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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We love The Heights and are happy to answer legitimate questions about why. However, you will get a very accurate understanding of the school from listening to their podcasts and reading articles from The Forum on their website. They walk the talk. https://heightsforum.org

Here are a few of my favorite podcasts/articles:
https://heightsforum.org/podcast/parenting-patience-or-optimism-2/

https://heightsforum.org/podcast/on-recess-the-benefits-of-free-play/

https://heightsforum.org/article/why-boys-need-freedom/

Let me try to address these concerns that were raised:
1. No school nurse. - we went to a different school for many years before we found The Heights. My kid had a fever at school and his teacher sent him to the nurse. She called me to pick him up. No treatment was given by the nurse. Any responsible adult can and should call 911 in an emergency. I'd hate for my kid to need medical treatment and have to wait on the school nurse. There is a professional athletic trainer there for sports injuries on the field/court.

Here's a similar story for the ankle story - my son's teammate broke his wrist at a hockey game. The kid's dad (who is an Emergency Room doctor) took a look at it and missed that it was broken until the next day! How would a school nurse have helped that situation?

2. No education degrees. - but plenty of other degrees. https://heights.edu/faculty/

3. Weird Opus Dei vibes/insular. We are not Opus Dei but we are Catholic. The opinion that Opus Dei is weird or insular is a stereotype. Coming to The Heights is our first interaction with Opus Dei families/individuals and we have only been impressed with their friendliest, faith and virtue. Anything else is simply not true.

4. Hangout for people who love to MAGA. - had to google the acronym but I voted for Hilary (despite being pro-life). I will vote against Trump in Nov elections delisted being a Republican.

5. Parents/kids drink way too much. - come on. We are really grasping for straw here. My husband is gave up drinking (because he had to) and I don't drink (because it makes it easier for him). We have no problems participating in the social aspects of The Heights. It is not about drinking there. Our parish school community is drinking way more than The Heights.

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I am curious as to how the school handles kids who need to take medications during the day?  Who dispenses these medications?  For example, a child with ADHD may need to have a booster during the day.  These are usually controlled substances.  A responsible school would have a nurse that monitors these doses and medications and keep them under lock and key.  At least that is how it is handled at our very small private with a full time nurse.[/quote]

At our local private school with no nurse -- not The Heights -- the school's full time medic/licensed athletic trainer (who is also CPR/AED certified) dispenses controlled medications if necessary.   He also runs the concussion baseline testing and the medical records database.  [/quote]

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