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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still here. We did revisits at all three schools this week. Went into the week with Friends at the bottom of the list and ended the week with Friends on top. They definitely at the best, most informative and well-organized revisit experience. I also think they have the best space too. I like that Grace and Browning have separate high school buildings but they are both new and feel a little soulless.

Kid liked Grace and the classes they sat in on but wasn’t sure about the students. One student told him some story about hiding drugs from his parents. My impression of Grace is that there is a disconnect between the ideals of the school and student body. The curriculum is pretty robust though and they have many great electives for upperclassmen. Just not convinced it’s worth the money for us.

Kid thought the classes he sat in on at Browning seemed too easy, although he liked the kids.  The commute is not great and the school is very small which gives the big, new high school building an empty feeling. I think it might be hard socially as it’s very small and I think many of the kids live in the neighborhood.

Friends put on a great revisit and included opportunities for parents to ask questions and see the school again. They have some cool new programs in the pipline. I also think it’s the most rigorous of the bunch and I think has best college outcomes. Definitely better than Grace but I think Browning also has good outcomes. Given what’s going on in the world I also appreciate the Quaker values of peace and nonviolence.

It now seems we’re down to Friends and another school that’s not on this list. There is another school we could possibly revisit early next week but we’re thinking the commute isn’t ideal. 
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Interesting. That Grace kid was an outlier. Did you go to the Grace parents event? I think it has a very diverse student body where there are some less academic kids, but it is increasingly shifting towards very focused kids - if your child is in intensive classes, it is as good as any school out there and the top kids do as well with outcomes as the other options.

That being said, I'm glad you found a place where you all felt comfortable and happy. And I'm glad Friends had a parent revisit as they didn't historically have that, which was a huge negative - in the past they felt a lot less warm and welcoming - clearly they got the message.[/quote]

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