Reply to K-8 Catholic Schools in NW

Forum Index » Private & Independent Schools

Reply to "K-8 Catholic Schools in NW"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]We had planned to ride out DCPS for a few years after kindergarten and take our time deciding on private school options versus moving to the 'burbs and finding a good public school out there.  Plans are changing now though after learning how much teachers are relying on the TV (heard one teacher simply threw on a few episodes of Bluey during what was supposed to be a specialty class) and seeing one of our children struggle emotionally with the loud, often chaotic environment at our neighborhood elementary.  We are now thinking kindergarten may be as far as we go in DCPS.  We don't make the cash for the Beauvoirs or Lowells of the world and don't really travel in the kinds of social circles I assume makes up a lot of those parental communities.  We were both raised Catholic and spent significant portions of our educations in Catholic schools. So with that in mind and the generally more affordable tuition Catholic schools offer, I think we're headed that route for our children.

My spouse seems to think that the academics are comparable between DCPS and most Catholic grade schools (I disagree) but putting that to the side, we are interested in a calmer, more structured learning environment, greater focus on discipline and hard work, and better positioning for admission to competitive middle/high school later on.  We live in upper NW, close to Takoma but are willing to commute a bit for the right school.  Would anyone like to offer suggestions on Catholic schools that would be a step up from DCPS without looking at a $50k+ tuition?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics