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[quote=Anonymous]I'll chime about ATS. Mine are long gone but overall we had  a very good experience there. I, too, was a very involved parent who volunteered, did the room parent thing, PTA, etc.

To address what an earlier poster said about there being no mean girl activity. It might not exist in your grade, but it did in mine. My DD was ostracized and left out. We tried the lunch bunch, involving the school counselor but in the end, it was leaving ATS that gave her back her confidence. I can't say that I blame ATS but I felt that there are certain parents that orchestrate their kids' friendships and leave out others. This is likely true at all schools in Arlington but I am speaking to my experience.

Also, not being part of your neighborhood school is not felt until you LEAVE ATS. My kids both felt like they didn't know anyone when they went on to their neighborhood school. Fortunately, one is more outgoing than the other and had no problem making friends. For the other, it took until late MS. I say this because people discount the impact it has on your kids not to know the kids in the neighborhood. It can make a difference.

Overall, I do feel like the school does a great job preparing the kids for MS as well as preparing the parents to be educationally-involved parents. [/quote]

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