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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an aside and a serious question, why live in Fairfax if you're going to try and send your kids to Holton or Sidwell? Why have such a drive? Just a question not a comment on your decision. [/quote]

There are many private schools in the area, with Holton and Sidwell being the farthest from our home in Fairfax County.  Potomac, St. Stephens and St. Agnes, and for some locations within Fairfax Beauvoir, Maret, St. Pat's, and GDS aren't bad drives.  For us, we work about half the time in Virginia, live near the river and lots of outdoor public spaces and activities, enjoy lower taxes, and live near family.  If our kids are accepted, we'll also have access to Fairfax County GT programs, and we're within boundaries for Thomas Jefferson.  For us, it's the best balance.  We lived in DC for years, though, and have a good group of friends there as well.  As a result, we feel pretty connected and familiar with several DC neighborhoods.  This may have made it easier for us to get to know other families at our kids' school (easy suggestions of where to meet up, friends in common, etc.).  [/quote]

But you're still the outsider in both neighborhoods. At home and at your kids school. [/quote]

PP in Fairfax here.  Actually, we (and our kids) have great groups of friends in both DC and Virginia.  And about 90% of the kids in our neighborhood are in private school (I'd guess about 75% in early elementary, more as grades go up, and the only TJ students at public by high school).  We drive more than is optimal, but to us that's a small price to pay for the benefits.  And regarding Thomas Jefferson, yes, I meant that we are in the area in which we are permitted to apply.  My husband is very math and computer science-oriented, and as far as we can tell at their young ages the kids are following this path.  So for us it's a good thing to have TJ as a possible option if they are accepted and it's a good fit.    [/quote]

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