Beauvoir for active child?

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine anything better that a school that has an incredibly rich learning environment and clear behavioral expectations . It is a great school ! And so beautiful too.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]I can't imagine anything better that a school that has an incredibly rich learning environment and clear behavioral expectations . It is a great school ! And so beautiful too.[/quote]

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Beauvoir is not the place for active kids, I know from experience. I remember a pre-K class with three active boys. Two of them were clearly the brightest kids in the class. From what I've been told from their parents; the teachers, the head of school for those entry grades and other parents in the classroom made life a living hell. They do NOT like kids that will sit without comment or curiosity in circletime. Your child could get through 3rd grade there, but others make them and their families outcasts.

[Anonymous]

During my DS's 3rd grade year at Beauvoir, a couple of overly-active(read hyper), disruptive boys were expelled or didn't get into STA. Turned out they all are being treated now for ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:During my DS's 3rd grade year at Beauvoir, a couple of overly-active(read hyper), disruptive boys were expelled or didn't get into STA. Turned out they all are being treated now for ADHD.

These stories about Beauvoir are a dime a dozen. There's a lot of kids treated for ADHD at a lot of schools. This is the difference between Beauvoir and other top-tier schools. Many have earned a reputation for working with children, parents and doctors, when needed. Remember they hand-picked these children. And we are talking about, in the case of Beauvoir, very young children. Beauvoir does not have a reputation for helping. They have a reputation for dismissing them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:During my DS's 3rd grade year at Beauvoir, a couple of overly-active(read hyper), disruptive boys were expelled or didn't get into STA. Turned out they all are being treated now for ADHD.

These stories about Beauvoir are a dime a dozen. There's a lot of kids treated for ADHD at a lot of schools. This is the difference between Beauvoir and other top-tier schools. Many have earned a reputation for working with children, parents and doctors, when needed. Remember they hand-picked these children. And we are talking about, in the case of Beauvoir, very young children. Beauvoir does not have a reputation for helping. They have a reputation for dismissing them.

OP here. Our preschool hinted at this and that's what I was afraid of. I know Beauvoir is a wonderful school for many families, but we've decided not to apply.

[Anonymous]

A lot of children are not identified until first or second grade.

[Anonymous]

I find this post very funny, because it's I'll-informed. You won't find a more beautiful, well-run classy group of educators around. I read this crap about active kids last year and still applied. My dd is very active and sometimes a maniac at home. However, she is a delight at school and sits in the circle and does all the Pre-k stuff. Sometimes, kids have meltdowns when their parents leave and the greatest thing that I love about Beauvoir is that they know how to handle them with love and kindness and aren't phased by the chaotic moments of little kids, because they work really hard to understand the young brain and cater to what little
kids need. Beauvoir rocks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir is not the place for active kids, I know from experience. I remember a pre-K class with three active boys. Two of them were clearly the brightest kids in the class. From what I've been told from their parents; the teachers, the head of school for those entry grades and other parents in the classroom made life a living hell. They do NOT like kids that will sit without comment or curiosity in circletime. Your child could get through 3rd grade there, but others make them and their families outcasts.

Nonsense, and since when is not being able to sit still , follow directions and listen to your classmates when they are speaking a sign of "curiosity" . Sounds like wishful thinking to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:During my DS's 3rd grade year at Beauvoir, a couple of overly-active(read hyper), disruptive boys were expelled or didn't get into STA. Turned out they all are being treated now for ADHD.

These stories about Beauvoir are a dime a dozen. There's a lot of kids treated for ADHD at a lot of schools. This is the difference between Beauvoir and other top-tier schools. Many have earned a reputation for working with children, parents and doctors, when needed. Remember they hand-picked these children. And we are talking about, in the case of Beauvoir, very young children. Beauvoir does not have a reputation for helping. They have a reputation for dismissing them.

Ummm, STA and NCS decide who they will admit or wont admit, so I am not clear on how STA's decision to opt out of admitting a boy because THEY do not want to "work with him" on his poor self-management translates to Beauvoir not helping the child as you state. Many private schools council out kids with poor self-management if they are repeatedly damaging the learning environment for other kids in the class/school. Beauvoir only goes to 3rd grade so they generally work with a kid and a family, imho.What does happen is that STA reads the Beauvoir reports and opts out of taking on those kids for grades 4-12. This is hurtful to some parents who haven't wanted to face the truth, but as devastating as that is for a family that really wanted their DS to go on to STA, I think it is a bit of a cheap shot to then turn around and blame Beauvoir. It is STA's decision, after all. And maybe Beauvoir did try to help the child, but family was not receptive. Or is EVERY parent in Washington ALWAYS receptive to criticism about their DC, perhaps I am way off base.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find this post very funny, because it's I'll-informed. You won't find a more beautiful, well-run classy group of educators around. I read this crap about active kids last year and still applied. My dd is very active and sometimes a maniac at home. However, she is a delight at school and sits in the circle and does all the Pre-k stuff. Sometimes, kids have meltdowns when their parents leave and the greatest thing that I love about Beauvoir is that they know how to handle them with love and kindness and aren't phased by the chaotic moments of little kids, because they work really hard to understand the young brain and cater to what little
kids need. Beauvoir rocks.

You have certainly drank the Beauvoir Kool-aid---("You won't find a more beautiful, well-run classy group of educators around.") I mean, that is a stretch for ANY school. Isn't the entire point of this post about children who are active at school. Who cares what they do at home? It is great that teachers are able to handle a drop-off meltdown with kindness. But that is hardly unique.