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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone share their experiences in detail about St. Pius in Bowie, St. Mary of the Assumption in Upper Marlboro, and/or Holy Trinity in Glenn Dale? My husband and I are trying to make a decision we’ve narrowed it down to these three schools. I’ve read a lot of things about these schools already and the reviews are mixed. We toured Holy Trinity (pre-COVID) and liked what we saw however Glenn Dale is out of the way for us and St. Pius and/or St. Mary’s will be a much better commute for us. While we are both working from home now due to COVID, however this won’t be our situation forever. I will drive into DC and my husband will drive into Vienna daily for work. We are still considering Holy Trinity because the other two are catholic schools and we aren’t catholic so to ensure we are keeping our options open, Holy Trinity remains on our list even though it’s out of the way.

Here is some additional background:
We live in Upper Marlboro right off 301. 
Our son will be four by the start of the 2021-22 school year and we are looking into the pre-k4 program. 
We are not catholic and our local elementary school is absolutely out of the question.

One of our concerns is that we are not catholic, I’d like to know how non-catholic families are treated at St. Pius and St. Mary’s? We are looking for a school that is welcoming and offers a solid education for our son. I heard St. Ambrose is an awesome school however we had to rule them out because they don’t offer before and aftercare which we will need.

We are asking for why you love or hate these schools. We know that we will have to apply starting at the end of January especially if we want to try and get into one of the catholic schools. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, thank you so much in advance![/quote]

Not being Catholic will not be a problem at St. Pius, but your kid’s day will include prayers and Catholic religious instruction, as well as attendance at Catholic services. That’s part of it being a Catholic school. The Blessed Mother and Saints will be mentioned. As a PP observed, however, the greater question is academic fit. St. Pius is not the best place for really smart kids.  [/quote]

I dont really understand the parochial school thing if you arent Catholic. While I would send my kid to a private school for a more classic education during middle and high school (if necessary), I absolutely would not send my preschool and elementary school kid to a parochial school with heavy Catholic/religious instruction. I have my almost 3 year old at St. Matthews, which has been mentioned a few other times. We love it. It is in a Methodist church but there is no religious instruction/mass/indoctrination. We will be staying for 3 years since my son wont be 5 until January of 2023, so he will enter K in August of 2023. Its an accredited early education center. [url]https://www.stmatthewseec.org/our-program[/url] The programs are also competitive compared to the cost of daycares in the surrounding area, and have before/after care options along with pre-K and K.

I havent heard mixed reviews for St. Matthews, only good things.

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