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[quote=Anonymous]Deerfield mum of 2: Thank you for your insight. The same phenomenon is playing out at boarding schools here. The self segregation is real and impacts community. Our son’s city day/boarding school has just put a 2-yr circuit breaker pause on the pipeline while they create a strategy to address better integration. The school requires all Year 9 boys to live at their bush campus and it has a rigorous physical/outdoor ed/teambuilding curriculum for five months. This is where the mismatch was insanely apparent. My son will attend this and finish in June, then head to the US to start Year 9 from scratch (seasonal misalignment). Would love to find a cultural melting pot with real integration.

Wouldn’t all rowing be varsity? He would love a competitive program with enough kids who take it seriously that a few boats can race each other during practices. He’s just really into it and needs 7+ 1 other guys to make it happen. And we would love easy/on campus river access. Not excited about being bussed to the boatshed if it can be avoided.

I think Exeter sounds too big? Current school is 225 per Year. It’s working okay for him, but can feel a little too big. St. Andrew’s looks great but might be small? Definitely applying anyhow. Of the schools you mentioned, are any a bit more relaxed? He’s a very solid student with solid mental health to match. I feel protective of all kids’ mental health these days. I guess what I am looking for is high personal standards but not high collective pressure. To each his own with regards to how success is defined.

What questions do you suggest I ask to get a real sense of culture? On You Tube, they all make similar claims. No surprise. I would love to know what features of Deerfield you think are standout.

And they all have low admission rates. He might need to apply to multiple and the choice gets made for us? So casting a wide net.

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