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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t comment on St. Pats but have experience at NPS. We did not have a good experience. When you have classes of 12-14 kids, you are stuck with the social dynamics which might be good or might be bad. It is luck of the draw. Your kid has maybe 5 options for friends of the same gender in the classroom. If you get placed in a class with a troublemaker or bully, they dictate friendships. Last year, we learned 8 kids left one of the middle grades. I know so many families that have pulled kids out of there over the years due to bullying or just not feeling like it was worth the price. We came in with such high hopes and were so disappointed by the reality. [/quote]

Current NPS parent.  Yes the sizes are 12-14 but 3 classes that do recess amongst other things together.  Never had an issue with bullying and what grade had 8 kids leave?  I have kids in 3 grades and this doesn't seem real.  However, to each is own.  We have had a great experience and also great success this year with applying out for 7th grade.

Goodluck.  Both schools are good options![/quote]

8 kids left 3rd grade last year. It’s hit or miss. I know families that have had a great group of classmates and other years where there are lots of problems. You don’t always know what you are going to get. Hope you get lucky. [/quote]

Almost everyone who left 3rd grade (now in 4th) did so because of a parent who worked at or is affiliated with another school, so it made sense. The above post is misleading. [/quote]

My daughter joined NCS in 4th years ago from DCPS, and all the beauvoir parents said how unprepared their daughters were for NCS.... particularly in math. Which i found interesting. [/quote]

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