BASIS Independent School

My child's transition to BASIS Independent has been a great step forward. He really enjoys his teachers and classmates. Most important thing is that he really enjoys going to BASIS and learning (including after school programs at BASIS).nnWhen I was researching for a great private school in this area, BASIS's Learning Expert Teacher (LET) and Subject Expert Teacher (SET) system caught my eyes. The SET will focus on the academic discipline while LET help student make connection between the disciplines. This is a truly unique experience for my child's education, not to mention an out of the box approach compared to the traditional systems.

My kids love the school, they learn lots of different topics, not just math and science. They enjoy going to school. When they are happy, i am happy. I have to admit that there are some operational challenges since school is new but they are constantly improving.

We have had a fabulous experience with BASIS Independent McLean. Our son couldn't be happier socially and is blossoming in an accelerated and supportive learning environment. The teachers are highly motivated, care deeply about his success and share an enthusiasm for learning that is infectious. The administration is the most professional team I've ever seen within an academic institution and has been extraordinarily responsive to our requests. We couldn't be more satisfied with our choice and look forward to watching our son develop in this unique program.

If you can just focus on your child's experience in the classroom, you will be happy here. Great teachers. Great administrators. This place would be great if they could just figure out everything that goes on OUTSIDE of the classrooms. Billing, lunches, facilities, front office staff, after school programs, field trips, classroom furniture and materials, security, book ordering--all a mess. They have lost two Heads of Schools when all they really need to lose in order to be productive and successful is their Head of Operations. She and her team are rude and unorganized. She often makes promises about facility updates that never end up happening. She has had no experience working in a school before this, so it should come as no surprise that she isn't capable of dealing with school-related issues. Although, school leadership experience clearly isn't important to BASIS, as the CEO is a former electrical engineer who knows absolutely nothing about education or working in schools. He only got the job because his aunt and uncle founded and own the company. If you've ever had the pleasure of hearing him speak, you'd quickly lose even more respect for the guy and the schools he is attempting to run. Despite the CEO and the Head of Operations both having no prior education-related work experiences, they are often the last resort for answers to questions..that they can't answer. So, if you care about all of that, this isn't the place for you. If you care about your child having great teachers and learning at a high level, come here. Hopefully the teachers and administrators don't get fed-up with all of the above and leave, because they're all that's keeping families.

This is the hardest school Ever. You do homework everyday until 10:30 or usually 11. This school knows nothing other than academics. the playground is a concrete parking lot with one basketball hoop. their indoor basketball court is extremely small and the courts are made of rubber not wood! i do not get enough free time. because i am to busy for studying for multiple tests. Because 7th graders or even 6th graders and up have 9 subjects we have so many tests. There is also only one elective! this school does not have an orchestra or band. well actually it does but it counts as an after school activity! The teachers and academics are great, but other than studying there isn't really anything else.