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[quote=Anonymous]My older child left Catholic at the end of elementary and my youngest has always been in FCPS.  I GREATLY prefer FCPS and other than a few friendships made I wish we had never done Catholic to begin with.

Cons first, but there are pros too.

Main complaints:

-Academics didn't live up to the hype. It was fine, not extraordinary.
-Wildly varying teaching quality 
  - we loved that the parochial supposedly taught Spanish only to  learn that the Spanish teachers were unqualified and the program was a joke.
  - ancient teachers that were actively nasty or simply non-responsive. Not overall, but in elementary where there are maybe two classes it's a big deal.
  - no aide in kindergarten with, again, a marginal teacher who was really sweet...
-Someone mentioned art and music - FCPS art and music programs are on par with our experience and in fact, the teachers at our parochial resented the kids taking strings because it took them out of the classroom, so our kid was too intimidate to do strings
-parochial and elitist mindset of not wanting their kids to mix with people not like them in either skin color or "values."

All that said,

Pros:

-Community was welcoming and close knit;
-There are opportunities for activities - athletic, music, etc. Our school started focusing more heavily on computer/digital literacy and STEM;
-Fun traditions for the kids;
-We are Catholic, so I like that Catholic practice was part of the school day and there were events for parents to attend;
-the good teachers were very good and dedicated.[/quote]

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