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[quote=Anonymous]I have a high school kid at Maret.  FWIW, my kid is very good at academics.

All I can really say re "strengths" is that I cannot imagine any reason to want a school that is "stronger" in either arts/humanities, or science/math, than Maret.  (I mean, really.  How many of us went to high schools that are anywhere near as strong, for high academic stuff, as are the top dozen or so schools in the DC area these days???)  My kid is able to take classes that are challenging in all those fields. There are various levels and electives and paths, so kids can choose how much they are ready to be pushed and work a bit harder, depending on each kid's interests and abilities.

My opinion is that even if Sidwell or Groton or wherever is "stronger," in the sense of pushing even harder, then that is not what a well-adjusted teenager needs.  No need to burn our kids out before they are 20, and no promise that pushing them to the utmost degree will lead to happiness and success.

Regarding comraderie, support and competition - a kid at Maret who wants comraderie and support will find it easily.  I imagine that there must be some jerks and gunners but I have not seen or heard of them.

As to joyful - this is what struck us most about Maret during application process: it is the only one of the high-academic private schools in DC, so far as I can tell, that explicitly has "joy" as a goal in its mission statement.  And I really think that they mean it.[/quote]

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