Beauvoir Versus National Presbyterian

[Anonymous]

Beauvoir and National Presbyterian seem very similar. What's the appeal of one versus the other?

[Anonymous]

Beauvoir starts at preK while NPS starts at age 3 (same as St. Pats).

Beauvoir's gradating class size in 3rd grade is 84-85. NPS at 6th grade is high 20s.

Beauvoir is a true feeder school for St. Albans and NCS. NPS graduates go all over the place.

Beauvoir has a stronger reputation.

Location. Class size. Parent body. Diversity (Beauvoir has more money to afford diversity).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir starts at preK while NPS starts at age 3 (same as St. Pats).

Beauvoir's gradating class size in 3rd grade is 84-85. NPS at 6th grade is high 20s.

Beauvoir is a true feeder school for St. Albans and NCS. NPS graduates go all over the place.

Beauvoir has a stronger reputation.

Location. Class size. Parent body. Diversity (Beauvoir has more money to afford diversity).

They're both traditional. Is the curriculum at NPS on par or similar to that of Beauvoir? And can you comment on what you mean by differences in parent body? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir and National Presbyterian seem very similar. What's the appeal of one versus the other?

beauvoir has a better reputation academically etc.. but when i visited nps i fell in love with it and the kids seemed happier than those at beauvior. i have applied to both though and will be happy with either, but i must confess i felt more comfortable at nps and could see my child fitting in there better. it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

You are opening a can of worms here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

What do you mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

You are opening a can of worms here!

you know what? get over it! i am not opening a can of worms, i am just stating my observations. while there were several black children in the class (which i did is a great thing) what i meant was it seemed more homogeneous overall than beauvior, which seemed to be mostly minorities in the few classes we observed. it is what it is. not necessarily a bad thing either, but for me i did feel more comfortable at nps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

You are opening a can of worms here!

you know what? get over it! i am not opening a can of worms, i am just stating my observations. while there were several black children in the class (which i did is a great thing) what i meant was it seemed more homogeneous overall than beauvior, which seemed to be mostly minorities in the few classes we observed. it is what it is. not necessarily a bad thing either, but for me i did feel more comfortable at nps.

let me clarify again...having part of the class be minorities i think is good, as it seemed to be at nps, but i want my child to go where it is realistically like the world which he/she lives in, which in this case he is not the minority. anyway, we're not talking about me...we are talking about two wonderful schools which i would be jumping up and down to get into either! i was just merely expressing the differences that i noticed, as well as differences that people i know who attend both have relayed to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it is more homogeneous as well which i think isn't necessarily a bad thing.

You are opening a can of worms here!

you know what? get over it! i am not opening a can of worms, i am just stating my observations. while there were several black children in the class (which i did is a great thing) what i meant was it seemed more homogeneous overall than beauvior, which seemed to be mostly minorities in the few classes we observed. it is what it is. not necessarily a bad thing either, but for me i did feel more comfortable at nps.

Good lord I had to read this twice because I couldn't believe I had read it correctly. I'm glad you were pleased with the token black children in the school, whatever that's supposed to mean. I'm glad our kids won't be going to school together.

[Anonymous]

".......beauvior, which seemed to be mostly minorities in the few classes we observed"
That's an interesting observation. I did not think of Beauvoir as being mostly minorities (the way the word is typically used). Our experience is that there are lots of people from different cultures or parents with diff. backgrounds - but I wouldn't use the word minority. Did you mean multi-cultural? I like that my child is meeting kids with differnt cultures, religions. languages spoken at home, etc......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: ".......beauvior, which seemed to be mostly minorities in the few classes we observed"
That's an interesting observation. I did not think of Beauvoir as being mostly minorities (the way the word is typically used). Our experience is that there are lots of people from different cultures or parents with diff. backgrounds - but I wouldn't use the word minority. Did you mean multi-cultural? I like that my child is meeting kids with differnt cultures, religions. languages spoken at home, etc......

This is precisely why Beauvoir is at the top of my list. BTW, to the PP who is enjoying the "sameness" at NPS. You are doing your child a disservice thinking this way, this world is getting more global. I hate to break it to you, but my the time your child reaches adulthood, he may in fact be a minority (numerically speaking). I read a report in the NYTimes saying that by 2020 the population of most major cities will be foreign born. Your child may end up working with/for or living next to people who do not fit his exact ethnic classification, better get him prepared for it now - I sure as hell plan to.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how many applicants there are to pre-K class? I know there are about 62 openings. Just wondering if we are looking at 300 applications for 62 openings.

[Anonymous]

One report I just read states that out of approximately 188 students 174 (93%) are caucasian, 13 (7%) are african american, and 1 is hispanic. While we truly like NPS (primarily because it is so traditional), we're a bit worried about the homogenous nature of the student body. Beauvoir is great, but quite difficult to get into so we're not counting on that. What are the other options for traditional schools? For those looking at Beauvoir and NPS, what other schools did you consider?

[Anonymous]

"This is precisely why Beauvoir is at the top of my list. BTW, to the PP who is enjoying the "sameness" at NPS. You are doing your child a disservice thinking this way, this world is getting more global."
I agree - it's sad that so many people still refer to international people as "minorities" - maybe not "refer" but "view" is a better word. I am American and my husband is Middle Eastern - I have encountered so much ignorance from some of the so-called "waspy" people I come into contact with - I had one friend tell me not to name our DS with a muslim name because he might have problems growing up, other people actually ask me if my husbands family has things like washing machines and dishwashers in their home! It's very sad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

"This is precisely why Beauvoir is at the top of my list. BTW, to the PP who is enjoying the "sameness" at NPS. You are doing your child a disservice thinking this way, this world is getting more global."
I agree - it's sad that so many people still refer to international people as "minorities" - maybe not "refer" but "view" is a better word. I am American and my husband is Middle Eastern - I have encountered so much ignorance from some of the so-called "waspy" people I come into contact with - I had one friend tell me not to name our DS with a muslim name because he might have problems growing up, other people actually ask me if my husbands family has things like washing machines and dishwashers in their home! It's very sad!

I am sorry - I know we are getting off-topic. maybe should start a new thread with this debate! Or not......