Nysmith

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Location
Nysmith
Herndon, Virginia
Information
Head of school	Ken Nysmith
Type	Private
Grades	Kindergarten - 8th grade
Motto	Youth is a tiny window of expansive opportunity
Homepage	http://www.nysmith.com/

Nysmith School is a preparatory school located in Herndon, Virginia that teaches from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It was founded in 1983 by Carol Nysmith, and is now principally run by Kenneth Nysmith, her son. Nysmith prides itself on loving teachers, small classes, and a diversified curriculumn that includes daily reading, math, science, computers, and foreign language.

[edit] Admissions

Nysmith bases its admissions process around the interest of the potential students interest in learning. Unlike many other private schools in the area, which focus on the personality of the student and social standing of the parents, intelligence is the only factor that they use in their screening process. This makes for a much more intellectual student base. Nysmith policy does not have any restrictions on students coming in at higher grades, but very rarely is there an open spot in any grade higher that the sixth. Most students come into the school between pre-kindergarten and 3rd grade.