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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look for a religious school with a uniform requirement - Catholic, Episcopalian, or Presbyterian tho NPS only goes to grade 5. Or go left - Waldorf or Oneness Family or Montessori. Good luck.[/quote]

Thanks!   That's what my instinct was.   [b]Either religious or granola. [/b] [/quote]

NP here -- Well, you're more realistic than I was -- my dream school was religious/spiritual [b]and[/b] granola.:)  So, you clearly get that within the parameters of DC independent schools and the crazy materialistic, status-conscious culture of this area generally, finding a place that has a more down-to-earth community is tough and a matter of relative judgment.  That said, I'd urge you to take a look at St. Andrew's.  Our DC is in the upper school there, and we really like the community and sense of values.  We've had 2 older kids at "fancier" independent schools in the area that talk the talk of humility and empathy, but are really about status, power and money.  St. Andrew's walks the walk.      [/quote]

In our experience w SAES, the head of school falls over in an obvious display of high level donor worshipping to such an extreme that it was sickening.  Blatant arse kissing.  Wealthy donor kids picked for all performances, brochures etc.  Seats reserved in the front for them at performances. Regular tuition payers ignored.  This was intolerable to us. Nothing down to earth about this. 
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Hmm . . . I've never seen seats reserved for big donors at any performance or game, and if you take a look at the website, you'll see plenty of kids whose families don't give a lot of money -- as well as some whose parents do . . . but you'll see that same mix on every school website.  Similarly, the HOS at any school will greet donors at school events, but I see Robert greeting all parents with equal welcome, not just big donors.  As far as "arse-kissing", I guess that's in the eye of the beholder . . . do you spend a lot of time checking out other people's arses?      [/quote]

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