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[quote=Anonymous]    We're a happy St. Andrew's family but also know many families who have been very happy with Field.  You probably can't go wrong either way, but I would ask these specific questions: 
 
 1) Ask each school to tell you about kids with ADHD and dyslexia who attend/have attended your school.  Can you put me in touch with any parents?  I do know a number of kids who have graduated from St. Andrew's who had  dyslexia - some I believe may have also had ADD - who did extremely well at St. Andrews and are now in great college programs.  That said, I don't believe the basic remediation for the dyslexic kids was done at the school. You should ask what is relevant to your child's situation.

2) think about how important the non-academic differences between the schools will be for your child:

a) Neither school is huge on the sports front overall, but St. Andrews probably has more competitive teams in more sports -- partly because I believe it is just a bit bigger;

b) Both schools have great art programs, but my recollection from a few year ago was that at Field all students took art all or most of the year, so if that is very important to your child that may weigh toward field.

c) The physical facilities are very different.  Field at least used to have more very small, intimate classrooms that some may feel are very warm and welcoming; our DC on a visit felt they were too small for comfort.

There are no doubt many other specifics on which you should compare and just see what is most comfortable.  Good luck. 
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