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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent at SSSAS here.  It's solid.  It's prob not as rigorous as NCS, Sidwell, Potomac, et al.  O mean, if you're looking to get your kid a top level academic education like doing 12th grade work and 3 hours of homework in 10th grade? Nope, SSSAS isn't it.  Some people want their kids to function as an adult at 15 doing 3-4 hours of homework daily.  SSSAS just is not a school that's pushing hours of work and only academics.  But it does offer challenges and pretty much gives options to kids who really excel academically.  The difference is that not all kids need to be that profile like you do at other top tier Pvt schools.  Socially it's more oriented to balance weighing sports and community service heavily.  The teachers really care about the kids not just academically but helping them succeed.

Is it worth the big cost v the other big probates that are tangibly academically rigorous? It depends on what your kid is like and your overall goal and intention for school is.  Most at SSSAS like us value a more holistic approach - desire for a competitive college but not at expense of only academic success.

It's not a perfect school at all.  I'd say we were happiest in LS and US less in MS but for location, academics, community, social aspects, culture, teachers - the overall option - it's worked out for us. [/quote]

Why were you less happy in MS? Other than that MS is often hard for kids?

I’ve heard the tests are out of control in MS. Not because it’s too much work but because they only focus on memorizing information. [/quote]

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