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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the first poster who brought up McLean and i urge you to look at it.  It is highly individualized.  We've been very happy there and from what I've heard about the search for a new head, it will only be good for the school.

There is an anti-McLean poster who comes on board anytime the school is mentioned to bad mouth it.  I agree with the PP who pointed out that a child who bullied was kicked out immediately.  My DS is an unusual kid and has never been bullied there.  He is also extremely bright -- was reading fluently even before kindergarten -- and he has been challenged.  It is true that it is a very small school, I think thats the biggest issue.  But you can't beat it for structure and attention and we've found a lovely, nurturing attitude.

Families do come and go, mostly because they feel their child no longer needs the extra structure.  It has more "public school" families than most privates -- families who wold prefer to send their child to public if it would work, and switch over when it does.  My DS will probably be a lifer because its working so well for him.  I also know of two families who left and returned because it was so much better for their kids than public school.

Take a look and decide for yourself.  Like all schools, it isn't for every child but if its the right place for yours, it can really be magic.

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