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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP whose child recently transferred to the Woods.  One of the reasons, in fact, that we made the switch was because of Woods' assurance of their ability to accelerate due to small classes and the individualized curriculum.  I think that they are respected by the area high schools because their most recent 8th grade graduates all got in to their first high school choices.  My child is high achieving and I've seen significant evidence in just a few short weeks that he is being challenged.  This is pure speculation on my part but one of the reasons that I think Woods is significantly more expensive than a parish school is because they do not receive any outside assistance from a parish or the Archdiocese.  We found their independent status to be very, very appealing.  As a previous poster pointed out, there are many more non-Catholics at Woods than at a typical parish school and the Catholics that are there come from a wide variety of parishes throughout the metro area.  My impression is that Woods teaches the aspects of the Catholic faith that are important to us as a family while also teaching tolerance and inclusion, which wasn't our experience at a parish school.  In addition to the core curriculum, we really liked how often specials are offered (foreign language every day!) and the art program is especially impressive.  We have found the girl/boy ratio to be pretty equal for our child's class---and we like the fact that there are two classes for each grade so that class dynamics can be mixed up from year to year.  I would wholeheartedly encourage anyone who is interested in the Woods to take a tour of both your parish school options and the Woods.  Pose these questions to the person conducting the tour.  On our tour (and my child's shadow day), we found Woods to be very honest and frank about their approach to education...and we saw lots of happy smiling faces (on both the teachers and the kids!).  We just regret that we didn't start there sooner. We have friends whose children are thriving at parish schools (including the one that we left so I'm hesitant to say anything too negative).  It boils down to fit and trusting your gut on what will be the best environment for your child.[/quote]

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