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[quote=Anonymous]Hi there,
my wife just got a job in DC that starts next month (very exciting for her, and for all of us, but a big unexpected change!) Our older daughters are ten and eight and do great in their current public school (we'd love suggestions of neighborhoods with solid public schools tho!) However, our six year old, rising first grader, has OI, aka brittle bone disease. She has one of the relatively less severe versions but she has still had 28 fractures in her short life. She is also absurdly smart, very small for her age, and depending on her current break status may require a variety of adaptations in a classroom--she might be a wheelchair for part of the year, or a walker; she can't reach what most other kids her age can...that sort of thing. We tried public for K and it was a disaster quickly, despite everyone's best intentions. Just too many bodies in the room for her to maneuver, not enough accessibility, she's currently reading on a fifth grade level and does long division better than our third grader...We put her in a small nurturing private school where the teachers could more easily accommodate her (and I came in frequently to set things up, etc). We are looking for something similar in the DC area and are lucky enough to have grandparents who will help kick in whatever FA doesnt cover. Ideally we would like to have a little more academics. We aren't fans of the current "kids must read in kindergarten or else!" idea...but our daughter DOES read, and she wants to learn/explore more.

Any suggestions?

Thanks![/quote]

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