Beauvoir Transitions

[Anonymous]

Dear all,

I am reaching out to the families who have attended Beauvoir and then graduated somewhere else other than NCS/STA. Could you please describe your experiences? Did the outplacement team advise you to look at other options or was it your own initiative and choice? Did your child have strong views on whether they wanted to be in NCS/STA or some other school by third grade (e.g. because of friends)? Finally, where did you end up (if possible) and did you feel that the school did a good job preparing your kid for that place?

We understand that admissions to NCS/STA is very competitive and not automatically guaranteed to Beauvoir students. At the same time, this still seems to be path most graduates take and it would be worthwhile to talk a bit about other experiences and see what other options are available and how easy they were.

Thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Bump!

[Anonymous]

Since 80% of kids go to NCS/STA, you are not going to find many people with this experience I think.

During my DD’s year, out of 40+ girls, 30+ went to NCS (similar number of boys went to STA).
My impression is that those kids that are “good enough” either go to one of those two schools or choose other schools such as Hilton or Sidwell because of religious or co-Ed reasons.

I only know well a girl that went to Holton and chose Holton probably for religious reasons. She is doing great.

[Anonymous]

While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Over time the kids that don't go to NCS and STA lose touch with their Beauvoir friends. First few years yes but that fades by middle school. Rarely see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

That is not what my DD’s friend reports from Sidwell. They have basically no homework at Sidwell and no tests. I hear things change in 5th grade when middle school officially starts at Sidwell.
On the other hand, my DD in 4th grade at NCS had more homework and tests every week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

That is not what my DD’s friend reports from Sidwell. They have basically no homework at Sidwell and no tests. I hear things change in 5th grade when middle school officially starts at Sidwell.
On the other hand, my DD in 4th grade at NCS had more homework and tests every week.

This is absolutely false. Neighbors attend Sidwell and they complained and complained from an early age about the amount of homework their 1st grader was given - yes an hour per night in first grade.

I don’t believe you are an NCS parent in 4th. It is well known NCS is quite an easy nice transition by all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

That is not what my DD’s friend reports from Sidwell. They have basically no homework at Sidwell and no tests. I hear things change in 5th grade when middle school officially starts at Sidwell.
On the other hand, my DD in 4th grade at NCS had more homework and tests every week.

This is absolutely false. Neighbors attend Sidwell and they complained and complained from an early age about the amount of homework their 1st grader was given - yes an hour per night in first grade.

I don’t believe you are an NCS parent in 4th. It is well known NCS is quite an easy nice transition by all.

I am an NCS parents and I have zero reasons to lie. I DonMt have a kid at Sidwell so my experience is based on what other students report. Also, transition to 4th at NCS is easy (I never said otherwise), but girls have homework every day and tests more than once a week. One day they had 3 tests in one day and the teachers had to make one of these tests into a “quiz” because they are no allowed to have more than 2 tests per day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dear all,

I am reaching out to the families who have attended Beauvoir and then graduated somewhere else other than NCS/STA. Could you please describe your experiences? Did the outplacement team advise you to look at other options or was it your own initiative and choice? Did your child have strong views on whether they wanted to be in NCS/STA or some other school by third grade (e.g. because of friends)? Finally, where did you end up (if possible) and did you feel that the school did a good job preparing your kid for that place?

We understand that admissions to NCS/STA is very competitive and not automatically guaranteed to Beauvoir students. At the same time, this still seems to be path most graduates take and it would be worthwhile to talk a bit about other experiences and see what other options are available and how easy they were.

Thank you for sharing!

I dig out the old post because I have been wondering about this. Given 80% of the Beauvoir students automatically enroll in NCS/St. Alban, how do they compare with the students who enroll later? Do they screen students at least for some degree out of Beauvoir? Thus, NCS/St. Alban actually do not actually starts in 4th grade but like the other Big 3, starting in Prek.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Over time the kids that don't go to NCS and STA lose touch with their Beauvoir friends. First few years yes but that fades by middle school. Rarely see them.

This is true anytime kids change schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dear all,

I am reaching out to the families who have attended Beauvoir and then graduated somewhere else other than NCS/STA. Could you please describe your experiences? Did the outplacement team advise you to look at other options or was it your own initiative and choice? Did your child have strong views on whether they wanted to be in NCS/STA or some other school by third grade (e.g. because of friends)? Finally, where did you end up (if possible) and did you feel that the school did a good job preparing your kid for that place?

We understand that admissions to NCS/STA is very competitive and not automatically guaranteed to Beauvoir students. At the same time, this still seems to be path most graduates take and it would be worthwhile to talk a bit about other experiences and see what other options are available and how easy they were.

Thank you for sharing!

I dig out the old post because I have been wondering about this. Given 80% of the Beauvoir students automatically enroll in NCS/St. Alban, how do they compare with the students who enroll later? Do they screen students at least for some degree out of Beauvoir? Thus, NCS/St. Alban actually do not actually starts in 4th grade but like the other Big 3, starting in Prek.

Beauvoir students are not automatically enrolled in STA/NCS. They have to apply. They have a leg up in admissions, but they still apply.

[Anonymous]

The Beauvoir kids are actually dong their testing today at NCS / STA - not an automatic admission and from what I hear as a current Beauvoir parent, the admission to NCS is easier than to STA from Beauvoir. I have one of each so not loving that!

[Anonymous]

It’s fine because if you write a big enough checks those tests for sta or ncs don’t matter anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s fine because if you write a big enough checks those tests for sta or ncs don’t matter anyway.

What is the percentage of students from NCS/STA from beauvoir?