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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Visitation and Stoneridge are both less academically challenging than the other schools.[/quote]

"Stone Ridge" is two words. The original poster is forgiven for the misspelling, because she doubtless picked it up from the Holton/NCS boosters on this board. But if the quoted poster doesn't know the school's name, she probably doesn't know much about its academics.

Holton takes pride in giving its girls five hours of homework a night, so I guess that's the basis for the claim that Holton's more challenging. I looked closely at the curricula of Holton and Stone Ridge last year when our family was choosing a middle school for my daughter. The curricula are remarkably similar, except that Holton teaches the Bible as literature and Stone Ridge teaches the Bible as, well, the Bible. (Stone Ridge's theology is progressive, but it's not atheistic. Many on this board are strongly opposed to Catholic education, and assume its inferiority. But the religious component, at a good school like Stone Ridge, is a sophisticated weave of intellect and faith that broadens a student's vision beyond herself and lays a foundation of healthy values and social consciousness, no matter how the student's religious beliefs may evolve.)

When my daughter visited Stone Ridge's fifth grade, the girls welcomed her warmly and in P.E. class they coached her through her first-ever game of field hockey. Our friend's daughter visited Holton's fifth grade, and her hostesses all swapped name tags and thought it was hilarious every time their visitor called one of them by the wrong name.

From what I've seen, the girls at both schools are very bright. From talking to high school and college students in the area, Holton students have a reputation for competitiveness, while Stone Ridge students have a reputation for niceness.

As for field hockey teams, Stone Ridge went 8-1-1 last year (in the same league with the other schools you're considering) and their captain is playing for Harvard this year.

If it helps give you a frame of reference, OP, Stone Ridge belongs to the Sacred Heart network of schools, like Newton Country Day School. I have no idea how similar those two schools are, but they share a tradition and there could be exchange opportunities if your daughter wanted to visit her home town.

All the schools you're considering are the cream for girls in the Washington area. I'd just encourage you to visit them, meet the families and educators, and then best of luck!
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