Does Beauvoir Adequately Prepare Students Academically for St. Albans / NCS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think BVR and STA need to be better coordinated. It does not seem like they are on the same page. This past year, the C form academic results skewed hard towards the non-BVR kids. BVR Kids should have a leg up on the other kids but that does not seem to be the case.

What was the difference in numbers this year compared to most?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think BVR and STA need to be better coordinated. It does not seem like they are on the same page. This past year, the C form academic results skewed hard towards the non-BVR kids. BVR Kids should have a leg up on the other kids but that does not seem to be the case.

What was the difference in numbers this year compared to most?

How is it that this information is known?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

My DD went all the way through B and is now in school at NCS. She consistently gets A's in math and science. She was very much prepared by Beauvoir. I don't think the prep came from math drills and memorization but instead from loving to learn, confidence in her abilities, and the ability to critically think her way through a math problem.

Great. Someone that knows something about science. Let's drill down a little and tease out potential confounders that may bias your conclusions.
Has your child ever had tutors or atttended supplemental classes after class and in the summers (e.g., SAT, ACT, PSAT, SSAT, ERB, A-P prep, or Math and
Science courses over the summer)?

It is not pp's job to have you, in your infinite wisdom and with your clearly more evolved mind and vocabulary, "drill down" and "tease out" any "bias" based on whether her child has "ever" had a tutor or out-of-school class. This is not the inquisition, and pp appears to have offered information to be helpful. If you'd like additional information, you could try just asking politely, rather than setting her up as one would a deponent. You're clearly looking for some hook to determine that Beauvoir provides a sub par education. Guess what? Many of us believe, based on substantial experience, that the education is high quality, including in math and science. And, yes, our children do take science and engineering-related courses at times during the school year, and sometimes over the summer. In our case our perspective is coming from parents who each has a degree (though DH has 2) in math and/or a science from a top ivy. Tease out those cofounders, and good luck in getting anyone to provide you with helpful information in real life if this is how you behave.

FYI, you sound nearly as obnoxious as the poster to which you are responding.

[Anonymous]

For STA, no.

[Anonymous]

The fact that this thread was revived 5 years after the original post is ridiculous. Guess what probably has not happened in gen past five years and what is not going to happen anytime soon? The number of applications to Beauvoir just for a leg up in the admissions process 4-5 years later for STA and NCS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think BVR and STA need to be better coordinated. It does not seem like they are on the same page. This past year, the C form academic results skewed hard towards the non-BVR kids. BVR Kids should have a leg up on the other kids but that does not seem to be the case.

What was the difference in numbers this year compared to most?

How is it that this information is known?

The kids all know where they went to school the year before and who received recognition at the end of this year. If the kids know, so do the parents.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a made up problem.

[Anonymous]

Of course it does. Next?

[Anonymous]

It prepared my children. They both have A averages at these schools. Third grade could improve a bit but the rest is good.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell doesn't think it prepares kids well since it did not accept any Beauvoir kids for the upcoming year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell doesn't think it prepares kids well since it did not accept any Beauvoir kids for the upcoming year

For 4th grade? Really?

The whole reason they did the 4th grade expansion was to accommodate Beauvoir kids.

[Anonymous]

This is what you have to worry about in your life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell doesn't think it prepares kids well since it did not accept any Beauvoir kids for the upcoming year

Not true. It's true no one from Beauvoir is attending Sidwell, but that's because they chose to attend elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

There is an adjustment period between Bueavoir's creative, fun approach to learning and STA/NCS' more traditional and academic approaches.

Beauvoir kids go in with the critical thinking skills and substantive knowledge they need, but some kids need some time to adjust to the different style of teaching -- more didactic, less learner-driven. In the long-term, Beauvoir kids are very well-equipped to handle academic challenges.

Many parents choose Beauvoir because of the playful approach to learning. I wish there were some way of preserving it for a longer period of time, but I'm grateful that it does allow kids to be children, not mini-adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is an adjustment period between Bueavoir's creative, fun approach to learning and STA/NCS' more traditional and academic approaches.

Beauvoir kids go in with the critical thinking skills and substantive knowledge they need, but some kids need some time to adjust to the different style of teaching -- more didactic, less learner-driven. In the long-term, Beauvoir kids are very well-equipped to handle academic challenges.

Many parents choose Beauvoir because of the playful approach to learning. I wish there were some way of preserving it for a longer period of time, but I'm grateful that it does allow kids to be children, not mini-adults.

If the above is true, my question would be whether St. Albans and NCS are adequate for BVR kids?
I have crossed paths with BVR students who did not continue on. They were lovely, but did not especially scream creativity or a strong skills foundation. However, I would not necessarily consider them reflective of the whole as I'm guessing a lot goes into staying or leaving.If the BVR program encourages inquiry, I'd say that's the ideal foundation for young learners. I suppose you can still compare them to other schools with the same approach (most independents in the area) in how well they do that. Children should emerge curious, resilient and literate and able to compute and problem solve on par with area peers. They do have that playground!