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[quote=Anonymous]What’s the worry? Best to avoid boy/girl at that age (at any age).

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love that you are asking so many questions! I highly recommend that you keep in touch with the Admissions office (Mr. Rich Moss), an amazing man and always happy to speak with prospective students. My parents regularly met with him & co. for a cup of coffee when we were in your family's position.[/quote]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We are considering The Heights for our son (middle school) and have been very impressed with the school.

The only nagging concern in the back of my mind is that it's an all-boys school. I know that all-boys / all-girls schools are a thing in the private school world, but I didn't attend private school as a child and don't know anyone who did, so it's all new to me. There was definitely some trial-and-error with meeting girls and having girlfriends back when I was in high school, and all of the girls I knew were from my high school -- not sure I would have even known many girls if not for going to school with them! I know things are different these days (for one, the connectivity of the internet has created a whole new way for kids to interact) but for a boy attending a demanding all-boy private school and then being involved in sports (again, on an all-boys team) there isn't much time left in the day for other activities.

I actually think all-boys / all-girls schools have many benefits when it comes to learning; I just assumed that most private schools had some sort of more formal relationships between boys/girls schools (social events, etc.) to mix them up a little bit.

I guess my main hesitation is not wanting to choose an all-boys school for my son if it's something that he'd resent later. Right now, he says he doesn't really care, but he's young of course. Was this a problem for boys at the school while you were there; a problem to the degree that classmates didn't want to be there? [/quote][/quote]

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