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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going to try to give a fair and balanced review of OLGC:

- I do not at all agree with the above poster that it’s horribly conservative or political. Nobody talks about politics at all. And for example, I was surprised that my daughter got a really thorough sex ed/puberty seminar with the other girls (I believe this was 4th grade? May have been 5th) that was informative and accurate.

- Most of the teachers are AMAZING. I agree with the above poster that they really care. Some have gone above and beyond for us.

- A handful of the teachers are not amazing. I think this is a result of staffing challenges. For example, the Spanish teachers have either gotten fired or left voluntarily, mid year, for two years in a row. Out of the 15 or so teachers we have had, I would say 8 have been incredible, 3-4 have been fine, and 3-4 have been bad.

- I found it hard to break in socially as a parent who does not belong to Westwood. Just putting that out there. It can be very cliquey.

- There have been some struggles with upholding the learning support and accommodations that qualifying kids are provided. I think the school and leadership are really trying to improve this but it’s a work in progress.

- Incredible array of school activities and club options. Great after care program too.

Overall, we have been very happy. [/quote]

The Westwood comment - we are members of a different club. Is this really that big of a deal? [/quote]

Obviously it's not everyone. But a lot! If you are like me, it might not make sense to you why certain groups of kids (and their parents) are so close, but then you learn they are all at Westwood. It's where they are hanging out in the summer and like PP said, it can make it a pretty cliquey group. TBH I'm not sure the Westwood parents would realize this ... but it's just something organic that happens by their proximity. To be clear, this has nothing to do with the school. It's the surrounding social scene. Some people could care less about this. Others will care. And it's the same at other schools! (For example, I know several Riverbend CC families go to St. Luke's)

If you'll care about that kind of thing, find out where your people are. That may end up being the best school for your family.[/quote]

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