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[quote=Anonymous]Short answer for us is clearly Yes - worth every penny.  We are academically-focused and the academics are strong.

Longer answer: If - and only if - one lives a long (time) commute from StA, then one should consider how that would intersect with mandatory school sports until 6pm and with the school start time.  Adding a long (time) commute could make for sleep schedule pressures given the length of the school day there.  This is personal preference, but something to think about.

Opinion: We would be MUCH happier if the after-school sports were optional, such that school ended at 4pm at all grades (for those not on competitive sports teams).   My own (more ancient than StA) school did have intra-mural sports through Form III (9th grade), but those always occurred within an overall school day which always ended at 4pm.  Inter-school competitive sports teams (JV or V) practiced from 4pm-6pm,  but those were purely optional.  Our DC has documented fine motor limitations, which don’t impair daily life but do mean he always will be bottom in any sport.  So he has no interest in sports.  The mandatory-for-all 4pm-6pm sports are just a colossal waste of time for those not desiring to participate in competitive sports teams.

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