We are at Burke and plan to stay. Glad our kid can’t go hang out at classmates’ homes like Field kids do during lunch or other free periods.

My fairly athletic kid liked Burke. Lots of sports are available. But it's true that the campus isn't suburban like Field's.

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Anonymous wrote:which one has more sporty and mainstream kids with less learning accommodations?

If you're trying to avoid kids with learning accommodations (why?) you might want to learn the difference between fewer and less.

OP here. That question was from another poster.

Anonymous wrote:We liked Burke and Field but Field was a much better fit for our kid because of the outside space - our kid does better with easy outdoor access and was coming form a public school where they had great outdoor space. The lack of outdoor space at Burke was a complete turnoff for our kid. Our kid is happy at Field and doing well. No regrets. But I know people at Burke who have happy kids there.

I could have written this exact post! +1!!!

Anonymous wrote:which one has more sporty and mainstream kids with less learning accommodations?

If you're trying to avoid kids with learning accommodations (why?) you might want to learn the difference between fewer and less.

which one has more sporty and mainstream kids with less learning accommodations?

We liked Burke and Field but Field was a much better fit for our kid because of the outside space - our kid does better with easy outdoor access and was coming form a public school where they had great outdoor space. The lack of outdoor space at Burke was a complete turnoff for our kid. Our kid is happy at Field and doing well. No regrets. But I know people at Burke who have happy kids there.

OP: I would consider whether your child has any special accommodations, likes particular sports, wants certain classes, etc. If I recall correctly, and I might be mistaken, Field offers a handful more sports than Burke. Field also has a really cool recording studio. I was surprised that though Burke is small, it offers a good range of classes, more so than my kid's prior school. My kid liked Field better (but loves dogs on campus at Burke) but ended up at Burke due to some unique accommodations that Burke was better able to address b/c it's smaller than Field.

Have a 10th grader who loves Field - and has had a range of experienced teachers. Has had a very positive experience socially - we have been very happy.

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is currently at Burke so I think that’s a better source of info than anonymous info online.

Right, but she’s curious about Field.

Your kid is currently at Burke so I think that’s a better source of info than anonymous info online.

My kids have done great at Field. We’re very pleased with all aspects of the school, including the teachers that are absolutely not “more junior.” The teachers have spanned the generations and skew more into 40’s/50’s. My kids friends are from all over the DMV but within a few miles of the school, and come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. Besides a tour you should go to one of the admissions events.

Burke is known to be a better school with less junior teachers. Field has very pretty space where the kids can get out at lunch. Much more wealthy suburban families at Field and practically the highest tuition all in, in the DMV.

My 8th grader applied to both and choose Field. It's funny, I liked the vibe at Burke better but our child liked Field. Its been a good fit. They do get to hang out/play sports in the green spaces at lunch. My kids need that too. Academically I didn't notice many differences TBH. I'd send them where they are more comfortable.

Kid1 is at Burke. It's great, but Kid2 isn't stoked about it even though their personality is much like Kid1's.

Kid2 liked the tour, teachers, and students encountered at Field but one thing stood out most: actual fields to run in! Kid2 needs to move and thrives in open green space whereas Kid1 is more urban focused.

I love the feel of Field, but that's simply a feel I get from tours and Kid1's application process. I don't know anyone with kids there.

We're going to apply to both, but I'd love to hear any real-life experience comparisons from those here if possible.

Thoughts?