Anonymous
Post 03/31/2017 22:16     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a daughter in lower school at St. Anne's. We are very happy there. Although it is Episcopal, there is not a big emphasis on religion. They put a lot of weight in to their "social curriculum," and I would say they are fairly progressive. There is transportation available from Bowie, if that helps.


Thank you! I'm thrilled you responded! We were accepted for K. How often do the children have outdoor play? How are the academics? Diversity? We live in the Bowie area and would probably be interested in the bus. Do a lot of the lower school children take the bus? How involved are the parents? How inclusive is the environment? Would you call it warm and nurturing? Or do the teachers avoid creating a nurturing and loving home environment? Sorry, I have a thousand questions but we don't know anyone at the school and it's not often talked about. Not sure if this is a bad thing or if it's a hidden gem. The only Annap schools we hear about are Key and another one that I can't recall.


You should ask the school these questions and not some anonymous person.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2017 11:51     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
what do you consider affordable?

I would look at Key or Severn.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2017 11:48     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Anonymous wrote:I have a daughter in lower school at St. Anne's. We are very happy there. Although it is Episcopal, there is not a big emphasis on religion. They put a lot of weight in to their "social curriculum," and I would say they are fairly progressive. There is transportation available from Bowie, if that helps.


Also, how challenging would you say the curriculum is?
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2017 11:45     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Anonymous wrote:I have a daughter in lower school at St. Anne's. We are very happy there. Although it is Episcopal, there is not a big emphasis on religion. They put a lot of weight in to their "social curriculum," and I would say they are fairly progressive. There is transportation available from Bowie, if that helps.


Thank you! I'm thrilled you responded! We were accepted for K. How often do the children have outdoor play? How are the academics? Diversity? We live in the Bowie area and would probably be interested in the bus. Do a lot of the lower school children take the bus? How involved are the parents? How inclusive is the environment? Would you call it warm and nurturing? Or do the teachers avoid creating a nurturing and loving home environment? Sorry, I have a thousand questions but we don't know anyone at the school and it's not often talked about. Not sure if this is a bad thing or if it's a hidden gem. The only Annap schools we hear about are Key and another one that I can't recall.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2017 10:07     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
I have a daughter in lower school at St. Anne's. We are very happy there. Although it is Episcopal, there is not a big emphasis on religion. They put a lot of weight in to their "social curriculum," and I would say they are fairly progressive. There is transportation available from Bowie, if that helps.
Anonymous
Post 03/28/2017 11:01     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Anonymous wrote:St. Anne's in Annapolis goes up to 8th grade. It is religious, but Episcopal schools are usually more broadly religious and very tolerant, not dogmatic.


I posted about this school yesterday. Does anyone have any insight on the school?
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2017 21:49     Subject: Re:Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
St. Anne's in Annapolis goes up to 8th grade. It is religious, but Episcopal schools are usually more broadly religious and very tolerant, not dogmatic.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2017 20:32     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Thank you! I will look into all of these.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2017 10:00     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Key, Severn, and Indian Creek are the three main secular privates in the Annapolis area. I definitely wouldn't consider them affordable, though.
(PP, Indian Creek expanded to High School a few years ago)
Of those, Key is the most progressive and Severn is them most traditional/academic. Indian Creek is generally considered pretty nurturing.

Of the top of my head, the only other private high schools in Annapolis/Arnold/Severna Park area are religious.

This is a pretty comprehensive list of all the area privates:

http://www.chesapeakefamily.com/education/private-school-directory

Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 21:02     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Key school and Severn school in Annapolis for K -12. Indian Creek for lower school. If you are looking for really affordable, best bet are the religious schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 20:35     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Friends Community doesn't have a high school, but it's near GreenBelt. There is the boys catholic school, DeMarha, in Hyattsville, very close to Greenbelt.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 20:25     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Op here. Thanks for the ideas. I should have mentioned that we are looking for something secular. Thanks again.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 18:15     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
St. Marys is a great school in downtown Annapolis. It's K-12 so allows you to have kids at same school regardless of grade
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 15:32     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
Holy Trinity (Episcopal) in Bowie?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2017 08:30     Subject: Affordable privates near Annapolis or Greenbelt?
For middle school and high school. This will be for two kids. Looking for a nurturing environment. TIA.