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[quote=Anonymous]I'm another Maret lower school parent, so I can only comment on how the culture seems to differ for little kids. 
DC came to maret from another very progressive school (not local) and there were definitely some differences, but I don't know how our prior compares to GDS.

while it's still somewhere on the 'progressive' scale, my conversations with other parents make it seem like Maret is more traditional that GDS.

By that I mean things at Maret run like clockwork so there's less of the spontaneous investigation of an interesting topic or deviations from the carefully planned curriculum than we experienced at our former progressive school. It feels like similar teacher types and attitudes, but with a more strictly planned and organized day which obviously has pros and cons depending on what you're looking for.  Personally, the vibe at Maret works better for me than at our old school which sometimes felt a bit like a free-for-all. So I guess you're trading some level of freedom, learning to self-motivate  and self-direction for more hands on support, planning and organization.

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