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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:

To help give more tailored advice, our question is:

1. Move to the Eaton or Mann districts now, then move to Bethesda (Pyle or Westland) for 6th grade

2.  Move to the Wood Acres or Bradley Hills neighborhoods now, and then feed into Pyle-Whitman

WWYD? Are we silly to even consider moving twice, so that our kids get the best public school experiences at each level?[/quote]
We left Dupont for Woodacres when our kids were 6 & 3, never regrated it for one second. I think you may be surprised by the bells and whistles of the Bethesda Schools, heck Woodacres has a planetarium . Also open your search to Brookmont neighborhood. It goes to bannockburn (small and sweet) and it is a gem of an area.  [/quote]

What other bells & whistles does Wood Acres have, aside from the planetarium?[/quote]
Wood Acres parent here.  A large and functional PTA (low on drama, high on events and volunteers).  A parent-led 20+ year tradition in which interested fourth graders perform the Wizard of Oz.

WAES is fine.  The teachers are fine.  You'd be trading DCPS politics and chaos for MCPS arrogance and bureaucracy.  Don't move twice.  Stay and build community.  If your kids need an IEP, go to Bethesda ES (BCC cluster).  If you want IB, go to BCC cluster.  Whitman has a suburban achievement culture that breeds loneliness, anxiety, substance abuse and cheating.  If your kids can avoid these, they can thrive and take advantage of good academic electives, music, sports and clubs. [/quote]

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