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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our family is at St. Patrick's and our experience has been amazing.  We moved here from out of town when our DC was in lower school.  I received the email over the summer about being a room parent and volunteered thinking it would be a good way to get to know people.  I didn't know a soul at the school other than people we met during the admissions process, we're a very normal family and I was able to volunteer in that role (alongside another very normal mom).  There was clearly no conspiracy to only open that to well-connected parents (and it was a great way to get to know people - it definitely helped with our integration). That perception feels disconnected from my personal experience.

There are many amazing families there from all walks of life and the school hosts many events to help build community (their parent diversity night was wonderful, vulnerable and inspiring) and the auction night is a lot of fun.  Unlike other schools where we have been before, they put a ton of events in the auction that are open to everyone (pool parties, mom's night out, game nights, trivia nights, etc).  Again, I'm not well connected, but I happily sign up for those, show up and am always warmly welcomed.

Mr. Barrett is a wonderful, wonderful leader.  He knew all of our family's name from the very beginning, he is out there in carpool in rain and snow welcoming families and kids by name and he clearly hires his teachers carefully and believes in them and supports them.  The chapel services are warm, age-appropriate and inspiring - couldn't be happier with the values and inclusion being taught there.  We've now been there several years and wouldn't dream of applying out early to have our kid miss any time there.[/quote]

You put it perfectly! We are a family in a similar situation and have felt so welcomed at St Patrick’s. All of the sign-up parties (which are open to the whole school)) are so fun - trivia night, moms night out, flower arranging classes, backyard olympics, there are a ton of ways to get to know people.[/quote]

Thanks for this input. I did check out the auction website and loved that there was something for everyone. When my child went for a play date, there were other parents there who had an applicant and a current student and I got a great vibe from them about the community at the school. I think I am just getting so nervous about everything I'm reading on DCUM and a few things moms at my current preschool are saying about St Patrick's (mainly that it is a place only for the super wealthy and connected). I've been able to connect with parents in a meaningful way at the current school and in diverse playgroups and kid activities, so hopefully things will be the same at St Patrick's. I am confident that my child will love the school, given his personality (easy going, friendly and pretty much loves all people), but have worried mostly about myself - because I know if parents don't click, playdates and forging friendships for the children can also be difficult. [/quote]

[b]It is totally normal to be nervous, but please don’t believe everything you read on an anonymous Internet forum.[/b] Go to the new parent reception and talk to people and see how they seem. 
Some of the people commenting here, by their own admission, were at St P’s for 15 years but have been out for 5. That means they were there 20 years ago.Schools change a ton in 20 years! [/quote]

THANK YOU. Sometimes, I need to bring myself back down to earth. My child was accepted to a wonderful school, and there is a world of new experiences coming. It will all be fine. [/quote]

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