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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child currently attend a DC private school. We are contemplating moving to a better school district. We're looking at homes in the Carderock, Seven Locks areas.  I'm concerned that my child will be the only African American (or minority) child in the class (I viewed the Carderock website and saw no children of color on the PTA webpage), and that he'll as a result be adversely affected.  For those familiar with these schools, I'd appreciate any insight you can offer regarding this issue.  [/quote]

I'm African American and had a similar experience growing up when we moved from NW DC to MoCo and I attended an MCPS elementary school where only 7 other students (including two sets of siblings) were also black.  There were more black students in middle school, and even more by high school; however, I was often the only black student in my classes.  Looking back on the experience, I don't recall ever feeling that I was harmed educationally or socially by it.  For the most part, the down-size of being a "super-minority" is also the up-size:  EVERYBODY knows who you are -- but "standing out" was mostly a positive experience for me.

Fast-forward several years:  I live in a moderately-diverse area (and certainly more diverse than the one I grew up in) of MoCo and my children are the only black kids at their birthday parties . . .

Fast-forward a few more years:  I move to a more diverse area of MoCo and my children attend MCPS magnet programs where they may be the only black kid in their classes (in fact, during one semester, there wasn't another black student in any of my kid's classes) . . .

So, if I were in your position, I wouldn't be too concerned about my child being an "only" -- MoCo is already diverse and it seems that a lack of diversity at school can be countered by diversity at home :-).

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