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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home. [/quote]

I wouldn't describe BCC as having "open space." But there still all the typical HS sports opportunities. They've had to be creative with the land available, so they put the tennis courts above the parking structure, for example.[/quote]

BCC just got an expansion. With Woodward siphoning off students from the area between it and BCC there is lots of room for expanding the boundaries east to help with DCC overcrowding too![/quote]

OP, How old are kids now? Woodward isn’t scheduled to open (and reduce crowding at WJ or elsewhere)  until 2025, when current 7th graders are seniors.

Off the top of my head, BCC has the smallest number of students of these schools, WJ and Churchill, the most. The schools all have strong athletics and with large student populations, getting on some teams can be difficult, particularly at the biggest schools.[/quote]

OP here - 3rd grade [/quote]

Op, I am also a single mom w/ 2 kids who chose BCc cluster.  We live walking distance to metro in an older smaller house.  As a single parent with 1 car  it’s been very helpful to have my kids be able to get around independently without me driving all the time.  IN ES, CCES has a GT center and ChCh/Bethesda is close to the middle school magnets that we took advantage of.

If your kids are in 2nd grade or younger, consider that some areas in Bethesda and Chevy Chase your child will be in a K-2, 3-5 pairing.  Many like the idea of all younger kids at RHPS but it does create extra logistics.

There are many other threads on BCC. Personally, I choose it because it was academically just as good as Whitman, Churchill, wj, etc. but it is slightly more diverse racially and socio-economically.

Don’t listen to the troll above who says BCC will be rezoned to include parts of the DCC. That will not happen and is a racist dog-whistle. [/quote]

OP here - thank you. Could you tell me how the ES/middle schools were? Were you happy with them? My kids are in 3rd grade.[/quote]

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