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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a HS student at NCS and it is the right school for her. I've read about "toxic" and "mean girls" and "pressure cooker" on DCUM for years and years, but she felt like it was the right place for her, and I trusted that.

She's really happy and has found a nice group of friends who are not private jet to the second home kind of wealthy. She's playing sports and looks to be tracking into the advanced/honors classes. She is quite bright - was insufficiently challenged in middle school - and she is loving the challenge. Not to be overly rosy - of course she has bad days, and the work load is serious, but so far she's able to manage it without huge problems.

Our experience just does not track with all the horror stories I read here, so I thought I would chime in to say that. If you have a smart, driven, self-motivated kid who loves learning, it might be the perfect place for her.[/quote]

My daughter loves NCS. Some of the things offered there she now appreciates even more. The parent community overall is much much nicer than St. Albans in our experience. You won't find parent friends as easily at St. Albans as at NCS and that is the same experience that at least 7 plus other families we know that have had kids at both schools have had as well. St. Albans parents can be brutal. [/quote]

I’m sorry that you had a bad experience with STA parents and that exactly 7 other families have as well.  That’s of course unfortunate and there are some real wierdo moms and dads, for sure.  Actually, come to think of it, a couple of the NCS moms I’ve met were totally not my people and kind of off my opinion.  Also true for some of my colleagues.  In fact, I have this neighbor who is an utter freakshow.  Truthfully, I think the nature of a lot of ultra nerdy lawyer types lends itself in my work, home and school lives to awkward social encounters with people who’d prefer not to have them (I mean social interactions).

Luckily, my sons aren’t weirdly hanging out with these unfortunate moms and dads.  And the ones who go to my son’s games are very nice and friendly to me despite not having any contact with them besides our kids playing sports together. They are all pretty normal and I feel pretty lucky with the STA families we’ve gotten to know.  But, I hear you that like everywhere in DC there are some odd ducks to be sure.  We’ve not encountered any weird cults but if we do I’ll be sure to post back here. [/quote]

PP didn't say STA parents were weird or odd; she said they weren't nice.

You sound judgy, which illustrates PP's point.[/quote]

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