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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell-no opt outs, whatsover, either varsity sport or have to take a before or after school PE class, until senior year. 
GDS-more flexible, elite athletes doing a sport like skating or gymnastics outside of school can opt out, at least after 9th grade when students take CPR and other health-related stuff as part of "PE"
Not sure about other schools
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Not quite accurate on Sidwell.  They do allow a very few independent studies but the student has to be a fairly high level in their sort.  The PE requirement if an independent study is not approved is not onerous, though -- I believe it amounts to 2 class periods a week and there's a before-school option if they are training for their own sport after school.  NCS is similar to Sidwell; students can apply for independent study (I think it is granted more at NCS, but the alternate PE requirement is more time consuming than Sidwell's).  Maret gives out independent study status liberally.[/quote]

The above is talking about Upper School.  For middle school, PE/Sports is within the school day at Sidwell and NCS so they don't allow opt-outs at the middle school level as I recall.  Best to ask at each school as even the parent community doesn't know all the wrinkles.[/quote]

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