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[quote=Anonymous]We are a military family and anticipate being in the area 5-10 years.  We have 2 children.  The oldest wont start school until 2015, so there is a good possibility we will be moving prior to the start of MS for either of them.  A great MS would be a BONUS, but it is far enough away that we could consider moving again if we are still in the area.

We are open to any neighborhood that is safe and within a 45 min commute to Bethesda.  The closer the better. Seems like to be closer we will have to choose something  little older/outdated to stay in our budget, but we are ok with that if we will have better resale value, safety, and or quailty of school.

I am not looking for the Harvard of elementary schools, and they are both too young to have shown a strong interest in any particular thing yet.  We are trying to raise grounded, resilient, altruistic kids.  Hopefully we can find a school environment that will encourage those things as well.

We are looking safe place, where they will get a solid foundational education, with a strong sense of community, a principal who is liked and respected, and where parental involvement will be encouraged.  (Some other threads seems to imply some schools were only inclusive to parents when fundraising was involved)

Sorry this sounds so idealistic...I know every school will have it's mean kids and give too much homework, etc.  Just want to feel like we are part of a team.  We do not want to feel like the school is stretched too thin, and the parents are all mad at the world, and everyone is just counting down the days till the end of the year.

Again, thank you all for taking the time to respond.  I am feeling much more optimistic than when just perusing the other threads![/quote]

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