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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't be shocked if Landon went co - ed with in the next 10 years. This is coming from an alum. [/quote]

Agree with the poster who was dubious about this.  The low point for all-boys' schools was probably in the late 1980s to mid-1990s -- now people are really thinking in terms of the differences in educating boys vs. girls, and the interest in single sex schools is pretty high.  Just look at this board and all the posts about looking for a school that "gets active boys," for example.  With Holton as a very strong nearby option for Landon families with daughters, I don't really see the demand within the community for a co-ed school.  When some formerly all-boys' schools such as Deerfield went co-ed, fathers who wanted their daughters to share the Deerfield legacy were a big part of the decision to go co-ed.

As an intermediate step, you might see a renewed emphasis on "coordinate" education with Holton.  For an example, they could try to have a meaningful cross-registraton process (difficult logistically, though -- maybe you could have the first period of the day be coordinate, have shuttle buses, and then a longer passing time until the next period, something like that).  Gilman in Baltimore is a good example of a school that has done well with its coordinate program with the two nearby all-girls' schools, and St. Albans and NCS are making more of a push in the area of coordinate education.[/quote]

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