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[quote=Anonymous]DD goes there currently, another looking at the school. I wrote a really long post near the end of the most recent thread about the school if you want to check it out. Basically DD never thought she would go to boarding school, but she was looking for something different after middle school and we've all absolutely loved it. I've been satisfied as a parent, even if it's difficult to feel as connected when your daughter is a boarder. DD loves her friends and classes (as much as teenagers love classes) and the school has a strong support system. Her favorite part (and the thing I think is the coolest!) has been the cocurriculum program. One of the previous posters said there are service opportunities in private schools, but that's not really true. The one private school option is a school/program for severely developmentally disabled children. Anyway, the program got 3 new staff members her freshman year who have worked hard to overhaul the program and make it more global with trips and various learnerships in different places/environments. Freshmen do bonding/outdoor skills/classes in financial literacy and public speaking, sophomores do community service, juniors work on the Hill and seniors do whatever they want. DD is on her 3rd placement and while Congress wasn't her thing, I think she still learned a lot about gov't. [/quote]

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