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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh no, we have an incoming C form son. Not at all what I wanted to read just before the start of the year. [/quote]

Take a deep breath.  It will be fine.  If you ever walk through the school at recess time the youngest boys are playing so many funny and imaginative games -- it really does seem to be a happy place.  If you talk to some of the STA boys of high school age they generally have very fond memories of C Form and lower school. Remember, also, that kids are small human beings, with some of the complexities of being human.  Not everyone will like everyone else, not everyone will be equally social or outgoing -- remember your own school days.  Don't hesitate to get in touch with the school if you think there's something going on like bullying (they care and don't want to be in the dark), but otherwise, give your child the room to learn and grow and adjust to a new group.    [/quote]

I agree tht if you talk to the upper school STA boys, they more often than not have very fond memories of C Form and lower school.  Keep in mind, however, that these are the boys who "survived" and made it all the way through.  There are a number, from a small handful, to large swaths, of boys each year who leave STA because they have been asked to by the school due to bullying behavior, or boys at the receiving end who plead with their parents to get them out of there.

It is a wonderful school.  It's just not for everyone, and in an all boys environment, particularly where sports and winning are prized, you are bound to have such issues.[/quote]

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