooker than other schools I've heard about.

How long was she at Flint Hill? Was she always doing advanced level academics?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our daughter just graduated from FH. I can confirm it accommodates a wide range of learners which we liked. Our daughter is bright but has ADHD and struggles with academics. They have a great learning center and we were able to construct an academic schedule that fits her needs (e.g. she did some AP classes and some at a more general level). I feel my daughter is well prepared for college. They also do well with kids who are very academically motivated and have kids going to Ivy and top 20 types of colleges. I saw FH as less of a pressure cooker than other schools I've heard about.

How long was she at Flint Hill? Was she always doing advanced level academics?

She was at Flint Hill for 4 years (9-12). Prior to that, she was in the AAP program at FCPS in elementary and middle school.