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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another SAES prospective parent here -- we are admitted into middle school, and our daughter is shy, sensitive, and awkward (at first, at least).  We're a little worried about her fitting in.  She has friends in her current school, but definitely gets the brunt of the "mean girls" sometimes.  Hoping for some reassurance that SAES is a warm, welcoming place for that kind of kid (or I guess looking for the hard truth if it isn't).[/quote]

SAES is everything good that you have heard. Small, diverse classes. The kids are kind and welcoming. [/quote]

I have a boy, so I can speak authoritatively about the experience of girls's at SAES (although I have a HS daughter at another school).I don't think anyone can assure you there will be no mean girls at SAES.  These are MS girls, some are cliquey and sometimes someone might be painfully left out.  However, the overall warmth and kindness of the place is palpable. This culture check bad behavior. The faculty's ability to see and know each kid also goes a long way to making the "sting" of any problems with your peers less significant. The only complaint I have heard from my son's class was in 6th grade when the class was very gender lopsided and heavy boy.  That left girls with a limited ability to maneuver socially.  The class has since grown, adding 6-8 more girls by the end of MS,  and I have not heard complaints of late.  They class further expands in HS to what I think is an optimal size that is small but large enough to "find you people." [/quote]

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