Anonymous wrote:This was in the news recently. It is a very tough award to get and only a few kids in the nation gets it. This kid from New School of Northern Virginia got it.
https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2023/03/17/fairfax-student-wins-2nd-place-in-prestigious-regeneron-science-talent-search/

Regeneron funds it b/c the co-founder got the award when it was called the Westinghouse award and this is really impressive.

Anonymous wrote:This was in the news recently. It is a very tough award to get and only a few kids in the nation gets it. This kid from New School of Northern Virginia got it.
https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2023/03/17/fairfax-student-wins-2nd-place-in-prestigious-regeneron-science-talent-search/

Emily lives in our neighborhood. She is an amazing young woman.

For the PP who has a child there, do you think your kid will be just as prepared for college compared to coming from a large Northern VA public high school? Or more so? Do the students get into good colleges? We are seriously considering. Thanks!

This was in the news recently. It is a very tough award to get and only a few kids in the nation gets it. This kid from New School of Northern Virginia got it.
https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/news/2023/03/17/fairfax-student-wins-2nd-place-in-prestigious-regeneron-science-talent-search/

I like to think of this school as an incubator and each student as their own education startup. That's why we love it.

My daughter is attending this year. She's not "offbeat" by any means and feels very much at home there. The teachers have taken a personal interest in her development and consistently offer extra challenges. The atmosphere is cozy: the student body is an intimate size and everyone is on a first-name basis. The school even looks like a little house in the woods. It feels, for lack of a better word, sane. My child is challenged, feels seen, and is part of an inclusive community (there is great emphasis on building a kindness culture).

The school does lack the critical size for significant team sport offerings, there is no band, there are no fancy clubs. Theater is good but too small to win anything. Sometimes their offerings have a homespun feel BUT the kids lead the way and are encouraged to start clubs, projects, etc. Teachers take the students seriously and seem genuinely happy to be there.

This school is a great launchpad for self-motivated students who keep high standards for themselves. Is it a painful, rigorous education? I can't say my child wouldn't do ^more^ at another private school. Ultimately, my child has enough on her plate without being stressed out and resents long weekends because she has to miss school. That's a solid endorsement.

We visited and thought it was cool. It's very offbeat. It makes Field and Burke look like Sidwell and St. Albans. But we still liked it. We didn't consider it very seriously because we live in DC and kid has DC alternatives.

Just talked with a bright young man working at my Kids’ summer camp. He was excited about his fall courses (HS). That is all I know.

My son loves it there - small classes, warm welcoming environment. Learning for learning's sake - not teaching to the test. Engaging classes.....wish we had found it sooner.

The New School is a very good school with scaffolding for (all) students in terms of executive function and organization, arguably something most middle schoolers need. There is differentiation that accomodates academically advanced students and those who are not. For us the issue is the very small social environment, along with the accompanying lack of big school extracurriculars. The school is a great fit for one of our kids but not the other for this reason.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no personal experience (except that I know it's not a new school) but there are many threads on it if you search. People seem happy. From the posts and the school website I kinda get the vibe it may attract more "offbeat boys" than otherwise, and if that's accurate it would not be a good fit for my straight-arrow DD. But we'll probably check it out in a couple years when DD is old enough.

Thanks- I did try searching it here and didn't come up with much that was specific to it. Maybe I did something wrong and I'll try again.

Use Google, not the search bar on DCUM. In the Google search bar, type this: site:dcurbanmom.com "the new school of northern virginia"

Thank you.

It's been around since 1989. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_School_of_Northern_Virginia

For the self-motivated kid. Even for math

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Anonymous wrote:I have no personal experience (except that I know it's not a new school) but there are many threads on it if you search. People seem happy. From the posts and the school website I kinda get the vibe it may attract more "offbeat boys" than otherwise, and if that's accurate it would not be a good fit for my straight-arrow DD. But we'll probably check it out in a couple years when DD is old enough.

Thanks- I did try searching it here and didn't come up with much that was specific to it. Maybe I did something wrong and I'll try again.

Use Google, not the search bar on DCUM. In the Google search bar, type this: site:dcurbanmom.com "the new school of northern virginia"

Thank you.