Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
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Anonymous
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Madeira
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Anonymous
Even Catholics? 🤔🤔🤔 |
Anonymous
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Burke
Field St Andrews (SAES) Sandy Spring Friends McLean Nora |
Anonymous
This is a reasonable list that addresses all of the OP's needs. |
Anonymous
I meant to include Sienna too. Some of these have much stronger support form students with learning issues. All of them are well known for offering at least some level of support and accommodation. All of them are also nice. |
Anonymous
They are not the only religious schools in the area by a long shot (??). But I'm thinking the rude comment was not about religion, but about the fact that they are all boys schools, same as the other posters who listed all boys' schools, and OP's child does not identify as a boy. People are rude. |
Anonymous
Yeah but if they are paying to attract gay parent it folles that they mostly would be gtblq friendly … hopefully anyway … |
Anonymous
This is the best list for MD schools, OP. |
Anonymous
 A class will not change the mindset. NCS is a very conservative school.
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Anonymous
I have two adult children, one who graduated from STA and the other from NCS within the past ten years. NCS, from our experience, was FAR from conservative; in fact, we found the culture of STA much more conservative, while NCS embraced diversity. I just looked at the NCS website and the English Department has classes on LGBTQ American Studies, Black Lives in Lit, Asian American Lit, and Native American Lit. The school has also been active in supporting the BLM movement and the racial reckoning caused by it. None of this sounds conservative to me at all! |
Anonymous
None of that speaks to the actual experience of people in those groups. For example, my neighborhood is full of BLM signs, but people are still quick to call the police on "suspicious" Black people. I know nothing about NCS (although I would think that a single sex school is not ideal for a non binary person), but your list of classes says nothing about whether it is welcoming of people with various minority/non-mainstream identities. |
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Georgetown Day. It's amongst the most progressive schools in the city. |
Anonymous
I giggle at a selective, $45,000 year private k-12 school calling itself “progressive.” How many kids at GDS would qualify for FARMS if they were in public school? |
Anonymous
| Basis Independent McLean is not welcoming or even tolerant of LGBTQIA students. We are looking to transfer because my non binary student is being viciously bullied and the school has refused to do anything about it. The parent population is surprisingly conservative and so is the administration. |
Anonymous
| Sidwell, GDS, Georgetown Prep, Holy Child |