Madeira v Stone Ridge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing to do on the weekends at Madeira, and students get lonely. Stone Ridge without hesitation.

Sadly, this is true. They really don't have a brother school and that is a problem. Not that everything revolves around boys...but it is a little weird to spend four years in a bubble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing to do on the weekends at Madeira, and students get lonely. Stone Ridge without hesitation.

Sadly, this is true. They really don't have a brother school and that is a problem. Not that everything revolves around boys...but it is a little weird to spend four years in a bubble.

Calling an all-girls environment “weird” feels like a pejorative term to give it. I see it as an opportunity to grow and develop without the distractions of boys, in a place that prioritizes how girls learn. DD will attend in the fall, and we are so impressed by the school already. Revisit day was incredibly insightful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Have you ever visited Madeira? Campus alone it is leaps and bounds better than GDS, Holton and Potomac. NCS/St. Albans have the Cathedral, which is second to none. However, Madeira's 350+ acres on the Potomac are also quite special.

Campus is one thing but to have your daughter be on the outs as a day student and navigate that divide, you might as well save the time sitting on Georgetown Pike and have a normal high school experience at any of the independent schools in the DMV.
Don't say you weren't warned.

You posted earlier, using that same awkward phrasing, about being “on the outs” which makes no sense. There is no day/boarder divide. Ask any parent or student at Madeira. As far as a “normal independent experience,” I much prefer day/boarding. My child has been to faculty/staff houses to celebrate holidays, to cook with her cooking club, to do “cats and cookies,” to use the Maker Space during the weekend (use the 3D printer, take sewing lessons, be taught animation) and more. She stays for study hall and dinner and eats breakfast with friends in the morning. She is surrounded by girls that are significantly more mature than the average teen (being helicoptered over). She has befriended girls from China, Spain, Mexico, and Kazakhstan. She has had co curriculum opportunities like working on the Hill. I’m so glad we can provide her with this exceptional education opportunity as opposed to the “normal independent school education.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We considered both and opted for Visi but for a quiet girl into theatre and dance, I would choose Madeira. Stone Ridge can have a lot of mean girl, cliquishness (not ALL of the girls but some) but I have never ever heard this about Madeira.

I would go with Madeira op. Stone Ridge definitely has some mean moms for sure and yes they are still heavily involved in their kids friendships well throughout highschool especially in the current 8th grade which is the grade I assume you will be in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We considered both and opted for Visi but for a quiet girl into theatre and dance, I would choose Madeira. Stone Ridge can have a lot of mean girl, cliquishness (not ALL of the girls but some) but I have never ever heard this about Madeira.

I would go with Madeira op. Stone Ridge definitely has some mean moms for sure and yes they are still heavily involved in their kids friendships well throughout highschool especially in the current 8th grade which is the grade I assume you will be in.

*Current 8th - 9th in the fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Have you ever visited Madeira? Campus alone it is leaps and bounds better than GDS, Holton and Potomac. NCS/St. Albans have the Cathedral, which is second to none. However, Madeira's 350+ acres on the Potomac are also quite special.

Campus is one thing but to have your daughter be on the outs as a day student and navigate that divide, you might as well save the time sitting on Georgetown Pike and have a normal high school experience at any of the independent schools in the DMV.
Don't say you weren't warned.

You posted earlier, using that same awkward phrasing, about being “on the outs” which makes no sense. There is no day/boarder divide. Ask any parent or student at Madeira. As far as a “normal independent experience,” I much prefer day/boarding. My child has been to faculty/staff houses to celebrate holidays, to cook with her cooking club, to do “cats and cookies,” to use the Maker Space during the weekend (use the 3D printer, take sewing lessons, be taught animation) and more. She stays for study hall and dinner and eats breakfast with friends in the morning. She is surrounded by girls that are significantly more mature than the average teen (being helicoptered over). She has befriended girls from China, Spain, Mexico, and Kazakhstan. She has had co curriculum opportunities like working on the Hill. I’m so glad we can provide her with this exceptional education opportunity as opposed to the “normal independent school education.”



This is 100% true for my Snail as well. Friends fairly evenly split between boarders and day students. It is impossible to appreciate the benefits of Madeira without experiencing it. There is really no other area independent school like it.