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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here. Trying to decide between Congressional and Fcps. Other than the obvious difference in tuition, and class size (I assume Aap has much larger class sizes) what are the other major differences please?[/quote]

If your kid is math oriented, then FCPS is the way to go.   If you want writing to be a larger part of your child's education, then private is the way to go. [/quote]

As a parent with a high schooler who went through the AAP program and a student at Congressional, I would disagree with the pp. The math at Congressional is on track with AAP math (Algebra in 7th and Geometry in 8th) and the math specialist does pull outs for kids who are ready to move faster. Congressional offers actual laboratory science (as opposed to the FCPS box kits) starting in the lower school and it is light years ahead starting in the "middle school" which starts at fifth grade. As pp mentioned, writing and grammar is taught much more in depth than it is in public school, and cursive is still taught (it is no longer taught in many FCPS schools).

I would recommend that you attend an open house and see it for yourself in action. [/quote]

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