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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had occasion to be at St. Andrew's two days ago.  As I walked across campus, it was terrific to hear students cheering on the turf fields, see parents hanging out in the new quad, and see kids sprawled out and studying or talking in the student center.  It did feel happy, spirited -- and different from the quiet campus that we transferred from.  I can't imagine everyone is happy all the time in any school.  But there's a great "vibe" to use another poster's word.
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Are you serious? Are you a SAES parent? I am, and I love what the school has provided my US and MS kids, but this sounds like a tall tale. We've been there for years, and it's a great school. I love the direction SAES is taking, but the kids definitely don't "sprawl out" or "study and talk in the student center". The locker hallways, yes. The student center? Nope. And the seniors definitely prefer their lounge. Most parents don't have time time hang out in the quad on a regular or semi-regular basis.

Happy? Sure, the kids are happy enough, but they are working incredibly hard, as are the teachers and staff. Utopia it isn't. [/quote]

Yes, I'm a newish SAES parent and I didn't make up a "tall tale."  I went to the student center when there were games going on Hope and Brambaugh fields and in one of the gyms.   There were maybe 20 students in the new commons area.  They had their books and papers spread out on tables, and two of them were lounging on one of the little sofas reading.  I liked the vibe. You may have been at the school a long time, but the new building has only been open for a few weeks.  Is it possible that you're the one who is out of touch with what's happening on campus?  Maybe the seniors do prefer their lounge.  I didn't ask the ages of the kids in the commons.  [/quote]

Only US students are allowed unchaperoned in the new student center. Nice snark BTW - is that your value add to the parent community?[/quote]

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