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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is St Anselm's doing right? In other words, what is it about the school that has helped it avoid the Lord of the Flies or racist/misogynist fates of Landon, etc?[/quote]

The administration and teachers are kind. Many have been there for a long time. The monks and abbey bring a very calm presence to the school. The expectations of the students is high, but the environment is non-competitive. The administration and teachers work hard to support the interests of the students.

As the parent of a graduate, I agree with the poster who said it is a gem.

Would highly encourage families to check it out!![/quote]

We have a baby boy, but I’ve enjoyed reading about SAAS from parents on this forum over the past two years. We are mixed faith family (Jewish & lapsed Catholic in WOTP DC). My wife grew up here and never heard of SAAS, but probably because it was outside her Jewish MoCo milieu.

It seems to me that the location of SAAS may have to do with its success. It’s in a traditionally black, middle class area. It’s not near the wealthy white suburbs of DC and MD. Therefore, the families who want to go to SAAS likely have to go out of their way each day to get their boys to/from campus. So now you’ve already got self-selection bias, as it pulls families from across the city who specifically want what SAAS is offering. Plus, it gets a lot more diversity from that part of NE DC and PG County. [/quote]

My kid took the Metro from MOCO every day. Made him exceptionally comfortable with public transportation. He actually prefers public transportation and misses the Metro, now that he has graduated.

Highly encourage folks to take a look. It is a special place.[/quote]

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