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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current WIS parent here - would agree with above post - wish my student had been warned on their shadow day.  Minimal school spirit or sense of community, maybe there is more if you are an international family and/or on the soccer or tennis teams which seem to get a lot of attention and are prioritized by the school - we are neither - this is just our experience. [/quote]

This tracks. We have lived outside of the US and DS completed “middle school” in France. School spirit/community etc are not a thing in European schools. At least in France it isn’t, so I’m not surprised that it’s nonexistent at WIS.

We were drawn to WIS because of the languages aspect, but it felt like the sort of place for kids who are extremely independent learners. The kids there we met seemed super mature.. like college students already! Just not our vibe at all in terms of classroom atmosphere or pedagogy.

Your kid needs to be bright to go to this school, that’s for sure.. but it doesn’t seem like a place that will nurture your kid. 
It’s more sink or swim.[/quote]

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