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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still waiting for a single example of  serious local community service or give-back.  I've lived here for 30 years and have never seen Madeira take a lead in anything, locally, ever.

Even 21:31 who has DD at the school said that the opportunities for private service are nonexistent.

The internships on the Hill are arranged in advance to pad the girls' resumes.  Everyone knows that.

The "multiple" summer camps that Maderia "hosts" are exorbitantly expensive, and you must sit at your computer Dec. 31 at midnight to try and get in the "first come, first serve" slots for them.  $480 a week for a very young child is just outrageous.  http://www.madeira.org/summer-programs/summer-community-programs/campgreenway/[/quote]

We get it, McLean Mom -- you don't like Madeira.

To respond to a few of your issues:

1.  I actually have worked with some of their kids, at the Special Olympics, and they were terrific.

2.  The Capitol Hill internships also sound great to give kids an introduction to how things work on the Hill -- nobody thinks ANY Hill interns are drafting legislation or doing anything much more than stuffing envelopes, but with eyes open to learn it can be great.  Madeira has taken the lead in using D.C.'s resources (something other independent schools are doing more), and they have the respect of the local independent school community.

3.  I don't know anything about the camps, but if you have to sit at the computer to get a slot it sounds like they must be good.  Thinking about how much day care costs, a really good camp for $480 week wouldn't bother me -- and clearly it doesn't bother the market if they are sold out.

We get that you don't think highly of the school, but you seem oddly invested in the issue for someone who is not a parent, or grad, or former teacher.  Your thoughts as a neighbor just aren't very convincing to me.[/quote]

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