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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never applied to a Big 3/5/6 (but still in a very good school)so no dog here but I am curious as to why the PP implies the GDS parent body is so different from Beauvoir? My assumption would be NW DC privates have the same sorts of parents, no?[/quote]

15:59 here.  I think they are similar in many ways.  But within the group of families applying to NW DC top-tier and very expensive private schools, the types of families that are drawn to the two schools are about as different as you can get.  GDS is known for being very socially and politically progressive, parochial, and allowing the kids a lot of room for creativity and independence.  Kids call teachers by their first names.  Beauvoir, on the other hand, is very structured (still educationally progressive), has a religious component, teachers are DEFINITELY Mr. and Mrs.  Even as a liberal sending my kids to school at Beauvoir, I would vote it [b]most likely to vote Republican of any of the schools in this category, for sure.[/b]

Hope that is helpful.  We are politically liberal but socially very traditional, so we knew the informality at GDS wouldn't work for us.  We have several friends who are very happy there; I have nothing bad to say about it.

[/quote]  Current Beauvoir parent (and political liberal) here.  Just FYI, in the mock schoolwide presidential election last year, Obama won hands down.  There are some politically conservative families at Beauvoir (probably quite a few more than at GDS), but I would not call it a conservative school.  Just traditional.  PP is absolutely right that it's highly structured while taking a very progressive approach.  Don't worry about the parents - pick the right school for your child.  [/quote]

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