Anonymous
Post 10/28/2014 14:59     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ugh. Friends Community School. I would NOT send my child there- just based on what I know of the teachers.


What issues with the teachers? I was considering sending my son there in 2 years.


Could you please elaborate?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2014 20:51     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ugh. Friends Community School. I would NOT send my child there- just based on what I know of the teachers.


This is 9:30 who has a middle schooler at FCS. What a bizarre comment. PP, do you have a child at the school? We adore the teachers and I can't imagine what you might be referring to, but your post is certainly not helpful to OP.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2014 21:45     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
For a girl you might look at Holton. They have a bus stop in Silver Spring. We're in PG County and the bus has made the school workable for us and has been great for our DD.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2014 19:30     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Lowell and Barrie are probably the closest geographically. But as noted above, by middle school kids often take buses further away. We live on the Silver Spring/Chevy Chase line and there are different families on our street who have had kids in St. Andrews (Potomac), Barrie (SS), Sidwell (D.C.), Lowell (DC), and Maret (DC).
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2014 12:07     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Anonymous wrote:Lowell is one option.


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2014 21:27     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Anonymous wrote:ugh. Friends Community School. I would NOT send my child there- just based on what I know of the teachers.


What issues with the teachers? I was considering sending my son there in 2 years.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2014 19:54     Subject: Re:Middle schools near Silver Spring
Anonymous wrote:Most schools have buses from major points so you should widen your search area. Rockville, upper DC, Rockville etc.


Thanks. Do you have recommendations in those places?
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2014 11:58     Subject: Re:Middle schools near Silver Spring
Check out Barrie School on Layhill Road in Silver Spring. My daughter had a great experience.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2014 09:30     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
ugh. Friends Community School. I would NOT send my child there- just based on what I know of the teachers.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2014 08:51     Subject: Re:Middle schools near Silver Spring
Most schools have buses from major points so you should widen your search area. Rockville, upper DC, Rockville etc.
Anonymous
Post 10/19/2014 20:00     Subject: Re:Middle schools near Silver Spring
We live in Silver Spring and chose Friends Community School in College Park for our middle schooler after leaving the local public. It serves grades K-8, it has a lovely community, and the drive almost always takes less 15 minutes from our SS home.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2014 17:46     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Here is a very recent helpful thread:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/417703.page
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2014 17:42     Subject: Re:Middle schools near Silver Spring
silver spring kids tend to go out of town (not far) for school. Check dcschoolhub for all the ones in your area.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2014 17:41     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
Lowell is one option.
Anonymous
Post 10/18/2014 16:53     Subject: Middle schools near Silver Spring
We are interested in exploring private schools for our current 5th grader who has been in public school thus far. It seems like most of the options are religious. Any suggestions of non-religious schools we should be checking out?