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[quote=Anonymous]Some are.  Some aren't.  My son's private kindergarten had two recesses and a rest time after lunch.  Lots of outdoor time including outdoor learning.  They did cool projects like build an igloo out of milk jugs and hatch chicken eggs.   There seems to be a bit more freedom in curriculum, too.  But you'd know better than me, since I have no recent experience with public school.  For example, a marine biologist dad came in and let them dissect baby squids.

He's still at the school and now in 4th grade.  I feel he was able to learn content in more depth.  His particular school spends six weeks on each unit of inquiry, and they do cross-discipline learning so that they study different aspects of that unit in Spanish class, music, PE, language arts, and math.

It's not an expensive school by DC standards.   I am willing to pay its current tuition (around $15,000).  I wouldn't pay $35,000.

No school is perfect, IMO.  Not a particular private.  Not a particular public.  But you may find a school that is really great for your kid.   It's nice to have the opportunity to choose.  I highly encourage attending several open houses, as well as visiting your local public (if you don't teach at it).   [/quote]

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