NPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have three kids in HS and college and among their friends, I can count nearly a dozen who went to NPS. I'd never really noticed this, but now that you mention it, yeah, every one of those kids comes from a pretty-WASPy family. Kinda retro. Nice people, though.

Where did your kids go to HS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other lesson from this thread is people love to spout old second-hand stereotypes with no current relation to reality. If you are interested in NPS, check it out for yourself because this board is not going to provide useful or accurate information.

I could provide a lot of info about the new diversity coordinator, minority HOS, and commitment to inclusion but no one seems to actually want the truth.

If you are at all interested, attend an open house and you can get real data and also a feel for the community. It is a lovely place with really welcoming families that has served our kids well. I personally think it is a overlooked choice. My kids were incredibly well prepared for their next schools, but more importantly, they loved the time they were there.

The school’s unofficial mantra is “preserving the decade of childhood” and we really appreciated that about the school.

And, if it is not your choice, for whatever reason, know there are many good choices out there.

Good luck!

+100 Interestingly enough, we were admitted to Beauvoir, St Pats and NPS and we chose NPS. And we would choose it again if given the choice. Beauvoir seemed less personal and authentic. St Pats, though it seemed great, didn't have the same warm feel that NPS did. We went with a gut and we are happy we did. And btw, we're a minority family. We have always felt welcome and a central part of the community. They've made real strides to increase diversity as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other lesson from this thread is people love to spout old second-hand stereotypes with no current relation to reality. If you are interested in NPS, check it out for yourself because this board is not going to provide useful or accurate information.

I could provide a lot of info about the new diversity coordinator, minority HOS, and commitment to inclusion but no one seems to actually want the truth.

If you are at all interested, attend an open house and you can get real data and also a feel for the community. It is a lovely place with really welcoming families that has served our kids well. I personally think it is a overlooked choice. My kids were incredibly well prepared for their next schools, but more importantly, they loved the time they were there.

The school’s unofficial mantra is “preserving the decade of childhood” and we really appreciated that about the school.

And, if it is not your choice, for whatever reason, know there are many good choices out there.

Good luck!

+100 Interestingly enough, we were admitted to Beauvoir, St Pats and NPS and we chose NPS. And we would choose it again if given the choice. Beauvoir seemed less personal and authentic. St Pats, though it seemed great, didn't have the same warm feel that NPS did. We went with a gut and we are happy we did. And btw, we're a minority family. We have always felt welcome and a central part of the community. They've made real strides to increase diversity as well.

*our gut

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Primarily VISI. No great mystery.

NPS is Presbyterian, not Catholic. Try again.

So? Catholic families still attend NPS and their children sometimes later go to Catholic high schools. You try again.

Current NPS parent here. NPS ends in 6th and Visi starts in 9th so no child is going there directly. End of story. Each year, 1-2 girls go to an interim choice (Norwood, Woods, Holy trinity) and eventually end up at visitation but it is a small percentage of NPS grads. If you are specifically interested in Visitation, NPS is probably not the best choice. Looking for Catholic — Stone Ridge and Holy child generally end up with a girl or two, but again, not many.

Holton was big choice for NPS girls this year. I believe 6 will attend in the fall. Many also got into NCS or Stone Ridge but Holton is where they chose. The previous year it was NCS, with 5 girls attending. It tends to flip flop, more on the preferences of families as it seems girls frequently are accepted at both.

Catholics who love Visi or Gonzaga don't go to NPS. That's a real outlier if it's done. Most go to places like BSS.

[Anonymous]

2 to Prep went from our class. And at least 1 to Visi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 to Prep went from our class. And at least 1 to Visi

Strange. Why? I don’t even understand the draw of this school with its tiny field and proximity to cell towers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 to Prep went from our class. And at least 1 to Visi

Strange. Why? I don’t even understand the draw of this school with its tiny field and proximity to cell towers.

A person who would make such a vapid and superficial comment is not capable of understanding the appeal of a school like NPS.

[Anonymous]

As a current NPS parent, this is one of the most bizzare threads I have ever read. It did give me a good laugh though, so thanks for that.
The only threads of sanity here have been from the other NPS parents, who, without exception are lovely welcoming people. Is NPS WASPy? Sure. It's private school. But as other posters have pointed out, they have been making very sincere and significant efforts to become more diverse since we started there, and the results are obvious. What is also true is that all of our years there have been uniformly loving, nurturing, and joyful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
As a current NPS parent, this is one of the most bizzare threads I have ever read. It did give me a good laugh though, so thanks for that.
The only threads of sanity here have been from the other NPS parents, who, without exception are lovely welcoming people. Is NPS WASPy? Sure. It's private school. But as other posters have pointed out, they have been making very sincere and significant efforts to become more diverse since we started there, and the results are obvious. What is also true is that all of our years there have been uniformly loving, nurturing, and joyful.

For you. Former NPS parent and we did not stay. Three other families left in our grade the same year we left. Some wonderful people and others who weren't. It is very waspy and anyone who calls it diverse is lying. There is a lot of good at NPS but for us it did not outweigh the bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
As a current NPS parent, this is one of the most bizzare threads I have ever read. It did give me a good laugh though, so thanks for that.
The only threads of sanity here have been from the other NPS parents, who, without exception are lovely welcoming people. Is NPS WASPy? Sure. It's private school. But as other posters have pointed out, they have been making very sincere and significant efforts to become more diverse since we started there, and the results are obvious. What is also true is that all of our years there have been uniformly loving, nurturing, and joyful.

For you. Former NPS parent and we did not stay. Three other families left in our grade the same year we left. Some wonderful people and others who weren't. It is very waspy and anyone who calls it diverse is lying. There is a lot of good at NPS but for us it did not outweigh the bad.

Can you be more specific?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
As a current NPS parent, this is one of the most bizzare threads I have ever read. It did give me a good laugh though, so thanks for that.
The only threads of sanity here have been from the other NPS parents, who, without exception are lovely welcoming people. Is NPS WASPy? Sure. It's private school. But as other posters have pointed out, they have been making very sincere and significant efforts to become more diverse since we started there, and the results are obvious. What is also true is that all of our years there have been uniformly loving, nurturing, and joyful.

So of course it’s WASPy but they sure are tryin’ real hard?

[Anonymous]

+100 Interestingly enough, we were admitted to Beauvoir, St Pats and NPS and we chose NPS. And we would choose it again if given the choice. Beauvoir seemed less personal and authentic. St Pats, though it seemed great, didn't have the same warm feel that NPS did. We went with a gut and we are happy we did. And btw, we're a minority family. We have always felt welcome and a central part of the community. They've made real strides to increase diversity as well.


Our experience as well.

[Anonymous]

NPS is a very special community. It began as a pre-school affiliated with the National Presbyterian Church, 50 years ago. It works very hard to be warm, welcoming and inclusive. There are many other threads that mention NPS when discussing “warm and fuzzy” lower schools. It is making very specific efforts to increase diversity. Our family feels very fortunate to be part of the school.