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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me, not having to re-apply is a big advantage.  Avoiding the hassles and uncertainties of going through another application process a few years down the road would be a very substantial consideration.  If you want your child ultimately to end up at GDS and you have an acceptance there, why would you go to a different school now unless there was a very large benefit to doing so during those few years?[/quote]

OP here.  I totally agree with you. But on the other hand, I really love the enrichment program in beauvior and like the way the students don't talk loudly in the hallway there.  GDS seems too relaxed to me.  I think early year of the children is important so I am hoping maybe in beauvior my son might be more disciplined?  Any opinion on this will be very appreicated.[/quote]

GDS is more relaxed, I see that as a positive. The children are incredibly happy and comfortable at school. The reason why it is louder at GDS is because the children are given the responsibility and the trust at an early age to navigate the school on their own. The children are taught to walk to the library, music, gym, etc., by themselves, and they do. This gives them a great sense of independence and ownership of the school. For some parents, it may be uncomfortable to have a 7 year old walking to the library on her own from her classroom, but that is part of the GDS way. This attitude is also why you have students who are able to hold their own--very impressively, I might add--in conversations with adults from a very young age. I have not found students disrespectful, but I have found them to be remarkably unflappable before an audience of adults. (BTW, my kids have never had a problem using Mr./Ms./Dr. with adults in other contexts, they understand the norms of GDS differ from the norms of other social settings.) My sense is that the teachers teach the children to discipline themselves. It is albeit a bit messier than having the discipline come from teachers all the time, but it serves the students very well in the long-term.[/quote]

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