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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The scattered and disorganized piece makes me wonder if St. Anselm's Abbey would be a good choice. The boys who have gone there from our coed K-8 have tended to be bright and friendly, but with some organizational challenges that are partially just...being a teen boy.

I know you are getting him evaluated for ADHD so don't want to put this all down to sex/gender but from what I've heard, their single sex model focused on how boys in particular learn is a good fit for the kind of kid you describe. [/quote]

I thought St Anselms was for incredibly smart boys?  [/quote]

There are plenty of incredibly smart boys with executive function skills that are slow to mature. [/quote]

Absolutely, but St. Anselm's looks for kids who demonstrate their intelligence academically.

I'm OP, and I've been pretty up front that my kid's strengths aren't academic.  It's in my OP, and I've brought it up several other times, because it plays a big role in school choice.   It's quite possible that my kid's anxiety or ADHD (if he has that) would be well addressed at St. Anselm's, but academically he's not a match.

I think that might be where PP is coming from.  I didn't take offense, and had basically said the same thing when St. Anselm's was suggested earlier.  It's a great school, and I have a great kid, but they aren't made for each other.[/quote]

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