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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks so much, everyone! It's an awesome problem to have. The "trouble" is that I really like all three schools, for different reasons. Friends would suit ME better (oh, that lovely carved wood!), but DS is a quiet and orderly little soul who would, I think, really like the structure of Gilman and Calvert. He's a four-year-old perfectionist. I have no idea where he came from. I really don't know how I feel about single-sex vs. coed. [quote]Since we have a daughter, we looked at RPCS and Bryn Mawr, which is as close as we'd get to Gilman. I liked the K-12. While I was making the choice for K, it was stressful enough that I put a + in the column of a school where I might not have to go through the process again. I liked that the schools were single sex, but that with the close campuses there are shared activities, and upper schoolers can take classes on each other's campuses. Gilman has a reputation for being for sporty boys, but I know quieter, arty boys who go there and thrive. I have heard excellent things about Gilman's teachers. [/quote] That is helpful. I don't know, of course, but I have a suspicion that he's going to quiet and sporty... I have visited all the schools, but I feel like I'll look at them differently at this point in the process. I think you're right and that visiting again is the way to go. [quote]I also let my child's opinion matter, which is kind of ridiculous. What did my 4 year old know?![/quote] Hah -- I hear you! At one somewhat chaotic (creative?) school, DS clung to me and didn't want to go off for the testing. At both Calvert and Gilman he immediately responded to the calmness of the environment and left me without a second glance. Kids do have instinctual reactions to different environments, and I don't think it's crazy to take that into account. DS favors Gilman, but I suspect him of being unduly influenced by the koi in the lobby. Which were, I admit, awesome.[/quote]
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