Happy BVR Parents Staying on Close?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our child loved going to school and we loved every teacher from pk-3rd. Lots of learning and joy. The education experience was phenomenal.

The parent population sucks and I don’t think admin knew how to handle certain children- especially certain mean girls. They love donors and wealthy legacies and the favoritism shows. But then again, this problem is probably every where.

The favoritism for the wealthy is a problem. Shocking behavior excused in my younger child’s class because of the family wealth and parent’s job.

[Anonymous]

Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

The grounds of and around the National Cathedral are called (the) Close. If you continue on at NCS or StA after leaving Beauvoir, you would be "staying on (the) Close. I assume that is what the OP means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child loved going to school and we loved every teacher from pk-3rd. Lots of learning and joy. The education experience was phenomenal.

The parent population sucks and I don’t think admin knew how to handle certain children- especially certain mean girls. They love donors and wealthy legacies and the favoritism shows. But then again, this problem is probably every where.

The favoritism for the wealthy is a problem. Shocking behavior excused in my younger child’s class because of the family wealth and parent’s job.

You send your kids to a grade school that costs $45k+/yr and are complaining about favoritism for the wealthy and connected. What did you expect?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

The grounds of and around the National Cathedral are called (the) Close. If you continue on at NCS or StA after leaving Beauvoir, you would be "staying on (the) Close. I assume that is what the OP means.

Aaah, thank you.

Do you pronounce it like "close the door" or "close but no cigar"?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

The grounds of and around the National Cathedral are called (the) Close. If you continue on at NCS or StA after leaving Beauvoir, you would be "staying on (the) Close. I assume that is what the OP means.

Aaah, thank you.

Do you pronounce it like "close the door" or "close but no cigar"?

The latter

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

The grounds of and around the National Cathedral are called (the) Close. If you continue on at NCS or StA after leaving Beauvoir, you would be "staying on (the) Close. I assume that is what the OP means.

Aaah, thank you.

Do you pronounce it like "close the door" or "close but no cigar"?

The latter

Its the former. Sounds like clothes but relace the "th" with "s".

[Anonymous]

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Its the former. Sounds like clothes but relace the "th" with "s".

Absolutely not. Also the term is used for the space around any Cathedral, not just this one.

[Anonymous]

Merriam-Webster says either is correct, with the distinction that ˈklōs ("close but no cigar") is the traditional British pronunciation and ˈklōz ("close the door") is American.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Its the former. Sounds like clothes but relace the "th" with "s".

Absolutely not. Also the term is used for the space around any Cathedral, not just this one.

Interesting. Thanks

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what "staying on Close" means?

+1. We are obviously not in the inner circle!

The grounds of and around the National Cathedral are called (the) Close. If you continue on at NCS or StA after leaving Beauvoir, you would be "staying on (the) Close. I assume that is what the OP means.

Aaah, thank you.

Do you pronounce it like "close the door" or "close but no cigar"?

The latter

It’s the former. Sounds like clothes but relace the "th" with "s".

No. Close with a soft S, like close but no cigar.

[Anonymous]

This is where I learned that apparently I have a weird accent where I pronounce the word close the same in all scenarios apparently like a Brit 🤣

[Anonymous]

The figures cited about kids leaving the Close is inaccurate. Around 60% of boys were admitted to STA this year. I’ve had two kids go through Beauvoir and can honestly say that they both learned more from learning at home than the school. Academics is a joke. If you say at the school, be prepared to supplement at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The figures cited about kids leaving the Close is inaccurate. Around 60% of boys were admitted to STA this year. I’ve had two kids go through Beauvoir and can honestly say that they both learned more from learning at home than the school. Academics is a joke. If you say at the school, be prepared to supplement at home.

60% of applicants or 60% of total student body? Maybe several boys did not even apply to STA