Beauvoir v. NPS—please compare the communities

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Anonymous wrote:NPS parent here - to the responsiveness question - I find the teachers to not only be available and responsive to parents, but also proactive and very thoughtful about reaching out when issues or concerns arise in the classroom that we may not be seeing at home. This is not only relevant to the teachers, but also to Malcolm Lester head of school who knows the kids well and seemingly remembers all the parents as well! Likely also the case at BVR, you can’t make a bad choice!

I have to agree. The best part about NPS is the personalized experience--the staff will know you and your child by name pretty quickly. My husband and I aren't the typical independent school family, and we aren't religious, but all of us feel so welcomed. The staff is always responsive and communicative, down to the aftercare staff and heck, even the safety officer. It's a warm and sincere environment from the heart.

Another current NPS parent - had to share this anecdote: our child was just having a behavior issue (nothing major, age appropriate for the young age) after a few changes at home. The teacher proactively reached out to share what she was seeing and offer some Suggestions so we can all be consistent. She also told The counseling teacher to work in some relevant Scenarios to her class with the kids to further reinforce how to handle big feelings in a constructive way. We are also going to meet with the the counselor to get any additional ideas.

I feel very supported as a parent and like we are all a team focused on the emotional growth of our young child. I am feeling extremely impressed by and grateful for NPS at this moment and wanted to share as folks consider their options. Best of luck!!

This has been my experience as well. Almost exact in nature.

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NPS had an admissions zoom with their counselors and it was impressive. Went beyond the typical sel playbook

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Anonymous wrote:When? The only teacher that left this year was the kindergarten assistant teacher. There is no MASS exodus. Yes teachers have left but not in the masses. Their program and curriculum does not skip a beat.

Didn’t one of the first grade assistant teachers also leave?

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Anonymous wrote:A few things as a BVR to NCS family:
The Chevy moms are a small subset and not all of them are terrible, many are really nice. There are definitely people who are not in any club at all who are really not nice. That’s life. You find your people and your child will too. The auction is fine, but know that you do not have to go. It is fun to go to a party in the Cathedral, you can sit with friends, the money is for a good cause. But I know plenty of people who just don’t go. We go some years, others years no. Parent volunteering, you don’t have to do that either. It’s certainly appreciated but I didn’t experience the “jockeying”—the administration selects most people for the larger roles. This continues at NCS and frankly, the unpleasant parents don’t usually volunteer to do much at all. We are a pretty normal family as far as private school goes and I think if you’re comfortable with your own self and life, not envious of the Club or private planes etc., BVR/NCS are terrific schools and our entire family has had a positive experience.

I'm an NCS family too and I 100% approve this message.

Agreed, from a happy NCS family who goes to all the social events, is not uber rich and DD hangs with a diversity of people.

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Anonymous wrote:NPS had an admissions zoom with their counselors and it was impressive. Went beyond the typical sel playbook

What is sel?

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Social emotional learning