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[quote=Anonymous]One of the problems with CHDS is that they are at a crossroads.  They are torn between remaining a cozy,neighborhood school, and taking it to the next level and competing with the Big Boys in Upper Northwest (Maret, Beauvoir, etc.).  To do the latter would require them to more aggressively recruit families from outside the Hill, raising tuition to ridiculous levels, and shedding a bit of their counter-culture, outsider status that so many of the families there seem to relish.  Working to become more "elite" is not hard for them -- they have affluent, powerful, and well-connected families, and well credentialed and well respected teachers, staff, and leadership -- but there seems to be something distasteful to most about doing so.  To some, it would mean becoming less diverse in every sense of the term.  To others, it would mean revealing one of the best kept secrets in the private school world - a place where one may obtain a well-rounded education in a nurturing and caring environment -- and somehow CHDS would be less special if this were the case.

Hope this helps.  I no longer have a student there but am active in the school community, so I will leave it to others with current experience about academics, etc. to help with the completion of the "homework assignment."

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