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[quote=Anonymous]McLean school.  I've posted before about it, so search DCUM and McLean.  We had a terrific middle school experience there, although I have to say the teachers were not as nurturing as I had hoped when it came to classroom demands and homework.  That being said, the school does give lots of positive thumbs up and awards for everything.  Honor roll one year even included kids with straight B-.  Small classes.  No bullying tolerated.  Cliques are broken up.  Students are the priority, not the teacher's egos. However the school is searching for a newprincipal and a new middle school head so there might be tumult for the next few years.  It's also very expensive, and far away for you, although it does provide a limited bus service (for which you have to pay for on top of tuition).

I think your better choice, being in D.C., is Commonwealth Academy in Alexandria.  It is a fabulous college prep school for kids with minor learning disabilities (much like McLean). Much smaller than McLean School.  No behavioral problems.  No bullying allowed.  Tiny classes.  Fabulous faculty.  No buses but the commute is not at all bad for the hours in which you will have to drive.  C.A. is smaller than McLean so everyone knows each other and the kids get lots of personal support.  It's also less expensive than McLean.  I think C.A. is geared more for kids with minor cases of ADHD or executive functioning disorders, but may be also appropriate for people like your son.  Definitely worth a look.  And a much easier drive for you than McLean.[/quote]

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