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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say this with kindness OP, since you appear to be a new parent: all independent K-3s in MoCo and NWDC near you will offer a whole lot of outdoor play and creative, hands-on, project-based learning.  All of them. Every single one.  Concord, Primary Day, Green Acres, Sheridan, Lowell, Beauvoir, GDS, Sidwell, Sandy Spring Friends, Bullis, St. Pat's, Norwood, NPS, Maret, and Washington Waldorf.

I would instead narrow my search using the filters of short commute and good fit with the parent community.  There some _very_ significant differences among the parent cultures at these schools.  Which, when kids are little, has a lot of impact on their social lives and your general hapiness as a family.  Unfortunately, parent :: parent relationships have more impact on things like playdates, parties and pee wee sports teams and activities than they probably should, from the child's POV

You didn't mention parochial / parish schools as an option, but the few of these I know don't present the same level of free play nor outdoor time as the ones I listed (Blessed Sacrament and Holy Trinity in case you're curious) [/quote]

Yes.  Schooling is a long journey.  You're making a major commitment and focusing primarily on the K experience is short sighted.  Commute is also huge.  We had friends who are in crisis now because they chose WIS and the commute is 45 minutes each way, at least.  Such a shame they didn't think it through.[/quote]

We are not focusing primarily on K (though that is when we are applying, so that is how I phrased my question), but are looking for a good fit for the rest of their education starting with K. We are certainly considering the commute as one of the major factors in narrowing down the list. Thank you![/quote]

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