Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 16:36     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Basis McLean would be perfect.


If Basis McLean is on the menu then Potomac is probably the better option for a sporty kid.

OP said NW DC, willing to go to MD. So neither Basis nor Potomac is what they are looking for.

Agree Basis is not a good fit if athletics are important in addition to academics, however.

OP, depending on where in NW, Potomac could be pretty close and closer than a lot of the MD schools. If you are in palisades, georgetown,foxhall, etc, then i'd definitely look at it b/c it ticks all your boxes. The bus service is great, too. You could do a shuttle to NW or a neighborhood bus to NW.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 16:36     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:“We’re atheists.”

Whatever


LOL why does this bother you? Because you were told to believe in a boogyman in the sky?
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 16:32     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Sidwell has Chinese language
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 15:08     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:If you want to continue Mandarin wouldn’t you want to go DCPS at Yu Ying instead of private? I’m not sure what private schools offer Chinese.


Why even comment if you don't bother reading the OP's question? So much ignorance in this comment.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 15:04     Subject: Help me find a good fit
“We’re atheists.”

Whatever
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 15:02     Subject: Help me find a good fit
If you want to continue Mandarin wouldn’t you want to go DCPS at Yu Ying instead of private? I’m not sure what private schools offer Chinese.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 14:14     Subject: Re:Help me find a good fit
WIS
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 13:51     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Basis McLean would be perfect.


If Basis McLean is on the menu then Potomac is probably the better option for a sporty kid.

OP said NW DC, willing to go to MD. So neither Basis nor Potomac is what they are looking for.

Agree Basis is not a good fit if athletics are important in addition to academics, however.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 13:36     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like Basis McLean would be perfect.


If Basis McLean is on the menu then Potomac is probably the better option for a sporty kid.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2026 09:46     Subject: Help me find a good fit
SSSAS offers Chinese, although I assume the Virginia location rules it out.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 22:46     Subject: Help me find a good fit
GDS and Maret offer Mandarin.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 22:34     Subject: Re:Help me find a good fit
9th grade admissions from public school are tough. Might have to apply widely just to get an acceptance.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 22:26     Subject: Help me find a good fit
This is a very tall order to get all these things.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 22:15     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hear me out. I know that you are atheist and don't want Catholic school but you really should look at St. Anselm's.

They don’t offer Mandarin though.


Hadn't really researched this as neither of my kids would have been eligible to attend. But fits the vibe.


Eligible?


Presumably the kids are girls.


Presumably the respondent was OP who has a son. Or the PP could have IDed themselves as not being OP.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 22:13     Subject: Help me find a good fit
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hear me out. I know that you are atheist and don't want Catholic school but you really should look at St. Anselm's.

They don’t offer Mandarin though.


Hadn't really researched this as neither of my kids would have been eligible to attend. But fits the vibe.


Eligible?


Presumably the kids are girls.