Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No it doesn't. Wishing is conditional. In conditional sentences where the condition is unreal or not yet real and in clauses after to wish, use were: I wish it were true that PP knew her grammar.

Yes. This.

I don't remember learning this type of grammer in school. I wish I did because I come across phrases I want to write, but am unsure of the proper words.

was/were
that/which
accept/except
then/than

etc....

I went to school in New York where teachers were one of the most highly paid in the country. Goes to show, spending money isn't the answer to a better education.

*grammar*

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No it doesn't. Wishing is conditional. In conditional sentences where the condition is unreal or not yet real and in clauses after to wish, use were: I wish it were true that PP knew her grammar.

Yes. This.

I don't remember learning this type of grammer in school. I wish I did because I come across phrases I want to write, but am unsure of the proper words.

was/were
that/which
accept/except
then/than

etc....

I went to school in New York where teachers were one of the most highly paid in the country. Goes to show, spending money isn't the answer to a better education.

I would like a co-ed, non-denominational, non-social-justice-campaigning school in NW DC. The good schools all preach specific values, and while I generally agree with those values, I am not seeking for a school to teach that to my child. That's a family's terrain by my thinking. Diversity of thought and focus on community values -- but not specific religions or political positions -- is a point on which the public schools are superior.

I would like more co-ed excellent any Christian denomination schools. I really don't care what denomination-- I just like discussion on ethics, values etc. Can't do that in most schools!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe St. Andrew's actually was founded by families who had the same desire as OP. Most of the time the reverse commute to the main campus isn't bad -- actually, from the Bethesda bus stop it is downright pleasant because the bus goes out Bradley to Seven Locks. From Chevy Chase, it can take as long or longer to get to some of the downtown schools.

Nope - founded by families who founded Grace Episcopal Day School in Silver Spring, which then expanded into Kensington. They founded SAES when parents wanted to expand to HS. SAES as it exists now eventually absorbed St. Francis Episcopal in Potomac as its lower campus.

All that being said, plenty of families that attend SAES live in NWDC. But most live in MoCo, so playdates or extracurriculars can be a schlep.

Actually, you're both right. Isabelle Schussler and other founders were involved at St. Pats, WES, Grace to create co-ed Episcopal choices. The founding documents specifically point to that need to serve all those schools as an upper school.

We commute, and the bus makes it easy to get to from Spring Valley. (Buses pick up from in front of Wagshals or Strosniders or residential Chevy Chase). You need to move quickly if you hope to be considered for Upper School. Recent campus improvements have increased demand if the number of visiting families wandering around is any indication.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe St. Andrew's actually was founded by families who had the same desire as OP. Most of the time the reverse commute to the main campus isn't bad -- actually, from the Bethesda bus stop it is downright pleasant because the bus goes out Bradley to Seven Locks. From Chevy Chase, it can take as long or longer to get to some of the downtown schools.

Nope - founded by families who founded Grace Episcopal Day School in Silver Spring, which then expanded into Kensington. They founded SAES when parents wanted to expand to HS. SAES as it exists now eventually absorbed St. Francis Episcopal in Potomac as its lower campus.

All that being said, plenty of families that attend SAES live in NWDC. But most live in MoCo, so playdates or extracurriculars can be a schlep.

If your kids go to any independent school in this area, you're gonna be in for schlepping sometimes -- that's because, unlike public school, all the kids don't live in the same neighborhood.

Anonymous wrote:I believe St. Andrew's actually was founded by families who had the same desire as OP. Most of the time the reverse commute to the main campus isn't bad -- actually, from the Bethesda bus stop it is downright pleasant because the bus goes out Bradley to Seven Locks. From Chevy Chase, it can take as long or longer to get to some of the downtown schools.

Nope - founded by families who founded Grace Episcopal Day School in Silver Spring, which then expanded into Kensington. They founded SAES when parents wanted to expand to HS. SAES as it exists now eventually absorbed St. Francis Episcopal in Potomac as its lower campus.

All that being said, plenty of families that attend SAES live in NWDC. But most live in MoCo, so playdates or extracurriculars can be a schlep.