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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question for 09:27 -- Do you know this first-hand? Which other schools in NoVa would you say provide a supportive but challenging atmosphere?[/quote]
Yes I have first hand knowledge. 
I would hope that there are many schools that are nurturing and appropriately challenging out there. But I cannot comment as I don't have first hand knowledge. 
Langleys Spanish program is a joke. 1 hr a week is not a "program" and children who already speak fluent Spanish are bored out of their minds and have no other options. [/quote]

I agree that the language program isn't very effective but I personally want more time devoted to the 3 R's in the younger grades so I can't fault them for 2x a week for Spanish (it's twice weekly in the younger grades). There are a lot of kids who speak Spanish at home. I wish they'd pull these kids out during those periods and find something more rewarding for them to do. When they are bored they cause problems for the teachers.

There are many different types of kids at Langley. I know this because I have two very different learners. I think the school is excellent for one and pretty good for the other. My kids will most certainly attend different high schools and I'm fine with that- this is why we chose a k-8.

The writing and science at Langley is excellent. There are some excellent teachers (DD had one in third grade last year who was phenomenal and asked the class to strive for better than his/her best in everything). There are some who are just ok. You will find this at any school.

There are some off the charts kids- some grades have just a sprinkle of them and some have many- and some below the curve kids but I think the majority lie smack in the middle.  Some teachers push the middle to do more and some don't.

Langley kids go to high schools that fit them. Whether it's NCS or GDS or Flint Hill, they place them well. [/quote]

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