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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Groton Mom, from Andover Mom with a similar story. Child did every MCPS magnet available, plus a stint homeschooling that included EPGY and local college course, and still there were problems. tested at CTY right before middle school and found that, um yes, child is PG. Left home mid-high school for Andover which was a wonderful experience. It's definitely not a path I would *ever* have predicted. Kudos to you for finding a way for your child to get what he needed. [/quote]

Hi Groton Mom and Andover Mom, thanks for posting your experience.  Why didn't you consider the gifted program of fairfax public school system, which can feed into TJ high school for the PG kids?  MD also has Blair HS which is highly selective too.  Wouldn't that beat sending your DCs to boarding schools?[/quote]

I'd be curious to hear an answer to this.  We are dealing with a PG child who has done elementary and middle school magnets.  I would not consider Blair magnet for DC (neither the math/science program nor the CAP program) -- Blair is way too chaotic an environment and too split a focus/choice in the magnet programs.  A friend recommended Andover for child.  We have only begun to explore.  While I love my child dearly and would be sad to see child go, if a boarding school presents a tremendous opportunity, we would do it.  I think DC could handle it.

Our experience with elementary and middle school magnets, that while the challenge is increased, it is still not much of a challenge for DC.  Also, particularly in middle school, classes are large and academic focus is still relatively weak, especially when considering across the board.  Socially, the magnet kids are increasingly viewed by the whole school body as geeks or nerds.  While DC is OK with this, and within the magnet the social environment is supportive, it's not the kind of environment I'd hoped to have DC in.   In sending our DC to boarding school, I would hope to gain smaller classes, real in-depth support/mentorship in academics, strong academics across the board (i.e. math/science and humanities), and an environment where smart kids are seen as cool.

What is boarding school like in these respects?  [/quote]

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