Sheridan

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the kids all stay friends with each other after middle school?

I went to a K-8 school like Sheridan (same size, maybe a little smaller, and in another city), and I would totally recommend it. I'm still in touch with classmates 25+ year later. It's not that everything is perfect and harmonious all the time, but you have these bonds that are really special.

LOL as if that doesn't happen in public schools.

[Anonymous]

Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

The head of school reads out a three-to-five minute speech on each child, identifying their strengths, personality traits and contributions to the school. A spotlight that distilled their time at Sheridan was shined on every kid. Not sure any other school does that. It's truly special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

The head of school reads out a three-to-five minute speech on each child, identifying their strengths, personality traits and contributions to the school. A spotlight that distilled their time at Sheridan was shined on every kid. Not sure any other school does that. It's truly special.

They also get to paint a brick on the wall with their name and things that were important to them. It's very cool to see the legacy of previous students and to see sames from way back as well as the most recent cohort of graduates. In my opinion, the experiences eclipses that of going to a k-12 throughout, especially because you can always swing back to those same k-12s for high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

The head of school reads out a three-to-five minute speech on each child, identifying their strengths, personality traits and contributions to the school. A spotlight that distilled their time at Sheridan was shined on every kid. Not sure any other school does that. It's truly special.

The HOS at our K-8 does this too so
it’s nor unique to Sheridan but I agree that it is very special and meaningful.

[Anonymous]

my college kid joined Sheridan in a non entry year and had am amazing experience. Like the earlier poster, I can see foundational critical thinking and writing skills that originated with Sheridan. Equally important, she demonstrates really healthy boundary setting in social situations and navigating conflict which definitely has roots in work they did at Sheridan. It's an amazing place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

Oh, please. There are thousands and thousands of public and private schools and millions of kids graduating 8th grade. I'm sure Sheridan is a fine school but just because your kid went there and loved it it's not so "incredibly special" and you're in absolutely no position to judge "most public schools."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

The head of school reads out a three-to-five minute speech on each child, identifying their strengths, personality traits and contributions to the school. A spotlight that distilled their time at Sheridan was shined on every kid. Not sure any other school does that. It's truly special.

My kid's public school did. Not kidding.

[Anonymous]

Our experience was VERY different for LS. The teachers were nothing exceptional. No clear structures in place to help kids with needs. In fact, if your kid didn't need support, they are pretty much on their own. Hardly any supervision and no engagement from staff if there is an issue.

I would recommend highly reaching out to current parents of rising 4th graders to get a sense of the class composition before making a decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, you can make life-long friends in every school. Having said that, Sheridan is an amazing school and 8th grade there is something incredibly special. You have to experience it to understand what it means to graduate from Sheridan. It is the year that your graduating child and the family will always remember (while 8th grade in most public schools and even in K-12 privates is just a year to make it through to get to HS).

The head of school reads out a three-to-five minute speech on each child, identifying their strengths, personality traits and contributions to the school. A spotlight that distilled their time at Sheridan was shined on every kid. Not sure any other school does that. It's truly special.

My kid's public school did. Not kidding.

Five minutes per kid? How long was the ceremony? The Sheridan one lasted about three hours for 30 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our experience was VERY different for LS. The teachers were nothing exceptional. No clear structures in place to help kids with needs. In fact, if your kid didn't need support, they are pretty much on their own. Hardly any supervision and no engagement from staff if there is an issue.

I would recommend highly reaching out to current parents of rising 4th graders to get a sense of the class composition before making a decision.

We started LS about a decade ago and there were phenomenal kindergarten teachers and an outstanding first grade teacher (who is still there and is an alum). Teachers come and go, but by and large they have been strong. Middle school has really stepped up in recent years too as evidenced in the increased demand and larger class sizes.

[Anonymous]

We really enjoyed the admitted family breakfast this morning. The teachers and staff we spoke with all seemed very warm and genuine. We're even more excited about Sheridan! The kids (7th and 8th graders) who were around were well spoken and poised but also clearly kids. Now I'm understanding the benefit of the K-8 model in really stretching out childhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really enjoyed the admitted family breakfast this morning. The teachers and staff we spoke with all seemed very warm and genuine. We're even more excited about Sheridan! The kids (7th and 8th graders) who were around were well spoken and poised but also clearly kids. Now I'm understanding the benefit of the K-8 model in really stretching out childhood.

Hope to see you on campus!

[Anonymous]

Our kiddo went to Lowell and we transferred to Sheridan and we're very glad we did. From a social justice perspective - Sheridan walked the talk - and the education has been outstanding all the way through 8th. From my perspective - it's a drama free - well functioning school that goes all in for the students. The only thing I don't like about it is the gym. That's it. Lunch program is amazing, too. Also, there is a farmer's market!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really enjoyed the admitted family breakfast this morning. The teachers and staff we spoke with all seemed very warm and genuine. We're even more excited about Sheridan! The kids (7th and 8th graders) who were around were well spoken and poised but also clearly kids. Now I'm understanding the benefit of the K-8 model in really stretching out childhood.

+1

The faculty and staff were wonderful to connect with and they all seem to work together to give each student individualized attention.