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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP but will any current families give their opinion on academics. Is it challenging??[/quote]

I will chime in here:  I have a DS at both STA and Landon.  The work at both schools is more traditional (more paper/pencil, less use of iPads and online mediums, etc.) They take very similar foundation courses, but Landon also has a course on Ethics.  The homework requirement is similar at both schools. The main difference we have found between the two schools is not in the quality or quantity of academics, but the culture surrounding it:  STA seems a bit more competitive between the boys jockeying for top seat, while Landon seems a bit more collaborative/supportive between the boys.

Again, this has only been our personal experience, but hope it helps![/quote]

Incredibly helpful - honestly you have no idea how much this helps to hear. Thank you for posting! Can I ask (if you will share) what are the big differences about your boys that led them to these different schools? [/quote]

So glad my comments were helpful.  Our DS who is at STA is in many ways impervious to competition.  He is not competitive, and the competition around him doesn't bother him at all.  In many ways, he doesn't even seem aware of it.  He is content just to work on himself and doesn't get his head in it.  Everything is a competition at STA, right down to Halloween (who has the best costume,) and so it helps to really thrive in that kind of environment, or just generally not react to it in any way (like our DS.)

Our DS who is at Landon, is also not competitive, and more more of a collaborator.  He does better in an environment where the boys are working with each other instead of against each other (and again, I am not attaching value to either scenario.)  He really shies away from competition, unless it is in a team format.  As a sibling, we could have sent him to STA, but it was just a gut feeling that he would have wilted in the intensity of it all.

Both of our sons tested very similarly (within a percentage point) and are similar learners.  So it really came down to a temperament issue for both, not an academic or learning issue.  [/quote]

Sorry for belated reply - thank you PP for coming back and offering more details. Again, it is very helpful. Our DS is coming from a school that puts alot of emphasis on collaboration so that sounds like it will be a good match. if your boys were of similar academic strength did you feel that both schools challenged them? Did you feel there was any significant difference in the quality of academic content? I appreciate your insights.  [/quote]

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