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St. Patrick's -- is it really worth $28,000 a year???
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Anonymous
Its not a "feeder" to St Alban's. Only Beauvoir is. However, after Beauvoir, more boys from St Patrick's get in to St Alban's than any other school, public or private. Every year between 5 and 7 boys get in to 7th, and a few also get in for 9th. The headiof St Patrick's has a very strong relationship with St Alban's (he used to tecah there) and they trust his recommendations. I can not "prove" this to you but I know that it is true as I have been told this by teachers and adminstrators at St. Alban's. St. Patrick's has a very strong academic program. Its is not a school that is talked about much on these boards, but you do see people dismiss it as a "country club" school. I don't get the impression that anyone there much cares what others think as the proof is in the pudding. The students from St. Patrcik's get into excellent secondary schools for both 6th and 8th. It is far more uncommon for a student to not get in to a top secondary school. |
Anonymous
| I'd like to add that the AD at STA chooses to send his children to St. Pats and has a very close relationship with the Head. I do think that this helps boys from St. Pats get into STA. |
Anonymous
| some of the bottom feeders at Holton came from St. Pats. |
Anonymous
| same at Landon |
Anonymous
| Interesting that Holton and Landon accepted those bottom feeders... |
Anonymous
Troll. How would you know? |
Anonymous
| Absolutely. DD had wonderful experience. 8th grade did very well in getting in to primo high schools. |
Anonymous
What kind of person calls a child a "bottom feeder"? |
Anonymous
| There are no "bottom feeders" at Holton. That school doesn't necessarily take the DDs with the highest test scores, but it does look for dominant personality characteristics that can be developed into TRUE genius -- such as confidence, poise, class, sparkle, humor, creativity. And they nurture that until every graduate is capable of not only recognizing what she wants to do but also achieving it. So if you are saying that some other school's standards based on a 99.9% score on any given day in a 2d grader's life meant that a girl with some lower score didn't get into that school ... but got into Holton -- she is lucky and so is Holton. She must have a spark that isn't measured by the little fill-in-the-dot test forms. If there is any school that will graduate girls that end up breaking the glass ceiling for good, it is Holton. Right now they are doing incredibly innovative things in art, engineering, math, political action, community service -- and that is just in the lower school. |
Anonymous
Exactly |
Anonymous
No, it isn't worth 28k. It's worth $29,409 |
Anonymous
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Given recent events, I think Landon should be careful calling anyone a "bottom feeder."
That kind of talk is hugely (or should i say Huguely?) inappropriate. |
Anonymous
Where do you see Landon calling anyone a bottom feeder? |
Anonymous
| Frankly, I just couldn't stand that "basement feel" for the lower grades. Not worth the money IMO. |
Anonymous
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Get a vocabulary. I know because my DD went to Holton and I know where these bottom-feeders ended up going to college.
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