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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also waiting on Madeira boarding. Accepted at GDS.  Agree that the staggered timing is very frustrating. Will have to make our decision without benefit of shadow day at Madeira. [/quote]

Same.  Which way are you leaning?  Because of a change in family circumstances, it’s boarding or bust for us.[/quote]

Not sure.  My daughter is very intrigued by the idea of boarding. Madeira has a beautiful campus and my daughter enjoyed staying there at summer camp.  She is doing GDS shadow day tomorrow so we will see how that goes, but I think Madeira is still her first choice.  My wife thinks GDS will provide stronger academics, but I’ve told her I’m not sure that is true.  I’m somewhat on the fence.  I see the appeal of Madeira but my biggest reservation is the mod schedule.  I see the benefits, but knowing my daughter I wonder if she will experience learning loss—particularly in a subject like math.

We also have an application in to St. Andrew’s in DE, but my daughter isn’t into that school as much.  I basically told her that if she is going to consider boarding schools she should look at more than one so we picked that one.

Bottom line—I have no idea what we will do.[/quote]

I have a student at Madeira. You do not have to worry about learning loss between mods. (Truly! We were worried, too.) However, it is true that the mod system is not for every student. Classes move fast so your student needs to have the discipline and motivation to do the work/study in a timely manner and self advocate/ get help quickly if they are having trouble. Teachers have a variety of open office hours and are really understanding - they want their girls to succeed. I believe Madeira does an excellent job of preparing girls for college with the mod system. The school nurtures the girls, but at the end of the day, there is an expectation that they be self-directed learners. I believe that boarding schools, in general, have this expectation.[/quote]

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