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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STP has a very warm and nurturing nursery school. Gets rockier in elementary. NOT great with energetic, sporty boys which may have contributed to the major boy exodus from 3rd last year. For people trying to explain it away as “all faculty kids” planning to transition, only 3 of them fell into that category, the other five did not. Not sure why STP defenders are so touchy about the idea that it’s simply not the right fit for everyone. For some kids it’s great.[/quote]

This keeps getting bandied about and its somewhat unfortunate that people are unwilling to quit speculating about some perceived situation where there was none. There was in fact, a larger number of STA faculty boys who left the third grade to attend STA for fourth. Three boys represents a bit more than 10% of the boys in the grade. Thus having 3 faculty children in addition to a few others who would typically apply out at that time ends up being a sizable chunk of one class.

There were also a few boys in that grade who had some significant learning or behavioral differences who left for schools where they can receive supports that the majority of independent schools cannot provide.

St. Pat's is a lovely school that works well for many children. There are of course children who don't thrive there, like any school. I disagree that St. Pat's is not a good place for energetic, sporty boys. The school has many boys who fit that profile who are quite happy and successful. [/quote]

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