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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STA is not all that it's cracked up to be.  We are a current family, and while we are generally happy, the school has disappointed in multiple respects. [/quote]

What grade is your son? Or can you say just upper or lower school? Roughly how long have you been there? And please specify the "multiple respects" in which you have been disappointed.[/quote]

Different poster but with similar sentiment.  Rather than a brotherhood, St Albans can be like a frat, where the sporty kids rule.  And do not get me started on the parents...let me just say that it is like high school all over again where if you are not attractive,you might as well be invisible. [/quote]

I disagree. STA is an amazing school and it does all it can do to encourage community among the boys. The boys seem to get along and all be friends on some level at school. STA can't control what happens outside of school, although it would be nice if they gave parents the same lecture on kindness and creating a community that the boys receive because while most are nice, a few could be reminded. Regarding the parents, it really depends on the grade. [b]We have two children and one grade the parents are nice and inclusive and the other has a few gossipy cliquey moms that are creating a very divided class with their actions.[/b] So, this is not a STA problem but rather a parent problem. [/quote]

NP. We are seriously looking at STA for our son and, as much as I hate to ask this, I'm wondering if someone would be brave enough to comment on this further. We're at another independent school now and know exactly how this works -- some grades just click better than others with the parents and the kids too. Would anyone offer an opinion as to the "nicest" classes of parents and/or boys in STA lower division?[/quote]

Stir pot, much ?

Really, you " just want to know which STA class is nice  and which not so nice" and want that posted on a public forum because, heaven help your DC, if you don't pre-sceen his potential friends ( all of them ) he might not have a perfect childhood. Oops, STA is a MS/HS. Correction, you wish to steam roll the path for his adolescence....

Good grief ! [/quote]

Thank you, but comments from people who have obviously never set foot on STA's campus are really not helpful.[/quote]

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