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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally I have not seen many AA kids there. Not many latinos in the school. I wonder if my. Daughter would fit in or feel odd. I know acceptance in social groups is. Much harder for girls.  But I thought it would be better than Blessed Sac!![/quote]

I haven't been to St.Bart's yet but I am African-American and considering the school.  In regards to diversity, that ship sailed when I decided to move to Bethesda.  At my local public school, maybe 3% is AA and with five classes per grade that translates into 1-3 AA per class.  My kids are going to make close friends with the kids in their class so unless it is a year with two AA girls in the class, it's unlikely for them to have AA friends from school.  At this age anyway it seems as though the other kids are accepting of my daughters.   I think the older they get and when they go to schools with more AA and have options to sit where they want at lunch and meet more kids thru after school activities and start dating etc, the dynamics may change.  In some ways I think at a small school like St. Barts it would be harder to suddenly drift away from those friendships that you formed at an early age with kids from a different background. The challenge for me is making sure my daughters would be equally comfortable in an environment that is majority AA.

Anyway, look at it this way, if we both end up at St. Bart's it will be starting a trend![/quote]

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