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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like my kid!  Well, except mine is a boy.  Delightful, extroverted, artistic, athletic, but not the academic superstar many of the area schools expect.

We were looking in 6th, not 9th, but I really liked SSFS, St. Andrew's, and Bullis for him.  My kid seems to draw energy from being outdoors so I decided Burke was too urban for us.  I think Field would have been a fit for him but it started in 7th so we didn't look carefully.  I also think that St. John's and Our Lady of Good Counsel are potentially good fits for him.

However, after looking at all those schools I looked at some MCPS public schools and decided to move instead.  Public school has been a great match for him.  It's more structured than many of the private schools we looked at.  With expectations clearly laid out he's really thrived.  In addition, there are lots of arts programs that he has loved, and the pressure is much more reasonable.  He'll move on to high school next year and our plan is to stay public through graduation.

I also love the Ellington suggestion.  If my son didn't want to play a sport in high school, I think Ellington would be my first choice for him.  [/quote]

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