Anonymous
11/13/2025 10:15
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:The Heights
+1 classical education with no pointless screentime
Anonymous
11/12/2025 20:50
Subject: No tech middle school
St Jerome academy, holy redeemer college park ( less conservative, minimal tech use )
Anonymous
11/12/2025 18:28
Subject: No tech middle school
But what’s up with the Waldorf fairies and gnomes?
Anonymous
11/12/2025 18:12
Subject: Re:No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:Are there any zero technology schools that aren’t not catholic around here?
Plenty are Protestant.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 18:10
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:Dominion Christian is pretty low tech in middle school, although there's occasional computer use required for some of the electives and club activities (mainly Science Olympiad).
The other local ACCS members with middle schools in the local VA are Ad Fontes, Oak Hill Christian, Immanuel Lutheran, and I think Potomac Classical.
Rockbridge is the only one in Maryland.
Non-ACCS schools I suspect of being low tech: Loudoun Classical, Ambleside (Charlotte Mason). Possibly Cornerstone Christian Academy in Middleburg.
Loudoun classical has permanently closed.
Anyone have experience with Ambleside they can share?
Anonymous
11/12/2025 18:06
Subject: Re:No tech middle school
Are there any zero technology schools that aren’t not catholic around here?
Anonymous
11/04/2025 16:46
Subject: Re:No tech middle school
Saint Anselms Abbey. No tech and true classical education.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 15:50
Subject: No tech middle school
So check out the Carholic schools near you (if a Catholic school would fit). Many are much lower tech than public. As PP already noted, there is some variation from school to school.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 15:06
Subject: Re:No tech middle school
We would love to do Waldorf, but it’s too far for us. We are in Herndon. Is there anything out in Loudoun? We looked at Virginia Academy, but could not believe how much they use computers. We want a school that does not allow any personal electronic devices.
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Anonymous
11/04/2025 14:44
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:tl;dr unless you want a trad Christian school (no shade, we do!) you’re doing Waldorf
We're in a conservative Catholic school and love it, but it is odd that the options are so extremely limited outside of the conservative Catholic/Christian world. You'd think there would be a lane for an ideologically middle-of-the-road low-tech school.
Totally agree with this and wish there were more options (but glad we have some!). Evidence seems to be supporting that phone free is good but doesn't go far enough. From Jonathan Haidt's substack: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/false-promise-of-device-based-ed
The irony that I read this scrolling through my cell phone while perusing DCUM.
Agree! But we want better for our kids, no?! And, the horse will be out of the barn soon enough. No need to skip the critical skill building years.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 14:41
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:tl;dr unless you want a trad Christian school (no shade, we do!) you’re doing Waldorf
We're in a conservative Catholic school and love it, but it is odd that the options are so extremely limited outside of the conservative Catholic/Christian world. You'd think there would be a lane for an ideologically middle-of-the-road low-tech school.
Totally agree with this and wish there were more options (but glad we have some!). Evidence seems to be supporting that phone free is good but doesn't go far enough. From Jonathan Haidt's substack: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/false-promise-of-device-based-ed
The irony that I read this scrolling through my cell phone while perusing DCUM.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 13:22
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:tl;dr unless you want a trad Christian school (no shade, we do!) you’re doing Waldorf
We're in a conservative Catholic school and love it, but it is odd that the options are so extremely limited outside of the conservative Catholic/Christian world. You'd think there would be a lane for an ideologically middle-of-the-road low-tech school.
Totally agree with this and wish there were more options (but glad we have some!). Evidence seems to be supporting that phone free is good but doesn't go far enough. From Jonathan Haidt's substack: https://www.afterbabel.com/p/false-promise-of-device-based-ed
Anonymous
11/04/2025 10:32
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:The Heights
+1. Our DS attended there. We are not Catholic.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 10:30
Subject: No tech middle school
Anonymous wrote:tl;dr unless you want a trad Christian school (no shade, we do!) you’re doing Waldorf
We're in a conservative Catholic school and love it, but it is odd that the options are so extremely limited outside of the conservative Catholic/Christian world. You'd think there would be a lane for an ideologically middle-of-the-road low-tech school.
Anonymous
11/04/2025 10:08
Subject: No tech middle school
tl;dr unless you want a trad Christian school (no shade, we do!) you’re doing Waldorf