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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, it's starting to feel like Thanksgiving dinner with Grammy Hall in here.

No, GDS is not 50% Jewish.  Yes, at this point Latinos are under-represented (both among students and faculty).  But 1/4 of the kids in my DC's homeroom are Asian, so "hardly any East Asians or Indians" seems off base to me.  Lots of biracial/bicultural kids.  As 22:30 says, just visit the school (both campuses) and you'll see that the student body is diverse.

Coming from a public school background, I've been struck at how much religion I see at GDS -- basically, it's a comparative religion approach rather than a theological or secular one.  Shows up in the curriculum as well as things like assemblies.  And includes non-Western as well as Judeo-Christian belief systems.[/quote]

I'm not sure what the Grammy Hall reference is about.  I'm a current GDS parent.  We have been at the school for 5 years.  In each of those years, roughly 40-50% of our child's grade (not just class) has been Jewish.  There have been 3-4 Asian children and 3-4 Black or biracial children.  I have no commentary on whether this is a good thing or a bad thing or even typical of the school as a whole.  It is what it is.   We do like the curriculum and community at GDS.  However, with the large population of Jewish families, GDS does not feel as secular as it should.  For example, Passover is the only religious observation that GDS (versus parent volunteers) funds (meaning spends money to cater).  Unlike other schools, GDS is a parent cooperative.  As a PP mentioned the board is largely made up of Jewish members, the new head of school is Jewish, and his wife is a rabbi.  I do worry about how the leadership will impact the culture of the school going forward.  I have always worried about whether my DC will feel excluded when the bar and bat mitzvahs start.  Many of DC's friends make qualifying statements like "besides, I'm Jewish" in general conversation about things.  As I said, we're happy with the education that DC is receiving.  But I don't think GDS is as diverse (ethnically or religiously) as its mission suggests.[/quote]

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