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[quote=Anonymous]Commonwealth Academy!  I have a shy, gifted daughter there.  http://www.commonwealthacademy.org/.  I don't know how selective it is (but we felt very fortunate to get in) but the entire school has only about 150 students so it has got to be pretty selective.  When we first interviewed, they did not have a slot for our daughter because they have pledged parents that classes will not go over a certain number (very low) of students per class, and they wouldn't make an exception for even one child.  But we got a call a month later.  Someone's dad  had transferred out of state  so we got the slot mid-year..  Call the director of admissions, Josh Gwilliam at 703 548-6912 and ask him.  Tell him the Cook family is sending you.  It's a very small, caring and nurturing environment.  Our daughter is a new person compared to how she felt about herself in her previous school.  The school is a college prep school for average to superior children with mild learning disabilities or ADHD.   Absolutely no bullying allowed.  The entire school is carpeted so it gives you a very quiet welcoming feel just to walk in. Very caring teachers and administrators.  They also respond immediately by email or call  It is in a weird private section of Alexandria, but the YMCA is directly across the street so the school uses that daily for athletics, running, rock climbing, and even weight lifting (kids select).  And there's also a Giant and a CVS a block away so I can always pick up dinner or those oddball things, like T.P., that you need almost without turning off the motor.  Our daughter went from hating to go to school to making honor roll twice already at CA.  We couldn't be more pleased.

McLean School is a good one, too, but we felt it was just too big and jarring for our daughter.  Classes at McLean were also larger than at CA.[/quote]

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