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[quote=Anonymous]there are many, many differences among the schools you list.  here are some of the differences... some factual, some based purely on my personal perceptions

maret is college prep and goes through 12 (all on the same campus); sheridan is considered more progressive, as is burgundy. burgundy goes through 8th, sheridan i believe through 6th.  cap hill day is more traditional, though they do make use of what is avail in the city to supplement what they learn in the classroom.  it also goes through 8th.

cap hill facilities are very small - basically it is one big red brick building, though i do know they were trying to get a little more space.  in my opinion, the school seems run down.  it doesn't seem much better inside than some of the nicer NW public schools.  there is a big public playground across the street, but it is right below a highway.  maret has a nice campus based around a big white mansion. for the kiddies they have a cozy little cottage.  sheridan also looked to me like a public school building and didn't really seem all that nice.  just as one example, the lunch room was dark and unwelcoming.  burgundy has a beautiful campus. although not far from the highway, it is set back in the woods and consists of many buildings (some used to be part of an actual farm, hence the school's name).   they have this awesome campus in WVA where they go each year on a camping trip/learning expedition.  parents join along.

as far as the administrations are concerned, the admissions folks from Cap Hill were grating.  again, just our perception, but there were some things they didn't seem all that knowledgeable about. the folks at maret and burgundy were gems.  at the sheridan open house i swear all the principal did was to talk about how great HE was.  there were times during the presentation that we almost laughed out loud because of it.

i've heard issues of bullying at CHDS and Sheridan (though of course it must happen at every school to a degree). maret kids seem very well-rounded and have many extracurricular activities avail to them; burgundy kids seem really down to earth and bright.

chds, burgundy, maret and sheridan all strive for diversity and make it a point to try to make everyone comfortable.  burgundy was the first desegregated school in VA.

aside from what i mentioned in the beginning (e.g., progressive vs traditional), CHDS de-emphasizes computers, Maret has lots of classes to choose from, Burgundy being the most progressive of those you list focuses just as much on children experimenting to find the answer as well as on the answer itself.  sheridan prides itself on things such as students coming up with their own rules.

Certainly not everything under the sun, but hope this is a start to the types of things you were looking for.  Again, please understand that much of this is based on our perception and some shared perceptions with friends of ours. Also, I do not know much at all about NPS so I am refraining from comment on them.

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