Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

[Anonymous]

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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.

The Chevy moms can be brutal at several of the single sex schools - lots of cross over between SR, Visi, St. Albans, Prep, Holy Child.... We have sons that are/were in school with some of these families and they can be downright cruel and stare down other parents they don't like and gossip about them loudly in public, exclude them from gatherings purposely... It is something you can't quite imagine unless you have witnessed it first hand so my point is to the poster that I understand what you are describing. It is difficult to explain unless you have witnessed it or experienced it first hand.

[Anonymous]

+1

[Anonymous]

Washington, especially the established Catholic community, is like a small town.

Many of the SR, GP, GZA, Visi etc. parents have known each other for decades. They may have gone to grammar and high school together, been neighbors, belonged to the same clubs, go to the same churches and even have professional connections. They might even be related.

These connections may not be visible to someone from outside the area. But it's likely no different where you came from, if you think about it.

It just takes time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like SR has a communication problem as displayed here with parents asking questions of each other on an anonymous forum when they could perhaps ask each other at a school gathering or through some other means? Should the school consider planning opportunities for parents to better engage with each other to avoid this public bickering? It's truly embarrassing for me as a SR parent. Hoping admin is reading these posts or that someone shares them.

Many colleges have FB groups set up so that parents can engage there. Maybe SR should consider that so that there can be more of a sense of community?

As a SR parent, I don't think it is a school communication issue. The parents asking questions here are obviously not reading their emails, don't retain information well, or don't know how to navigate a school website? Contact information is not hard to find. It is not that hard to email the school and ask and they respond very quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like SR has a communication problem as displayed here with parents asking questions of each other on an anonymous forum when they could perhaps ask each other at a school gathering or through some other means? Should the school consider planning opportunities for parents to better engage with each other to avoid this public bickering? It's truly embarrassing for me as a SR parent. Hoping admin is reading these posts or that someone shares them.

Many colleges have FB groups set up so that parents can engage there. Maybe SR should consider that so that there can be more of a sense of community?

To my knowledge there's only one event for parents to get together and that's social coming up next week. Doesn't seem like they want parents forming relationships outside of the country club stuff which is likely part of a greater problem with this school.

[Anonymous]

Just whether admin can do something or not don’t spill on this on an anonymous forum. Tell them by email. I do not have evidence so whatever I say does not have weight in an actual report. But I know that there are parents that do have evidence. Do ypu expect them to have an emergency meeting by some comments of DCUM? No. Take action and keep kids safe. Thank you.