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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are applying for DD K next year 2025-2026 and are moving from out of state (we have 2 kids so far) 
Looking at homes in the  Mclean/Vienna/Falls Church area but could widen that search. 
Are there any Catholic schools that you would recommend to say a family member or best friend?
 We are looking for excellent academics and for a very warm/kind welcoming community especially since we are new to this area. I really do not want to be in a school where the moms are “cliquey” and “gossipy” and exclude other moms especially being new and not having a ton of connections same as with kids since our DD is new (and definitely on the more sensitive side)
Thank you! [/quote]

Several of the bigger parish schools will tend to be less cliquey than the smaller ones. Not that the smaller ones are. The bigger ones - St. Agnes, St. Luke's, OLGC, etc. tend to have move kids move in and out of the school allowing for new friendships. Generally, the smaller ones like St. Anns do not have as much movement. Most schools also have orientation for new parents over the summer and at least for St. Agnes be assigned a host family that will introduce them to other St. Agnes families.

We are at St. Agnes and regularly have parents from overseas countries enroll their children in St. Agnes (this is true of Australian and Canadian military - some are not necessarily catholic either). They do this because catholic school curriculum is basically the same all over the world. They are at St. Agnes for 2-3 years and then are transferred elsewhere. This generates a less cliquey atmosphere because there is a smallish portion of kids moving in and out.[/quote]

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