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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This board really loves to trash Congressional. I have a kid in middle school there who transferred from public, and we are very happy with the school. Things my kid really likes are smaller classes but larger physical space.  Teachers really take advantage of the whole campus, like using the physical space for science experiments. There are many more opportunities for electives.  They didn't have to decide on just one elective for the whole year.  Sports are available to everyone.  The teachers know my kid really well and have provided a supportive environment for them to thrive.  The homework isn't insane so there's plenty of time for after-school activities. The classes are only 50 minutes long except for occasional longer blocks and I find my kid retaining a lot more information compared to the 80 minute block classes in the previous school.  The grades are small, but my kid found their people and is really happy there.[/quote]

+1 This has been our experience as well.  DC is now in 7th, and there are longer learning blocks so that kids can do science labs, have longer math sessions, etc.  I also like that they require the kids to take financial literacy each year and public speaking.  The small class sizes really are wonderful from an academic perspective, as the teachers have more latitude to teach to the child's individual level. The school does a very good job of preparing the kids for high school by teaching executive functioning skills, note-taking, etc.

We also have been very pleased with the COVID precautions and keeping the school open all last year through the pandemic when most public schools were online.  The new HOS is wonderful - the Post article is about the prior administration. [/quote]

Actually same person who ran the show is still there and in charge of these same grade levels/issue. Head of School is new but everyone knows the person really in charge at these schools are the Deans/Assistant Heads for each division. [/quote]

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