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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should seriously consider one of the Montessori charters or something like Inspired Teaching.

IMHO, Montessori works great for some kids and terrible for some kids, but when it works, it's pretty awesome. If it is working well for your kids at those ages, I'd be looking to stick with it. [/quote]

Disagree unless OP is interested/committed to doing private school. If the plan is to stay in public through HS, I think it's important for kids to transition to more traditional classroom environments sooner, or you are setting them up for very difficult transitions in MS or HS. DC doesn't not have good Montessori options past about 3rd grade. Even the good Montessori charters start to fall off in the upper elementary grades specifically because families start to leave for the reason I've mentioned.

I would also note that none of the Montessori charters are close to the upper NW neighborhoods OP is looking at, and that there is no guarantee they'd get into the one they wanted. LAMB is likely the most successful Montessori in DC and it doesn't backfill past K, so her kids can't go there even if they lucked out in the lottery. If what you want is a nurturing, community environment, you are far better off with a neighborhood school with high inbound buy in, where where kids will go to school with neighbors, can walk to school and do playdates after, and spend less time commuting and not give yourself such an uphill climb for forming social bonds.

Agree with the PP that of the three schools you mentioned, Murch is likely the most nurturing in the way a Montessori parent will appreciate. I would also look at the Hardy feeders, as I think Hardy might be a better fit for a family like OP's, than Deal, which Lafayette, Murch, and Janney all feed to. Deal has the best academic scores in the city for MS, but it's also large and crowded and might not be appealing to a family who has done well with Montessori. [/quote]

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