STA or Landon for a STEM nonathletic boy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our son is like this, and also artsy. He’s at Landon and likes it a lot. The facilities and the teachers are great. Good overall balance of education (arts sciences etc). He’s found a few like minded friends. But yes the vast majority are into team sports.

What does your son do to fulfill the sports requirement?

Pp here — he actually enjoys the sports but does no team sports. So, cross country (loves it), wrestling, tennis etc. individualistic sports. He has friends in these sports though — sometimes they run together

So your son then is not at STA or Landon correct otherwise he would have to be on a team sport at least one or two seasons?

Those are considered team sports because the school fields a team for those sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Our son is like this, and also artsy. He’s at Landon and likes it a lot. The facilities and the teachers are great. Good overall balance of education (arts sciences etc). He’s found a few like minded friends. But yes the vast majority are into team sports.

What does your son do to fulfill the sports requirement?

Pp here — he actually enjoys the sports but does no team sports. So, cross country (loves it), wrestling, tennis etc. individualistic sports. He has friends in these sports though — sometimes they run together

So your son then is not at STA or Landon correct otherwise he would have to be on a team sport at least one or two seasons?

Those are considered team sports because the school fields a team for those sports.

your post makes no sense. you said your son does not do any team sports but then he does sports such as tennis etc.. which are actually team sports?

[Anonymous]

Wrestling, tennis, golf, track, cross country, swimming, etc are all "team sports" and fulfill the athletic requirement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wrestling, tennis, golf, track, cross country, swimming, etc are all "team sports" and fulfill the athletic requirement.

Obviously. We all know that but you stated your son DID NOT do any team sports which is why there is confusion.

[Anonymous]

New poster here. It’s not confusing. Team sports are sports like baseball, basketball, soccer, etc., where an entire team is needed to play the sport. For sports like wrestling or tennis, a person can participate individually. Schools have a team or multiple people as a group playing the sport. That’s why they are referred to as team sports.

[Anonymous]

If your kid doesn't like sports, an all-boys school might not be the best fit. In male dominated environments, boys usually gain their social status from their athletic ability. This is even true for "smart" schools like STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't like sports, an all-boys school might not be the best fit. In male dominated environments, boys usually gain their social status from their athletic ability. This is even true for "smart" schools like STA.

What alternatives do you suggest?

[Anonymous]

BIM

[Anonymous]

At SAAS, boys start in the same 6th grade math class. After 6th grade they can test to be in more advanced math class. They offer calculus 1 , calculus 2 and multivariable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid doesn't like sports, an all-boys school might not be the best fit. In male dominated environments, boys usually gain their social status from their athletic ability. This is even true for "smart" schools like STA.

This is not true at SAAS, which is on OP's list.

[Anonymous]

At the Landon and STA there are plenty of boys who are not super athletic or competitive and may have other interests like arts. But generally even if not top athletes these boys still all tend to love sports and happily these schools offers a place for all of them to compete. But it might not be the place for a kid who actively dislikes sports.

[Anonymous]

If in VA - look into Ideaventions, Basis, Potomac, and Longfellow and Cooper.