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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where will you be commuting to? And what grade(s) are your kids?

All Nova schools are large and diverse, all have screens, none have Montessori. There are some schools with language immersion programs if that interests you (I think they are lottery based) and some schools with more special ed programs. But the truth is, most people choose based on commute and housing budget. Touring schools is allowed but not terribly common.[/quote]

I work remote and travel out of state 1 week out of the month. So don’t have to commute daily to a specific place. 
Kids are elementary age.
Interesting about touring schools not being common. I am not sure how to make this choice then! I was thinking I’d pick the school and then find a place to live that is zoned to that school.

I like the idea of a neighborhood school that my kids can either walk to, or maybe have neighbors that go to same school.

Do you recommend any specific schools that I can research?[/quote]

So why Nova, then? Asking because MoCo in MD used to have stronger special ed support (not sure if that's current), and lots of other places are cheaper than being within commuting distance to DC.

Anyway, in Fairfax, if your kid is entering 3rd - 6th and you consider them high achieving, you can try to get them into the AAP program. There used to be "AAP center schools" those kids would bus to if not already zoned;  that's being phased out in favor of AAP in your base school but some schools are still centers. People have different feelings about whether being zoned for a center is good; see the separate AAP forum here.

I don't know the equivalent GT system in Arlington. Arlington will have more options for living walkable to retail areas.[/quote]

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