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[quote=Anonymous]I suggest that you take the tour. We did, and spent some time talking to teachers as well as admissions and administration. We liked the school more than we expected to, even though we ultimately decided not to apply (we may reconsider at a later date depending on how DC's needs evolve).

The school has a pretty strong STEM emphasis. Instruction in non-STEM subjects seems good, but the STEM lean is evident starting at the entry-level (preschool) and becoming more marked throughout. I would probably consider the approach to be more traditional than progressive,  but some progressive elements are present. Kids are allowed to move around the classrooms quite a bit, from the looks of it. Tables rather than desks in the classrooms. Some individualization of instruction. There is use of pre-existing curriculum, including worksheets.

It seems, based on the  level of the work samples being displayed, that there are many kids who are bright rather than "gifted" per se. The kids seem active, happy, engaged, sociable, and polite, even though the school has a quirky, geeky reputation. There are a lot of South Asians (i.e. Indian), and the racial diversity otherwise mirrors the Loudoun County location (so don't expect the kind of diversity you'd see at a DC school that heavily emphasizes diverse recruiting, like GDS).  Tuition is pretty modest compared to top DC privates.[/quote]

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