Beauvoir v. NPS—please compare the communities
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Anonymous
Maybe the saddest post ever. |
Anonymous
That extension of childhood is really the best thing about NPS. It really does matter. |
Anonymous
Exactly! Coming from a family who was accepted into both and chose NPS. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
This!!!!! |
Anonymous
I have a child at Beauvoir and some who have gone through--your statement is misleading. I have no idea where I want my youngest after Beauvoir but I have a very strong feeling it's not at one of the other cathedral schools--not because this kid would have issues but for other reasons, ie class dynamics, etc. We may very well consider NPS but NOT because our child didn't get into a cathedral school. Some families want to prolong the smaller environment as long as that can. You a do a disservice to NPS and the kids who come to NPS from Beauvoir to assume this transition was a second choice option. We have kids at NSC/STA pros and cons about both. Genuinely think both are great but not the fit for everybody. So many equally as great and academically rigorous schools. Hate when people act like there are only a few schools that are the end all be all. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Definitely not into prestige and worry it’s correlated with exclusion/ snobbery. I know NPS has the reputation of being warmer and more down to earth…still trying to tease out if that’s true on the ground amidst Covid and staffing flux. And still have some concerns that the small nps classes could lead to some cliquishness. Thanks again for all the great insights |
Anonymous
They claim to extend childhood and their kids stay young longer, but every year there is some god awful issue with the older grades. The year dd was there the 4th grade boys were ranking the 10 year old girls from most hot to least hot. This year there was just a huge blow up a couple of weeks ago bc a girl was texting some pretty horrific racial slurs to the whole class. It happens yearly. Does it happen everywhere? Maybe. But the "we hold onto childhood longer" is total crap. |
Anonymous
| No clue if this translates to the in-school experience but surprisingly Beauvoir’s admissions zoom was gentler and more developmentally appropriate than NPS’s. |
Anonymous
| I have no experience with either school aside from attending a ton of admissions events. From my vantage, BVR (and NCS) are run more professionally and perhaps formally than NPS. This makes BVR feel less gentle and relaxed—but maybe it prevents some bad social dynamics because there are well-established processes, expectations and leadership. |
Anonymous
| Current NPS family. Got into both last year and made a huge list of comparison points. Ultimately we liked NPS better for many of the reasons cited in this thread. The pull to accept BVR really just boiled down to perceived prestige which we didn’t think was a good reason to go. Confident NPS was the right choice and haven’t looked back. Our child is thriving and we love the community. However if you do have this choice to make as well either will be good you cannot go too wrong! Good luck! |
Anonymous
Nonsense |
Anonymous
Absolutely nonsense! |
Anonymous
+1. 4th grade boys noticing girls! Oh, the horror. |
Anonymous
That's not the issue. NP who was interested in nps for DD but not so sure. The issue is the school didn't do anything about it. Based on the bullying post and this one it seems the school doesn't address bad behavior? That doesn't seem right |