Private schools with nice kids

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Burke

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We had to leave our k-8 due to mean girls and mean female teachers!

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that you should stick with public, you will find shitty kids in all the privates. The one exception is Connolly School of the Holy Child in Potomac. The girls are unbelievably nice. It is not particularly rigorous academically, which might be a part of the reason. But if you are Catholic and Holy Child is geographically workable, that is worth considering.

This has to be a joke? I grew up here and went to a different private, but the holy child girls were notorious for being mean and having really horrible behavior involving a couple of all boys schools. My dd has commented on how dirty the girls play in sports, and some of the things they say on the field, so I doubt anything has changed.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that you should stick with public, you will find shitty kids in all the privates. The one exception is Connolly School of the Holy Child in Potomac. The girls are unbelievably nice. It is not particularly rigorous academically, which might be a part of the reason. But if you are Catholic and Holy Child is geographically workable, that is worth considering.

This has to be a joke? I grew up here and went to a different private, but the holy child girls were notorious for being mean and having really horrible behavior involving a couple of all boys schools. My dd has commented on how dirty the girls play in sports, and some of the things they say on the field, so I doubt anything has changed.

Not a joke. Sorry that your family had a different experience.

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Sheridan

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Anonymous wrote:I have an 8yo DD and trying to decide what is best for her. She has two older siblings both thriving in FCPS. My DD is more shy and less confident. She in the AAP program and getting what she needs academically. We are at an AAP center with strong science, math, engineering, band and orchestra. This area (McLean) is very competitive and I don’t think this is the necessarily the best environment for her.

The kids we know who are at certain private schools are not the nicest kids so not sure if those schools would even be better for our daughter. DD plays sports but not at a competitive level. She swims, plays tennis, soccer, golf and soccer at a very beginner level.

What schools are known for having really nice kids?

DD has had some issues with friends this year and think this would be a good excuse to try private. DH thinks the private school mean girls will be worse.

Where do her teammates attend school?

That sideline might be the best place to research. Maybe looking at it from the point of view "where do children who value what my wise & sensitive child" loves to do would be a better approach? Could be golf. Could be chess. Whatever.

Ask around at the places where she swims, plays tennis, etc., and see what happens.

That's how we found our school in Arlington. The parents on the board of the sport my kid loved seemed to flock to 1 or 2 schools, and it helped us make the switch. I also had a built in support system as a parent (and a ride to practice).

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Anonymous wrote:We chose St. Andrew's because it was supposed to have nice kids, and we have been incredibly disappointed on that front. I think it all might depend on the class.

Every school depends on the class

This. One year might have lots of nice kids. Another year might not have as many.

This is true. Definitely depends on the class.

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Pick a Catholic school. Being a good person is emphasized. What about St. Luke’s, St Marks or OLGC?

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You are over-analyzing and over-managing childhood. Real life includes mean kids and your child needs to learn how to deal with that. Pick a school for location and academics and sports and “feel”.

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Anonymous wrote:Pick a Catholic school. Being a good person is emphasized. What about St. Luke’s, St Marks or OLGC?

Uh, no. Catholic schools have the meanest kids if you are looking to generalize. Particularly the single sex ones.

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Anonymous wrote:You are over-analyzing and over-managing childhood. Real life includes mean kids and your child needs to learn how to deal with that. Pick a school for location and academics and sports and “feel”.

“Feel” is about the social culture of the place. In other words, the other kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose St. Andrew's because it was supposed to have nice kids, and we have been incredibly disappointed on that front. I think it all might depend on the class.

Every school depends on the class

This. One year might have lots of nice kids. Another year might not have as many.

This is true. Definitely depends on the class.

Aren’t all the problem kids in public?

Fascinating.

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Anonymous wrote:We chose St. Andrew's because it was supposed to have nice kids, and we have been incredibly disappointed on that front. I think it all might depend on the class.

Every school depends on the class

This. One year might have lots of nice kids. Another year might not have as many.

This is true. Definitely depends on the class.

Aren’t all the problem kids in public?

Fascinating.

A lot of private school families go for the resources. Kids are still kids

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Anonymous wrote:We chose St. Andrew's because it was supposed to have nice kids, and we have been incredibly disappointed on that front. I think it all might depend on the class.

Every school depends on the class

This. One year might have lots of nice kids. Another year might not have as many.

This is true. Definitely depends on the class.

Aren’t all the problem kids in public?

Fascinating.

The disruptive or violent kids are in public. The admissions team weeds them out effectively and kids do get kicked out of private.

The behavior problems in private are more subtle like mean girl behavior or low key bullying. It is unfortunate and harder to deal with. It exists in public too of course.

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Potomac?