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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids both did public ES and one switched to private in 7th but I will say the public school and private school spring break are almost never the same week and that is definitely annoying. [/quote]

Can you talk about the process of applying in 7th? We are not overjoyed with our DCPS option but don't want to apply to a charter. We will give it a chance. I am wondering what is the timeline if we want to switch to pvt in 7th, how do I start to research schools, how do I  know which schools realistically will let a kid in at 7th when 6th is the normal entry point, etc.[/quote]

Open houses start pretty early in the fall with application deadlines around January. I think you have to start looking before you really decide how you feel about your public school, but you can apply and then decide not to go in March/April if you’re happy with the public at that point.

Applying for MS requires somewhat less work for the kid than applying for 9th. Some schools have 7th grade as an “expansion” year. I think both Burke and Maret described 7th grade as an “expansion” year when we applied. We did it around Covid times so it was a little different. I researched the schools and didn’t involve my kid that much - it was all virtual and no in-person tours.  Once kid was admitted they went to an admitted students event and were enthusiastic about the switch. They have had a great experience at Burke. We only applied to 2 schools as those were the only 2 I thought offered benefits over staying public. [/quote]

Thanks for this kind and helpful response. Yes, I have heard good things about both schools and the commute would not be terrible. One follow up: Has anyone heard anything about Green Acres School? [/quote]

All the schools I looked at for 7th went through 12th. I don’t think Green Acres has a HS, at least it didn’t used to. I wanted a place my kid could stay through 12th if we wanted to (which we did).

And when I said there were only 2 schools I felt like were better than public I meant for our family based on what we were looking for at that time and not to throw shade on other schools. For example, we were not interested in schools with religious affiliation and my kid was not willing to wear a uniform. [/quote]

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