looking for HS that are academically focused where kids want to learn; club sports and houses for comradery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

St. Anselm's is almost 90% boys that are quirky/ASD or nerdy. It is a tough social scene if you do not fit this mold.

No, it isn’t.

-parent of a current Abbey boy

[Anonymous]

Cross posted in another thread but found it interesting:

We left the school, it was an awful experience for our family. Other students leave quietly because families who leave are aggressively 'iced' out and quickly forgotten. No one follows up on why someone left. Don't be fooled by their waitlist, they simply don't have the faculty nor footprint to facilitate a larger student body. Most kids are struggling to do math/reading/writing that they will need for college entrance exams. Students are awarded based on school spirit or trying hard instead of actual results. Most of the students there will aspire to go to a school where liberal arts and the faith are central. Please look for and request their matriculation data and their average exam scores. Their SAT equivalents are national average and at D.C. SATs (1090) and at Maryland SATs (1008). Ask yourself if you want to pay 15k+ for 'friends' or 'religious formation' or 'safe environment'. The friends there are only friends if you 100% support their school and it is very difficult on you to disagree. The religious formation there is questionable because the push political agendas especially during the Humanities Seminar. The safe environment is still D.C., there are lock downs ocassionally in the school due to nearby shootings.

[Anonymous]

Cross posted in another thread but found it interesting:

We left the school, it was an awful experience for our family. Other students leave quietly because families who leave are aggressively 'iced' out and quickly forgotten. No one follows up on why someone left. Don't be fooled by their waitlist, they simply don't have the faculty nor footprint to facilitate a larger student body. Most kids are struggling to do math/reading/writing that they will need for college entrance exams. Students are awarded based on school spirit or trying hard instead of actual results. Most of the students there will aspire to go to a school where liberal arts and the faith are central. Please look for and request their matriculation data and their average exam scores. Their SAT equivalents are national average and at D.C. SATs (1090) and at Maryland SATs (1008). Ask yourself if you want to pay 15k+ for 'friends' or 'religious formation' or 'safe environment'. The friends there are only friends if you 100% support their school and it is very difficult on you to disagree. The religious formation there is questionable because the push political agendas especially during the Humanities Seminar. The safe environment is still D.C., there are lock downs ocassionally in the school due to nearby shootings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

Just go to Langley High School. I understand that it is public, but this year I was accepted into Yale, Stanford, and was given the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA. We had 3 kids get into Stanford, 3 into Yale, 6 get into Berkley, and probably over 30 into UVA. Private school is honestly a waste since the public schools are so good.

Congrats but you have no idea how you compare against private school students until you go to college. Come back then and let us know. I am genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

Just go to Langley High School. I understand that it is public, but this year I was accepted into Yale, Stanford, and was given the Jefferson Scholarship at UVA. We had 3 kids get into Stanford, 3 into Yale, 6 get into Berkley, and probably over 30 into UVA. Private school is honestly a waste since the public schools are so good.

Hey, I know you!

Call me.

Ok I called but you didn’t pick up. Stop acting brand new with all your fancy college admissions and scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cross posted in another thread but found it interesting:

We left the school, it was an awful experience for our family. Other students leave quietly because families who leave are aggressively 'iced' out and quickly forgotten. No one follows up on why someone left. Don't be fooled by their waitlist, they simply don't have the faculty nor footprint to facilitate a larger student body. Most kids are struggling to do math/reading/writing that they will need for college entrance exams. Students are awarded based on school spirit or trying hard instead of actual results. Most of the students there will aspire to go to a school where liberal arts and the faith are central. Please look for and request their matriculation data and their average exam scores. Their SAT equivalents are national average and at D.C. SATs (1090) and at Maryland SATs (1008). Ask yourself if you want to pay 15k+ for 'friends' or 'religious formation' or 'safe environment'. The friends there are only friends if you 100% support their school and it is very difficult on you to disagree. The religious formation there is questionable because the push political agendas especially during the Humanities Seminar. The safe environment is still D.C., there are lock downs ocassionally in the school due to nearby shootings.

Above post was also used verbatim in a 7/22 post about St Jerome Institute. Likely someone with an agenda re. both schools. Take it with a grain of salt!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cross posted in another thread but found it interesting:

We left the school, it was an awful experience for our family. Other students leave quietly because families who leave are aggressively 'iced' out and quickly forgotten. No one follows up on why someone left. Don't be fooled by their waitlist, they simply don't have the faculty nor footprint to facilitate a larger student body. Most kids are struggling to do math/reading/writing that they will need for college entrance exams. Students are awarded based on school spirit or trying hard instead of actual results. Most of the students there will aspire to go to a school where liberal arts and the faith are central. Please look for and request their matriculation data and their average exam scores. Their SAT equivalents are national average and at D.C. SATs (1090) and at Maryland SATs (1008). Ask yourself if you want to pay 15k+ for 'friends' or 'religious formation' or 'safe environment'. The friends there are only friends if you 100% support their school and it is very difficult on you to disagree. The religious formation there is questionable because the push political agendas especially during the Humanities Seminar. The safe environment is still D.C., there are lock downs ocassionally in the school due to nearby shootings.

What school? That’s an awfully long and specific post to have left out what school you’re actually ranting about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

St. Anselm's is almost 90% boys that are quirky/ASD or nerdy. It is a tough social scene if you do not fit this mold.

No, it isn’t.

-parent of a current Abbey boy

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basis Independent McLean is a great school (best private in Virginia!)

Just like how Unconventional Diner and Old Ebbitt Grill are the best restaurants in DC!
https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Restaurants&find_loc=Washington%2C+DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

St. Anselm's is almost 90% boys that are quirky/ASD or nerdy. It is a tough social scene if you do not fit this mold.

No, it isn’t.

-parent of a current Abbey boy

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cross posted in another thread but found it interesting:

We left the school, it was an awful experience for our family. Other students leave quietly because families who leave are aggressively 'iced' out and quickly forgotten. No one follows up on why someone left. Don't be fooled by their waitlist, they simply don't have the faculty nor footprint to facilitate a larger student body. Most kids are struggling to do math/reading/writing that they will need for college entrance exams. Students are awarded based on school spirit or trying hard instead of actual results. Most of the students there will aspire to go to a school where liberal arts and the faith are central. Please look for and request their matriculation data and their average exam scores. Their SAT equivalents are national average and at D.C. SATs (1090) and at Maryland SATs (1008). Ask yourself if you want to pay 15k+ for 'friends' or 'religious formation' or 'safe environment'. The friends there are only friends if you 100% support their school and it is very difficult on you to disagree. The religious formation there is questionable because the push political agendas especially during the Humanities Seminar. The safe environment is still D.C., there are lock downs ocassionally in the school due to nearby shootings.

Above post was also used verbatim in a 7/22 post about St Jerome Institute. Likely someone with an agenda re. both schools. Take it with a grain of salt!

Certainly can’t be about St. Ansley’s because their SAT average is certainly several hundred points higher.

[Anonymous]

Is there a school in the area that's similar to the Abbey -- but that isn't Catholic (or otherwise religious)? Doesn't necessarily have to be the same grades.

And I would wholeheartedly embrace a student body that's 90% nerds, since I have a cheerfully sociable nerdy child who would love to be surrounded by other nerds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a school in the area that's similar to the Abbey -- but that isn't Catholic (or otherwise religious)? Doesn't necessarily have to be the same grades.

And I would wholeheartedly embrace a student body that's 90% nerds, since I have a cheerfully sociable nerdy child who would love to be surrounded by other nerds.

Not really, it's a bit of a niche school (and not 90% nerdy anyway, though certainly makes all kinds of kids feel welcome as is required of a Benedictine school). No harm in at least looking at it. Maybe also look at some of the other small schools in the PVAC: WIS, Burke? Many of the others in PVAC are religious or focus on particular needs (https://www.pvacsports.com/landing/index).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, looking for suggestions on schools where academics are first and foremost. A school like St. Anselm's Abbey comes to mind where the boys that attend want to learn and are not fixated on high school sports. Club sports and fine arts are valued. House system is a plus. All boys or coed. Thanks for your suggestions!

Gee…let me think….how about SAAS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basis Independent McLean is a great school (best private in Virginia!) that’s focused on academics.

According to Niche, BIM is the best private school in the DMV.