Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

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Anonymous wrote:My child’s dream school is Notre Dame. We’ve heard that kids who go to SR have a better chance to get in (though obviously not crazy high due to the competitiveness of ND). How many girls apply there? Would my DD have a better chance there or if she is a standout at another- non Catholic- school?

The acceptance rate to ND from Stone Ridge last year was 42%. Twelve girls applied and five were accepted. That's pretty high compared to the general acceptance rate, so I would say SR is a strong feeder school to Notre Dame. Also note that high performing students who applied REA had better success than those who applied RD. Georgetown Visitation also has success with ND. If you send your kid to another non-Catholic school, I believe your chances would not be as strong. ND has a good relationship with SR.

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Anonymous wrote:The HW is kinda crazy to be honest. Why does my kid need to be up to 11 each night? To what end?

Yes! Especially since most girls have after school commitments inside and outside school. I'm a SR mom and other SR parents I know say that their kid is already experiencing burnout. Not to mention how much of a hassle it is if you miss a class.

I don’t understand why they have so much HW. They are in class for 80 minutes and should be able to get a lot of work done in that time unless teachers are just using it to double up lectures. What PD does the faculty get for teaching in 80 minute blocks every other day?

I can understand reading, annotating and studying for HW. But in the age of AI teachers need to have students do most of their writing in class.

The idea is for them to get work done in class and that’s what we were sold last year when we applied but my daughter tells me the ENTIRE 80mins is spent lecturing in most classes.

Isn’t that what you’re paying $55,000 a year for?

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

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Anyone else find it odd that SR and Visi families dwell on the HM/life balance? Didnt you know what yall were getting into for HS? And, no, it’s not comparable to the top privates like Sidwell, Potomac, Holton, NCS, or GDS. We may complain about pressure cooker environments, demanding schedules, cut throat parents, and we may even drive college counselors out of jobs, but we don’t complain about rigor (unless it appears to be lacking). Makes y’all look like the basic CC families you are known to be. You’re getting a great deal price wise so just accept that “there is homework” (and yall don’t have much comparatively) in HS and be happy you aren’t rat racing at the top.

-parent with multiple students at aforementioned schools and multiple friends at SR and Visi. (And yes Visi is probably more Hm demanding than SR.

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

THANK YOU! I think if maybe parents were more understanding and not say that we are asking to "dumb it down" instead we are asking is this what its like (we have no experience). Won't an approach like yes it is difficult but it gets better because a,b, and c, or yes I understand its hard but look at these great colleges.

Also, regarding the poster who stated importance of Goal 2 they might want to read Goals 3, 4 and 5 too.

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

THANK YOU! I think if maybe parents were more understanding and not say that we are asking to "dumb it down" instead we are asking is this what its like (we have no experience). Won't an approach like yes it is difficult but it gets better because a,b, and c, or yes I understand its hard but look at these great colleges.

Also, regarding the poster who stated importance of Goal 2 they might want to read Goals 3, 4 and 5 too.

Oh Hun, it doesn’t get easier. Time to hunker down.

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

THANK YOU! I think if maybe parents were more understanding and not say that we are asking to "dumb it down" instead we are asking is this what its like (we have no experience). Won't an approach like yes it is difficult but it gets better because a,b, and c, or yes I understand its hard but look at these great colleges.

Also, regarding the poster who stated importance of Goal 2 they might want to read Goals 3, 4 and 5 too.

Oh Hun, it doesn’t get easier. Time to hunker down.

Original poster didn’t say easier but said “better”. What a perfect opportunity to say the community is great because we just won ISL championships in tennis, volleyball, and field hockey or the girls have a great sisterhood… I am sure the list could go on instead of attacking one another.

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

THANK YOU! I think if maybe parents were more understanding and not say that we are asking to "dumb it down" instead we are asking is this what its like (we have no experience). Won't an approach like yes it is difficult but it gets better because a,b, and c, or yes I understand its hard but look at these great colleges.

Also, regarding the poster who stated importance of Goal 2 they might want to read Goals 3, 4 and 5 too.

Oh Hun, it doesn’t get easier. Time to hunker down.

Original poster didn’t say easier but said “better”. What a perfect opportunity to say the community is great because we just won ISL championships in tennis, volleyball, and field hockey or the girls have a great sisterhood… I am sure the list could go on instead of attacking one another.

So are you the single sex Bullis or St John’s? Way to go?!

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

I am sorry you are going through this. I am the PP, and my daughter started in 9th. I am not being unwelcoming. I am just stating the truth. The whining about the workload isn't going to change anything. There are those of us who enrolled our students because the school is rigorous and has good college outcomes. We want our students to be challenged to to have accountability. I really worry about having students in the school with parents that complain about the workload because this undermines the mission of the school. Goal #2 is a deep respect for intellectual values, and this might mean your student will need to work hard!! I mean it when I say maybe this school isn't for you if you are going to be complaining about the workload. Like I said, many of us want it and that is why we are there. We don't want the curriculum to be dumbed down because of a few families who want their kids to have more downtime. There are plenty of other schools with an easier workload...maybe you should have considered those more strongly. PS, my student does sports in fall and spring.

Dont worry; Larla wont suffer from being around families who want to "dumb it down".

New or not, you are exactly proving the PPs point about lack of empathy. Birds of a feather, I guess.

THANK YOU! I think if maybe parents were more understanding and not say that we are asking to "dumb it down" instead we are asking is this what its like (we have no experience). Won't an approach like yes it is difficult but it gets better because a,b, and c, or yes I understand its hard but look at these great colleges.

Also, regarding the poster who stated importance of Goal 2 they might want to read Goals 3, 4 and 5 too.

Oh Hun, it doesn’t get easier. Time to hunker down.

Original poster didn’t say easier but said “better”. What a perfect opportunity to say the community is great because we just won ISL championships in tennis, volleyball, and field hockey or the girls have a great sisterhood… I am sure the list could go on instead of attacking one another.

So are you the single sex Bullis or St John’s? Way to go?!

Sorry, what are you saying?

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Not even. When my daughter is 3 min early she is marked as late. Ridiculous.

+1 happened to DD on multiple occasions. Ridiculous!

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

+1000

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So true...

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Anonymous wrote:2029 new parent. The workload is a lot and having only 2 frees every 8 day makes it tough for girls trying to balance after school activities. When touring we were told work would be minimal with 80 min block going 50 min lecture and 30 min class work/homework but that is not the case.

SR comms is a bit off. There was a fall fest last Friday and the new freshman girls had no idea what it was or what to expect. More comms please SR even more of presence on social media would be great!

The girls all seem great BUT new girls definitely have a hard time getting in the girls who have been there. Also, even parents are hard to break into those circles.

Not sure who gave you the information about doing work during class, but this is simply not true. It might be the case in some situations, but not on an ongoing basis. We were never told this and we enrolled because the school is rigorous. My daughter likes the block schedule because it gives her the opportunity to plan her homework ahead of time and sometimes get ahead of it. Of course if you are getting homework from an 80 minute class, it would be on the heavy side. You have two days to get it done. If you have kids who will whine about it, you should look at another school because it will get heavier when they start doing honors and AP classes. My daughter had a fairly easy freshman year (easy to get As) compared to her later years. Get ready or consider transferring to Holy Cross or some other easier school.

WOW how welcoming you are. How about those who play sports and have games?

As a new parent to SR the divide between those coming into the school and those who have been there a long time is shown beautifully in this post. Empathy costs you nothing and maybe even talking to new parents at things costs you nothing as well. Instead, most of you sit around and talk about country clubs and do not make an attempt to know new families let alone have your daughters know our daughters. For those looking at this school it's a great school and if you are new entering the school the new parents are great. The parents who have been there awhile (especially moms) are not great. The fathers could care less and are kind and wonderful. Just be prepared if your daughter chooses here (and I hope she does) you too will be going back to high school with mean girl moms.

+1000

This was written about in depth all last year and the year before about problems with a few of these moms in some of these classes particularly 2028, 2025 (graduated now) and apparently other classes too? Sorry you are going through this - you are not alone.