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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'd encourage you to spend a lot of time on the schools' websites, listen to the videos, and talk to people at the school.  Take what you hear here with a grain of salt.  I'd also encourage you to go to the school on a weekend -- say midday on a Saturday where there's likely to be a soccer game going on -- just to walk around the campus and check it out.  Of course, do an official tour at the schools if you haven't already.

I agree with the PP that a 30 minute commute isn't a big deal (we have a 15 minute drive to one of the two schools you mention and have thought ourselves lucky to have such a short commute) -- some people drive or sub-it an hour each way, daily.

As others have said, both schools are well thought of academically.  Lots of opportunities for kids who want to learn.  Certainly some differences though.  For example, Maret has all grades on one campus whereas GDS's high school is on a separate campus from lower/middle (though plans to combine campuses to the general high school location in a few years); GDS is bigger; Maret is perhaps more sports-focused than GDS (they have a football team for instance, whereas GDS doesn't); and while both schools are well over on the liberal (vs. conservative) end of the spectrum, I think most people think GDS is a little more liberal-leaning and is more casual than Maret (e.g., students call teachers by first name).

Good luck![/quote]

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