Burgundy Farm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is our first year at Burgundy and we’ve been very happy there. Hoping out other child will be admitted for next year!

What grade? It seems like from reading past reviews, people like pk-1 and 6-8 better than 2-5.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were so sad to realize after moving to Aquinas Montessori that what we thought and had hoped Burgundy would provide would be liken Aquinas. The day after our son started at Aquinas he changed into a different child and soon all of his anxieties subsided - anxieties crested by Burgundy by defaulted to the child to figure things out on their own - at Burgundy we spent a lot of money for our child to be dismissed and neglected and their focus seemed to only be on the campus aesthetics and the remote campus - “The Cove” - and not at all on academics. Aquinas is half the cost and triple the quality! They also care about the parents more than I ever felt at Burgundy. They are so thoughtful and deliberate and purposeful.

Current family. This is not been our experience at all. Our child has thrived at Burgundy. But realize that one school does not fit every child. I'm glad to hear your child is thriving at Aquinas.

Opposite opinion about Aquinas My kids went to Aquinas and then to Burgundy. Burgundy is 1000xs better on all counts (except handwriting instruction). My kids will never attend a “for profit” school again. Aquinas was a train wreck,

[Anonymous]

The board situation is annoying at Burgundy. Those parents are all friends and nominate people in their clique of friends (notice the 7th grade parent overload). It is like a popularity contest at a large suburban high school.

[Anonymous]

Aquinas is a for profit school. The facilities are horrible. Glad PP likes it, but no way this school outperform Burgundy. Like many Burgundy families, I have direct experience with both schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The board situation is annoying at Burgundy. Those parents are all friends and nominate people in their clique of friends (notice the 7th grade parent overload). It is like a popularity contest at a large suburban high school.

Does this affect the kids' academic experience? If one doesn't care about being on the board, will this even be a concern?

- prospective parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The board situation is annoying at Burgundy. Those parents are all friends and nominate people in their clique of friends (notice the 7th grade parent overload). It is like a popularity contest at a large suburban high school.

Does this affect the kids' academic experience? If one doesn't care about being on the board, will this even be a concern?

- prospective parent

No this does not affect the student's academic experience. If you do not care about being on the board that it should not be a concern. An independent school's Board should be focused on the long term for the school. Strategic planning etc. Not day to day operations and certainly not academics.

There is an individual or a few individuals that continue to express their dislike of the current Board make up on DCUM. I'm really not sure what to say to that. We are a current family and our DC has done very well at Burgundy. It's been a good fit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were so sad to realize after moving to Aquinas Montessori that what we thought and had hoped Burgundy would provide would be liken Aquinas. The day after our son started at Aquinas he changed into a different child and soon all of his anxieties subsided - anxieties crested by Burgundy by defaulted to the child to figure things out on their own - at Burgundy we spent a lot of money for our child to be dismissed and neglected and their focus seemed to only be on the campus aesthetics and the remote campus - “The Cove” - and not at all on academics. Aquinas is half the cost and triple the quality! They also care about the parents more than I ever felt at Burgundy. They are so thoughtful and deliberate and purposeful.

Current family. This is not been our experience at all. Our child has thrived at Burgundy. But realize that one school does not fit every child. I'm glad to hear your child is thriving at Aquinas.

Opposite opinion about Aquinas My kids went to Aquinas and then to Burgundy. Burgundy is 1000xs better on all counts (except handwriting instruction). My kids will never attend a “for profit” school again. Aquinas was a train wreck,

DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years. We have and continue to love it. They have done a phenomenal job this year dealing with COVID. The school has been open since September with no issues at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were so sad to realize after moving to Aquinas Montessori that what we thought and had hoped Burgundy would provide would be liken Aquinas. The day after our son started at Aquinas he changed into a different child and soon all of his anxieties subsided - anxieties crested by Burgundy by defaulted to the child to figure things out on their own - at Burgundy we spent a lot of money for our child to be dismissed and neglected and their focus seemed to only be on the campus aesthetics and the remote campus - “The Cove” - and not at all on academics. Aquinas is half the cost and triple the quality! They also care about the parents more than I ever felt at Burgundy. They are so thoughtful and deliberate and purposeful.

Current family. This is not been our experience at all. Our child has thrived at Burgundy. But realize that one school does not fit every child. I'm glad to hear your child is thriving at Aquinas.

Opposite opinion about Aquinas My kids went to Aquinas and then to Burgundy. Burgundy is 1000xs better on all counts (except handwriting instruction). My kids will never attend a “for profit” school again. Aquinas was a train wreck,

DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years. We have and continue to love it. They have done a phenomenal job this year dealing with COVID. The school has been open since September with no issues at all.

That’s fine, but what prompted you to suddenly post about Aquinas in this thread from August about Burgundy’s reopening plans? Kind of random.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were so sad to realize after moving to Aquinas Montessori that what we thought and had hoped Burgundy would provide would be liken Aquinas. The day after our son started at Aquinas he changed into a different child and soon all of his anxieties subsided - anxieties crested by Burgundy by defaulted to the child to figure things out on their own - at Burgundy we spent a lot of money for our child to be dismissed and neglected and their focus seemed to only be on the campus aesthetics and the remote campus - “The Cove” - and not at all on academics. Aquinas is half the cost and triple the quality! They also care about the parents more than I ever felt at Burgundy. They are so thoughtful and deliberate and purposeful.

Current family. This is not been our experience at all. Our child has thrived at Burgundy. But realize that one school does not fit every child. I'm glad to hear your child is thriving at Aquinas.

Opposite opinion about Aquinas My kids went to Aquinas and then to Burgundy. Burgundy is 1000xs better on all counts (except handwriting instruction). My kids will never attend a “for profit” school again. Aquinas was a train wreck,

DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years. We have and continue to love it. They have done a phenomenal job this year dealing with COVID. The school has been open since September with no issues at all.

Well, Burgundy has been open as well with no issues. That is not the point I was making. Aquinas a for profit school school. Yuck! Glad you like it though.

[Anonymous]

DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years.
Well, Burgundy has been open as well with no issues. That is not the point I was making. Aquinas a for profit school school. Yuck! Glad you like it though.

What are the financial aid packages like at burgundy?

[Anonymous]

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DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years.
Well, Burgundy has been open as well with no issues. That is not the point I was making. Aquinas a for profit school school. Yuck! Glad you like it though.

What are the financial aid packages like at burgundy?
There’s not a standard form. It is not a rich school, so you won’t see aid on the level that older schools with bigger endowments can do. However, they are growing their endowment and the auction is entirely for fin aid. They make every effort to help accepted students in need. You will not get a full ride, but you are likely to get something if needed. You will have to decide whether the offer works for your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP, this is not my experience at all with Aquinas and we have been there going on 5 years.
Well, Burgundy has been open as well with no issues. That is not the point I was making. Aquinas a for profit school school. Yuck! Glad you like it though.

What are the financial aid packages like at burgundy?

There’s not a standard form. It is not a rich school, so you won’t see aid on the level that older schools with bigger endowments can do. However, they are growing their endowment and the auction is entirely for fin aid. They make every effort to help accepted students in need. You will not get a full ride, but you are likely to get something if needed. You will have to decide whether the offer works for your family.

They’ve been around since the 1940s. Surprising that even for a small school they should have a lot of alumni who can contribute even to make a partial tuition ride for some students an easy thing to accomplish. SMH.

[Anonymous]

The Burgundy middle school parents will know exactly who my kid is when I post this, but, what the heck. My son started there in 2019 as a sixth-grader. We're new to the United States, and I was looking for a smallish, progressive school where his differences would hopefully be seen as "interesting" rather than as "weird." It's been a great experience for our family both socially and academically. (The adults do tend to assume that my kid knows, for instance, what New Orleans is, but they're not judgey about it when it turns out that he doesn't -- and they don't equate lack of familiarity with lack of intelligence, either, thank goodness.) My son's learning what he needs to learn, has made some friends, and is measurably more Americanized than he was 18 months ago, in all the right ways -- in short, Burgundy's been very good for us.

(Don't @ me for not telling him about New Orleans... it just didn't come up before....)

[Anonymous]

Anyone know about openings for middle school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know about openings for middle school?

Not sure, but their Facebook says,

Admission applications for the 2021-2022 school year are due on Monday, February 1. You may begin the application process by completing our online inquiry form on our website, https://burgundyfarm.org/admission/how-to-apply/.

Applications submitted after February 1 will be considered following April 1 for any grades in which space is still available. Contact Director of Admission Lori Adams at [e-mail] with questions.