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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even without a shadow day, I'm surprised he doesn't have an opinion between all boys and coat-and-tie formality vs coed and less formality.[/quote]

That’s a pretty superficial basis, but I guess if you don’t have a child at STA or NCS you wouldn’t have more to say than that [/quote]

What do you think the major differences are?[/quote]

OK, here’s a few:

Saint Albans has a culture of being unapologetically- high standards with swift enforcement: class prefects vote on disciplinary cases, vestry members address their peers on moral topics in chapel - beginning in ? Late MS/ HS ( basically weekly public speaking on deeply felt topics to 150 plus service of your peeers, the administration and your teachers . They volunteer for this . Participation in , dedication towards and, yes, competition in a sport each season is mandatory- because the school places a high value on developing perseverance, sportsmanship and team work

100 hours of Arts classes/ Theatre are required to graduate as are 60 hrs of community service

There is a Prize Day with awards and, no , everyone doesn’t get one and that’s more than OK. At the same time self deprecating is expected and grade begging shame inducing - and a firm no go zone for any parent

Sidwell:

Community meeting is meditation in silence, [b]sports participation is completely optional[/b] and there are no academic awards at all

Oh yeah, and each class is evenly split by gender as opposed to just mixing with girls in honors Classes or theatre and some sports on the STA/ NCS campus

Sidwell claims open mindedness, free thinking “ embracing all “ , but is more monolithic Dem elite

Saint Albans parent community might actually have 15 percent Romney type Republicans- so real diverse with students expected to be able to form a debate argument independent of their own personal views

Being Sophomoric is looked down upon [/quote]

This (bolded) is simply not correct. Each student must complete a minimum number of PE classes (I think it's 10 out of the 12 marking periods). Sports TEAMS are optional but to say that sports participation is completely optional is wrong.[/quote]

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