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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"The basic question of Sidwell vs. Prep seems to me to suggest a very low level of understanding of private school alternatives here in the DMV."

Wrong.  I have had kids in both schools and they are the two I prefer out of the privates in DC/Maryland for this reason: they both emphasize development of the whole student.  Sidwell does this and believe it or not Quaker principles make a difference... the kids are very respectful of each other and the economic differences of the students makes very little difference socially.  Prep does it through Jesuit philosophy and Catholic principles and kids are very respectful of each other and the economic differences in the status of the students makes very little difference socially. I would never send a kid to STA/NCS or Landon  and Bullis would be a stretch for me.  When i visited those schools I felt like a FA student would not fit in well, and that there were no set of basic values that underpinned the academic programs.  I also visited Gonzaga, which I liked and Burke, which was a little too unstructured for my personal preference.  I don't understand why you think Prep and Sidwell have nothing in common, most religions have basic principles in common.
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So your son is a non-Catholic athlete who is at Prep on FA and no one there seems to care about economic differences. Your point is that both schools are similar because they treat all students respectfully and share a religious underpinning.

Well, that certainly is a comparison of the two based on criteria that not many on DCUM are going to have at the top of their lists. But I can see why you feel they are so important.[/quote]

Yes.  You got it.   Thank you. For me as a parent of kids on FA, they way they are treated on campus, i.e. included and even looked to as leaders based on their own merits rather than who their parents are, is very important. This is because development of confidence and leadership skills  and all around good mental health is more important to me than straight As or getting into any particular college ( although one of my kids goes to HYP). I know first hand that both schools cna be good places for high school depending on your child's interests and abilities, as well as personality.  Sidwell has world class academics. Prep has very solid academics and world class sports facilities.  Both are good places to go to school if you are not wealthy and want a environment that develops the whole child.  I believe many  DCUMers single mindedness on academics as a way to amass wealth and power is not conducive to raising a healthy child. To the parent who asked the original question, the schools are not polar opposites in terms of the values that underpin their religious perspectives.  Take your son to visit both, and see where he feels most comfortable.[/quote]

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