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[quote=Anonymous]Oakwood family here! Our DC was admitted to Oakwood, Lab, and Sienna NoVA and we chose Oakwood. In our experience, Oakwood excels at remediating dyslexia and has a very systematic approach. Dyscalculia is more challenging to address and their approach varies more from teacher to teacher. ADHD is tolerated but here also, the approach to addressing the impact of ADHD on learning varies from teacher to teacher. I do wish the approach to ADHD was strengths-based. Perhaps this is what Lab is getting at with their emphasis on how special each student is?

Socially, Oakwood is a very welcoming school with an emphasis on kindness. The class size is a max of 12 so individual students do have an impact on the dynamic but so far, my child has always been in classes where the kids are all friends and there are no cliques or excluded students. The small class sizes are critical for learning, so there is really no way around this if your child needs the level of personal attention that most dyslexic kids need.

Logistics are a hugely important part of this decision. Not only do you need to get your child to and from school each day, but you also need to transport them to see their friends outside of school. We had not been part of a school that draws from a large geographic area before and I hadn’t really considered the impact on my child’s friendships until we got there. In retrospect, I’m relieved that I didn’t put my kid into a situation where their best friend lives an hour away. 
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