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[quote=Anonymous]My comments only are directed at NPS and Beauvoir as I do not have any information about WIS.  It is my understanding that the class sizes are smaller (about 10-12 kids per PRE-K/12-15 for K) than Beauvoir, as well as the obvious physical structure.  The facilities at B are nicer than NPS, but I do not think that NPS is lacking in any way (e.g., the library at Beauvoir is hands down much nicer than the room allocated at NPS, but that does not take away from the library program).

There is a true sense of community at NPS.  The kids are genuinely nice kids (I'm not dissing B, this is just my experience with NPS).

For us, outplacement was a big issue.  The outplacement at both schools is excellent, but different.  At B, most of the girls go to NPS and most of the boys go to St. A.  There are of course, outliers, but they are just that - outliers.  At NPS, the kids are relatively evenly split among the top schools in the city.  I liked the variety.

NPS is also a little bit less expensive than Beauvoir (maybe $5,000/year).

The curriculum really is very similar.  I would not view the curriculum guide at either school (particularly in the lower grades) as a definitive statement of what happens each year.  We found the curriculum to be rather individually tailored and took into account that some kids are ahead/behind others when they enter the school.  NPS was a good fit for both of our kids, who were on different ends of the spectrum in terms of basic skills when entering prek.  [/quote]

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