Landon School - the good, the bad? Advice please!
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Anonymous
I will chime in here: I have a DS at both STA and Landon. The work at both schools is more traditional (more paper/pencil, less use of iPads and online mediums, etc.) They take very similar foundation courses, but Landon also has a course on Ethics. The homework requirement is similar at both schools. The main difference we have found between the two schools is not in the quality or quantity of academics, but the culture surrounding it: STA seems a bit more competitive between the boys jockeying for top seat, while Landon seems a bit more collaborative/supportive between the boys. Again, this has only been our personal experience, but hope it helps! |
Anonymous
Encouraging as we just accepted. |
Anonymous
Incredibly helpful - honestly you have no idea how much this helps to hear. Thank you for posting! Can I ask (if you will share) what are the big differences about your boys that led them to these different schools? |
Anonymous
So glad my comments were helpful. Our DS who is at STA is in many ways impervious to competition. He is not competitive, and the competition around him doesn't bother him at all. In many ways, he doesn't even seem aware of it. He is content just to work on himself and doesn't get his head in it. Everything is a competition at STA, right down to Halloween (who has the best costume,) and so it helps to really thrive in that kind of environment, or just generally not react to it in any way (like our DS.) Our DS who is at Landon, is also not competitive, and more more of a collaborator. He does better in an environment where the boys are working with each other instead of against each other (and again, I am not attaching value to either scenario.) He really shies away from competition, unless it is in a team format. As a sibling, we could have sent him to STA, but it was just a gut feeling that he would have wilted in the intensity of it all. Both of our sons tested very similarly (within a percentage point) and are similar learners. So it really came down to a temperament issue for both, not an academic or learning issue. |
Anonymous
| Good lax, bad character |
Anonymous
| Occasionally our son's sports teams would play Landon. Teachers would bring their students out of class to watch the games. More often than not, my son's school would lose and often by a lot. After each game, those Landon students observing would cheer in an over the top way because Landon beat my son's team. They came across as sore winners, if such a name exists. The teachers never stopped the cheer/jeers. |
Anonymous
Bring students out of class? I doubt it - games aren't during class time. |
Anonymous
| They took place at 2:30 and there were classes brought out to observe. Happened for soccer and basketball |
Anonymous
Classes at many private schools end &2:15-2:30 so that kids can play on sports teams. STA is the same, for instance. |
Anonymous
Yes it's called PE/ sports time |
Anonymous
What is described sounds like a normal schedule at private schools in DC. And just a good showing of school spirit. My DC used to do aftercare at a big 3 and he would regularly tell us about how one of the aftercare leaders would ask if anyone wanted to go watch the basketball or volleyball or whatever game - and DC would do it and loved it - sitting on bleachers with the big kids and cheering on the school. |
Anonymous
Sure except they are wearing blazers and khakis. I'm all for school spirit but not jeering with your teacher by your side. Not particularly gracious |
Anonymous
I think you are likely describing lower school kids who sometimes get to watch a game during PE or such. These are 8-10 year old boys - I wouldn't get so upset about it. They're little and they get excited. I doubt there was "jeering" |
Anonymous
| Boys will be boys... |
Anonymous
| You get what you get when you sign upfront Landon. It is primarily made up of the country club/clubby set. Not all, but definitely the dominant feeling at the school. |