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[quote=Anonymous]I wanted to weigh in, though I am not entirely qualified to do so, because my kids don't go to CHDS. But I'm familiar with it and have friends with kids there. We seriously considered it for our kids and they got wait listed. They both ended up getting in off the wait list, but not until after we had made irrevocable plans elsewhere. If that hadn't happened, we'd have sent them to CHDS and we will likely reapply in the future.  I found CHDS warm, imaginative, welcoming, and pretty much my dream school for my children. Obviously, I can't speak about the administration, but the people we encountered during our numerous visits seemed thoughtful, kind, and professional-- teachers and administrators alike. And my friends with kids there have been VERY happy. I'm really taken aback by 20:21's post-- to us, CHDS is "public school-like" in its diversity and lack of pretension, but it has a vastly richer and more creative curriculum, small classes, and far more warmth. The children seem happy; they greet teachers with enthusiastic hugs. And certainly their outplacement suggests that the academics are just fine.

I don't know, but I am inclined to think it is a question of style. If you're someone who needs gleaming, spotlesss facilities-- lots of "history"-- that "We are the elite" air-- then CHDS is probably not for you. It's small, funky, creative, progressive (both educationally and politically), urban,  and genuinely diverse. Your kids won't play much squash and they won't go to Cotillion, so yeah, if that's what you're looking for in a private school, this will not e the right fit for you. But though I suppose I should be trying to scare off those extra applicants who made it hard for my kids to get in during round one, I hate to see a gem of a school getting a bad rap for no very obvious reason. [/quote]

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