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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Browne is a lovely newer school but lacks an identity"[/quote]
Browne Academy is getting a new head-of-school this summer. I wonder how the school will change under her leadership. http://www.browneacademy.org/about_browne/head-of-school-announcement/index.aspx 
With any new leader there is bound to be some changes and new energy. (Side note: It looks like they have a new website.) I would definitely look into this school again next Fall after she has started.

[quote=Anonymous]Burgundy seems to have a much looser curriculum than others and no uniform"[/quote]
Here's an interview with Jeff Snidler, head of BF, where he talks about the stereotypes of progressive education...
[i]I asked Jeff what stereotypes he has encountered about progressive education. We had a fun moment as he recounted the usual suspects: "tree-hugging, unstructured, not data driven, disorganized." Jeff knew them all. Parents are dazzled though, when they see the serious-minded approach the faculty at BFCDS takes to program development. Subject-by-subject, the teachers have illustrated how the students are developing literacy, numeracy, critical thinking and problem solving skills. This is how the stereotypes vaporize - with a real demonstration of the learning environment, and engaged students growing more and more skillful.[/i] (Full article here: http://parkdaytom.blogspot.com/2013/04/burgundy-farm-country-day-school.html)

[quote=Anonymous]ACDS seems to be relaxing some of its academic standards with the new head."[/quote]
An ACDS parent recently said this about admissions... "In a 'town hall' type meeting with parents this past week, the headmaster explained that the acceptance rate has been deliberately lowered to maintain the kind of learning environment we expect from a small, private school." 
(http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/333548.page#4535538) My children don't go here (or to any of these schools) but when I attended the Open House, I did not get the feeling that they were relaxing their academic standards at all.

I visited all of these schools and was impressed by all of them. They all have something to offer. It just has to be the right fit for your child.

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