What do kids wear at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How could they have let in an out of state person with so many DMV applicants? Are you a politician?

Maybe her kid was more impressive. Won't be out of state because they're moving here. Previous may have also reached out. Are you jealous?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When my kid switched from a uniform school to a non-uniform school we went onto the school's social media pages and checked out all the pictures to get a sense of what kids were wearing.

Great idea!

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should wear whatever they normally feel comfortable with. There is not one style at Sidwell. My son was never dressy and the schoo in general isn't dressy. He wore anything from joggers/sweats to casual pants.

For context - his prior school had no jeans or sweatpants and collared shirts (mostly polo/golf shirts) and were allowed to wear casual t-shirts/hoodies only if they had a school logos (until 8th - when they allowed broader set of tshirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies)

Is there any special dress code for the weekly mandatory church service?

[Anonymous]

Dress like you just rolled out of bed - tube socks and crocs as well! And I’m not even kidding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dress like you just rolled out of bed - tube socks and crocs as well! And I’m not even kidding.

For chapel services?

[Anonymous]

I don't believe Sidwell has a different dress code for the weekly Quaker Meetings

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should wear whatever they normally feel comfortable with. There is not one style at Sidwell. My son was never dressy and the schoo in general isn't dressy. He wore anything from joggers/sweats to casual pants.

For context - his prior school had no jeans or sweatpants and collared shirts (mostly polo/golf shirts) and were allowed to wear casual t-shirts/hoodies only if they had a school logos (until 8th - when they allowed broader set of tshirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies)

Is there any special dress code for the weekly mandatory church service?

Short answer - no.

I suspect there is some general dress code somewhere but it wasn't anything we ever had to think about. For example, I'd suspect a shirt with hate speech would not be acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my kid switched from a uniform school to a non-uniform school we went onto the school's social media pages and checked out all the pictures to get a sense of what kids were wearing.

Great idea!

This.

Or....how about you wear what you normally wear outside of school.....Sidwell is not a place where there is some "style" you need to emulate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should wear whatever they normally feel comfortable with. There is not one style at Sidwell. My son was never dressy and the schoo in general isn't dressy. He wore anything from joggers/sweats to casual pants.

For context - his prior school had no jeans or sweatpants and collared shirts (mostly polo/golf shirts) and were allowed to wear casual t-shirts/hoodies only if they had a school logos (until 8th - when they allowed broader set of tshirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies)

Is there any special dress code for the weekly mandatory church service?

Short answer - no.

I suspect there is some general dress code somewhere but it wasn't anything we ever had to think about. For example, I'd suspect a shirt with hate speech would not be acceptable.

Oh for sure. I remember when they banned Redskins paraphernalia, during the time when the team was being called on to change the name and the owner was insisted he never would.

[Anonymous]

Shorts, joggers, hoodies, school logo t-shirts and that broccoli top hair cut. Rarely do I see upper school boys wear jeans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dress like you just rolled out of bed - tube socks and crocs as well! And I’m not even kidding.

For chapel services?

Meeting for worship is come as you are. It's a meeting.

It sounds like you are trying to make this sound like church - it's not like church. You sit in a room quietly and reflect and people stand up and say things if they'd like to. There is no "service" or ritual like a Catholic Mass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shorts, joggers, hoodies, school logo t-shirts and that broccoli top hair cut. Rarely do I see upper school boys wear jeans.

I think the no jeans is a generational thing - not a Sidwell thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't believe Sidwell has a different dress code for the weekly Quaker Meetings

I have a kid at a different Friends school and the weekly meeting isn’t like catholic mass where you’re expected to dress up. I know my kid and their friends just wear whatever they normally wear to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shorts, joggers, hoodies, school logo t-shirts and that broccoli top hair cut. Rarely do I see upper school boys wear jeans.

I think the no jeans is a generational thing - not a Sidwell thing.

Packing for a trip recently, I asked DS if he wanted jeans...
He replies, "Are we going somewhere fancy?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shorts, joggers, hoodies, school logo t-shirts and that broccoli top hair cut. Rarely do I see upper school boys wear jeans.

I think the no jeans is a generational thing - not a Sidwell thing.

Packing for a trip recently, I asked DS if he wanted jeans...
He replies, "Are we going somewhere fancy?"

LOL!

Mine won't even buy jeans - they say they are uncomfortable.