Reviews on GP and Landon

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure there are lessons to be learned in N Capitol Street area, but what are examples of valuable life lessons a typical Gonzaga student picks up from trudging downtown for four years? High school so not like college where you actually live in and interact with the local community.

My kids didn't go to Gonzaga, bur I know plenty that did and other with time at the S.O.M.E. Kitchen there isn't a lot of local interaction.

There's a lot of casual interaction. My son who went there is completely comfortable anywhere in the City in a way I could never be as a life-long suburban dweller. This to me was an unexpected bonus of sending him there. Not everything you learn in high school comes out of a book.

I'm glad that your son escaped the bubble. I really pity people who live in this great city and fail to take advantage of it. If it takes sending your kid into the city for school, go for it!

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Soccer and Track & Field.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

St. Albans is Episcopal, has chapel twice a week, and has two full-time Episcopal chaplains on the faculty. It is not Catholic, but it is erroneous to say that the school is "non religious."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

[Anonymous]

^^ my discussion of the academics only applied to the schools named in the post I replied too, not the VA schools of other Independents I considered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

I was thrown by the statement "Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves"

You must --- as a native Washingtonian --- understand who sends their sons to Gonzaga and how vastly different this group is from those that send their kids to St Albans? And as a result, who your son would be surrounded by at one school versus another.

I have been close to Gonzaga and GP for many years and I have never met a parent at either who had attended a private school that wasn't Catholic. If there are graduates of these other Independent schools that are considering the school that is the best fit for their sons the answer must never be "Gonzaga" or GP because their sons aren't at either.

You surely know that Gonzaga is the one of the choices of the largely-Irish Catholic community in and around DC. Those who choose to Gonzaga may also have considered Prep or St Johns and maybe even Good Counsel, but very rarely St Albans or Landon or Sidwell. A large percentage of the Gonzaga students attended their local parish schools for grades 1 - 8 and they come from families that are practicing Catholics. But its not that they practice the Religion, its that this is part of their cultural identity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

Yes I know these schools are episcopal and quaker. the difference is how that is practiced at the school. At Gonzaga and Prep, you do realize that religious classes are part of the curriculum and that religious courses are required for 4 years as part of the requirements for graduation? St Alban's only reqiures 1.5 credits of relgion for graduation. Big difference in the feel of the school with respect to religion. As the PP said, the community of people that want this for their kids is very different thatn the typical family at St Alban's.

http://www.gonzaga.org/page.aspx?pid=321

http://www.gprep.org/page.cfm?p=409

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

I don't know how many friends and relatives you are talking about, but right now Gonzaga is a pretty "hot" school. I would suspect that the GZA Admissions people are going to favor graduates of the Catholic grade schools. Admitting non-Catholics will raise a lot of hackles if there are a lot of Catholic school kids who didn't make the cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

I was thrown by the statement "Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves"

You must --- as a native Washingtonian --- understand who sends their sons to Gonzaga and how vastly different this group is from those that send their kids to St Albans? And as a result, who your son would be surrounded by at one school versus another.

I have been close to Gonzaga and GP for many years and I have never met a parent at either who had attended a private school that wasn't Catholic. If there are graduates of these other Independent schools that are considering the school that is the best fit for their sons the answer must never be "Gonzaga" or GP because their sons aren't at either.

You surely know that Gonzaga is the one of the choices of the largely-Irish Catholic community in and around DC. Those who choose to Gonzaga may also have considered Prep or St Johns and maybe even Good Counsel, but very rarely St Albans or Landon or Sidwell. A large percentage of the Gonzaga students attended their local parish schools for grades 1 - 8 and they come from families that are practicing Catholics. But its not that they practice the Religion, its that this is part of their cultural identity.

This is pretty much true. I'm aware of a few exceptions - long time DC Irish Catholics who sent their kids to Sidwell. Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics. As a non-Irish catholic, I admire the schools, but think the Irish Catholic community in this area is too insular (and more Irish than Catholic).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest question -- Is GP a glorified Gonzaga or is it really I top independent school in the same league as STA, Sidwell and Landon.

It's more complicated than that.

GP and Gonzaga are similar and increasingly compete for some of the same students. But Gonzaga is twice the size of GP, is much more diverse and offers an urban setting/experience. Gonzaga location offers a challenge that GP's does not. But Gonzaga students learn things about city life that few other schools can offer. Both schools do a very good job with their top students.

Landon, STA and Sidwell all have different target markets and different personalities. People who send their boys to GP or Gonzaga rarely consider these other Independnets.

Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves. We consider all of the Independents and make our choice based on what we think is the best fit for our DC.

Sorry but it is true. If you are considering Sidwell, the chances you are also looking at GP or Gonzaga is minuscule. You can't possibly consider every independent. If you are looking for all boys and non religious, there are 2 choices in the DC area, St Albans and Landon. Religious boys, GP, Gonzaaga, St Anselms, and the Heights.

If you want a religious experience, why would you even look at Landon, Sidwell or st Albans? It makes no sense.

Maybe for you. I am only considering Gonzaga and STA. Don't want Sidwell because it is coed. Not very impressed with the academics at the others except St. Anselms. Not considering St. Anselms based on the experiences of several boys I know that matriculated there recently. And yes I have considered almost all of them in MD and DC. Only considered the Congressional School and Potomoc School in VA. BTW - STA is Episcopal and Sidwell is Quaker. All of my friends and relatives here have or are doing the same.

I was thrown by the statement "Not true at least for probably most native Washingtonians that attended DC private school themselves"

You must --- as a native Washingtonian --- understand who sends their sons to Gonzaga and how vastly different this group is from those that send their kids to St Albans? And as a result, who your son would be surrounded by at one school versus another.

I have been close to Gonzaga and GP for many years and I have never met a parent at either who had attended a private school that wasn't Catholic. If there are graduates of these other Independent schools that are considering the school that is the best fit for their sons the answer must never be "Gonzaga" or GP because their sons aren't at either.

You surely know that Gonzaga is the one of the choices of the largely-Irish Catholic community in and around DC. Those who choose to Gonzaga may also have considered Prep or St Johns and maybe even Good Counsel, but very rarely St Albans or Landon or Sidwell. A large percentage of the Gonzaga students attended their local parish schools for grades 1 - 8 and they come from families that are practicing Catholics. But its not that they practice the Religion, its that this is part of their cultural identity.

This is pretty much true. I'm aware of a few exceptions - long time DC Irish Catholics who sent their kids to Sidwell. Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics. As a non-Irish catholic, I admire the schools, but think the Irish Catholic community in this area is too insular (and more Irish than Catholic).

Being originally from NJ and Irish, I was surprised at how large a percentage of DC Catholics have Irish roots. There are very few Italians here. The Irish dominate.

Given that fact and the insularity of that community its surprising that someone from DC wouldn't know that Gonzaga and Prep are largely Irish and that someone who considering St Albans is going to be an imperfect "fit" on Eye Street. Don't look at the curriculum. Look at who sends their kids there.

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Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics.

May be true. There are some, but I'm not sure of the percentage.

I do know that when the Prep crowd sees a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey, you can hear the grumbling and the grinding of teeth.

One thing you can't accuse the Irish of is not knowing their own history ... in Ireland and in the US.

[Anonymous]

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Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics.

May be true. There are some, but I'm not sure of the percentage.

I do know that when the Prep crowd sees a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey, you can hear the grumbling and the grinding of teeth.

One thing you can't accuse the Irish of is not knowing their own history ... in Ireland and in the US.



If seeing a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey causes the grumbling and the grinding of teeth, what did having the Kennedy family send their kid to STA do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics.

May be true. There are some, but I'm not sure of the percentage.

I do know that when the Prep crowd sees a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey, you can hear the grumbling and the grinding of teeth.

One thing you can't accuse the Irish of is not knowing their own history ... in Ireland and in the US.

If seeing a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey causes the grumbling and the grinding of teeth, what did having the Kennedy family send their kid to STA do?

I think we said, "Tag your it."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics.

May be true. There are some, but I'm not sure of the percentage.

I do know that when the Prep crowd sees a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey, you can hear the grumbling and the grinding of teeth.

One thing you can't accuse the Irish of is not knowing their own history ... in Ireland and in the US.

If seeing a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey causes the grumbling and the grinding of teeth, what did having the Kennedy family send their kid to STA do?

I think we said, "Tag your it."


Ahhh, not sure about any Kennedy's going to STA, but a bunch of them went to Prep. They still hold the record for number of time tardy, I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Landon has plenty of Catholics, but not native DC Irish Catholics.

May be true. There are some, but I'm not sure of the percentage.

I do know that when the Prep crowd sees a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey, you can hear the grumbling and the grinding of teeth.

One thing you can't accuse the Irish of is not knowing their own history ... in Ireland and in the US.

If seeing a Landon player with an Irish or even an Italian name on the back of his jersey causes the grumbling and the grinding of teeth, what did having the Kennedy family send their kid to STA do?

I think we said, "Tag your it."

The last Kennedy to go to Prep was Owen Kennedy. He was there in the late 1980's.

This link is to a blog that actually tries to track such things. They report no Kennedy's went to St Albans.

http://celebrityprepschools.blogspot.com/2012/04/kennedy-family-other-boys.html

Maybe you are confusing them with the Gore's or Jesse Jackson