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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very little difference socially btw Gilman and Calvert - they really draw from same crowds. We actually know plenty of pp with kids at both. Calvert is the most structured of the schools. Gilman takes a more developmental approach - meeting kids where they are academically but that does make it somewhat less structured. Friends is actually pretty structured as well but I would not put a kid who will be at the top of his class there For lower school(BTDT with bad results). Calvert does have tge K-8 advantage and co Ed, which I think is impt if there aren't sisters in the picture.  Most of those boys end up at Gilman. We love Gilman for our boys but couldn't even imagine applying to Calvert for them - much too structured. [/quote]

I live in Baltimore -- huge difference between the two socially.  [b]Calvert is the school for people whose families have been here for decades and think that fact makes them important.  [/b]Gilman more a mix of old Baltimore and professionals not from the area.  Also have heard that Calvert not the equivalent of Gilman or Bryn Mawr (for girls) academically.  The curriculum at Calvert is very old fashion with an overemphasis on handwriting, and rule following.[/quote]

I sort of believe this -- I noticed a few last names that I recognized at Calvert, and by "recognized" I mean "had seen them on the side of a building with the word 'Hall' after them." I liked a lot about Calvert, though! They're really focused on younger children, which I think is nice. The buildings are beautiful. I was a little... distressed... that they're still using a history book written by their founder. I generally love quaint old-fashioned things, but if there is one subject in the world that should be taught from a modern perspective, it's history. Love the handwriting thing, though.

On the whole I think we're really lucky to have so many wonderful schools in the area. Gilman was the right fit for us, but for a different kid I definitely could have seen us going the Calvert or Friends or Park route.

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