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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We will be moving to DC the summer before my DD enters 5th grade. Not this upcoming summer. We would consider Catholic parish schools through 8th grade and then an all-girls high school, or any combo of public/parish school to wait for an entry grade at the right all-girls school.

I was intrigued by the comment in the St. Anselms thread about how its more low-key attitude toward sports accommodates boys who do non-school extracurriculars.

My daughter is a gymnast, for now, and trains a lot. I’d love to send her to a school where not being seriously involved in an school-based arts extracurricular or on a team like field hockey or lacrosse won’t make her socially isolated and/or wouldn’t be accommodated by the school. Or, if she decides to stop gymnastics, I’d like her be able to find a school sport that she would enjoy that is friendly to beginners but at a school that takes it seriously. She has excellent grades and testing and we would not apply for FA.[/quote]

Stone Ridge starts middle school in grade 5, so that is an entry year. They are very competitive athletically in HS but encourage girls to just try different sports in MS and see where they enjoy. They have a wide range of abilities in different areas - athletic, academic and arts and a lot of emphasis on community spirit and personal growth.

NCS is not Catholic but Episcopalian. They are very strong in different areas but I assume your bright, athletic girl may do very well there.

Holton Arms and Madera are two DMV secular girls’ Schools that are strong all round.
I don’t know much about them except some girls thrive there.

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