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[quote=Pyriimide]Hello everyone,

my American partner and I are thinking about settling in Fairfax County and buying a house. As I am German, I strongly want our children to become as native in German as possible while living mainly in the US. We have some experience with the German International School in Potomac, but eventually felt like the commute is not worth it as all other activities and ties mainly resolve around Fairfax. We currently live in Vienna.

How do you, other bilingual families, get the German in Fairfax?

We looked into Orange Hunt ES and are wondering if it’s worth a shot. As I understand, if the kid is fluent before enrolling in K or 1st grade, the application does not go through the lottery process?

Surrounding MS and HS also look promising: Irving MS, Springfield HS, Robinson SS. But what is it like for a kid who is already fluent in German picking up those German classes offered there? Too easy or still room to develop the language?

Are there perhaps other more after-school activity type places that teach German at a level for growing native speakers?

Thank you a lot, I know there are some German families in the area and I’d love to learn from your experiences! [/quote]

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