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[quote=Anonymous]We are at Siena. It's our second year. DC is in middle school.

We find it to be a very warm and welcoming community, and I have to be honest, I had only ever heard wonderful things and I thought, can this place really be that awesome? It really is. The leadership is strong and the teachers have all been terrific so far. My kid has made huge strides in one year. We came from public. The classes are hands on. DC has done things and made things that she'd never done before. The staff communicates extensively with parents and responds to questions quickly.

The challenges we've had have been social. DC wanted to go to Siena because of the struggles she had in "regular" school. Her self esteem and confidence were plummeting. She dearly missed friends. Still does. It's a much smaller group of kids, and some of the girl drama has been tough to negotiate. This year is starting off much better though, so I hope that continues.

For those who think they can't afford it, we're also in that boat. We receive significant aid and are beyond thankful for it. This school is changing DC's life. We are making huge sacrifices for DC to attend, but I would encourage you to at least apply and see what happens. We applied on a wing and a prayer, and it worked. You never know. I talked to the school, to other parents who had kids there and read extensively on these pages about Siena before we applied and was inspired to apply by an anonymous parent who just said, 'What do you have to lose?'

All that said, we are unlikely to stay beyond middle, in part because of cost and in part because it is so small. We want her to have more in her high school years. We will likely have to go back to tutoring.

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