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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here - also starting GDS US this fall! I have a question about lunch since it's not included? Do the students usually bring their own packed lunch, or do they go off campus every day? I can see an upper-level student heading off campus often, but don't really want my 9th grader off campus every day. what do most kids do? Also where do they eat on campus? [/quote]

This is seriously the straw that broke the camels back for us. I cannot deal with lunches anymore. [/quote]

They're in high school.... can't they pack their own lunch?  I went to a HS without lunch, and my parents gave me some money that I could either spend on cheap lunches in the area, or could pocket and pack my own lunch.  14-18 year olds should have no problem making themselves a turkey sandwich the night before school.[/quote]

I'm not PP - even if this is true - not having the option for lunch on campus requires families to shop and plan to have food even if the student packs the lunch.  For one of my kids, GDS not having lunch was the last straw in their own decision....they went to a different school because no lunch available on campus felt very inconvenient.[/quote]

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I know it sounds strange but the GDS no lunch thing was a big deal for DCs too. The shopping and planning is annoying for sure butwhat was an even bigger issue is that it creates a fragmented community. Kids are not congregating in one place and being forced to interact. The different groups cluster in different parts of the campus or leave campus which reinforces cliques whereas at places like STA, Holton, Sidwell they all meet up in the cafeteria and in some cases are forced to interact with kids they might not have thought to interact with before.

I'm sure DCs would have loved GDS if they had gone there but this is a big drawback IMO. [/quote]

It’s amazing to me that you would say this without a child at the school. They all hang out in the forum or cafe at lunch, sometimes in the library if they are trying to catch up on homework. Just like they do after school. I wish there were some in school food options other than the vending machines and the LMS cafeteria, but I don’t think the lack of a cafeteria is creating cliques. There are cliques there, but no worse than any other school, and based on our kid’s experience, better than most. [/quote]

Yeah, that PP doesn't know what they're talking about.  All the GDS HS kids hang out together at the Forum all day long and after school as well.  [/quote]

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