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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure what to make of the two previous comments that middle school grades are both "ridiculously harsh" and that there is "quite a bit of grade inflation."

As a parent of a BFCDS grad in high school, I can only say that our child was very well prepared and is thriving academically.  Burgundy is not a school that seeks out only those students at the top of the academic curve. Burgundy is committed to creating a community that brings together students with many different kinds of strengths so children can learn to work together. It purposefully does not limit admissions to those with 99th percentile IQ scores (or even 70 or 80th percentile) because it considers every child to have their own unique strengths. Nor does it force every student to conform to one model of "success."

For those who are academically oriented at Burgundy, their success at NCS and SFS and GDS and the Alexandria public (TC Williams) speak to being thoroughly ready for as academically challenging an environment available in the area.  In our case, I would attribute my DC's ability to stand out from the crowd and be a real leader in high school in part on DC's experience at Burgundy.  Those social and personal skills and habits built in the early years will serve DC exceptionally well long after high school and college.   [/quote]

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