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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How Catholic is it for a non-Catholic student?  (do those get in? I feel like I know some families whose kids are there who aren't Catholic but not sure how much of an anomaly they are).  Also wondering how welcome kids of same sex parents feel.  thx![/quote]

Trying to escape the DC publics but refusing to move to the suburbs at any cost, eh? [/quote]

Didn't realize I should expect shaming for considering independent schools on the.....independent schools board.  Thanks for the super helpful feedback on the school! :roll: [/quote]

What is offensive is these people asking “how Catholic” is a Catholic school. Change that religion to Jewish and how does that sound?[/quote]

I apologize for offending anyone.  Not my intent at all, but I acknowledge that I may have had that impact which is more important.  I asked it in that way because in the past when I've considered a different Catholic education institution, the leadership there used it as a way to define how much of a daily impact the Church has on student life.  Does it impact the books that are read and discussed? Is there sex ed, and how is it handled? Is there daily prayer/chapel?  Does a non-Catholic feel very separate from the school culture and social life? Does someone whose family structure is often not welcomed by the Church feel that way at school every day?[/quote]

The Jesuit schools are LBGTQ friendly and tend to be more socially liberal.  That said, they still have Mass. They still require a Religion course all 4-years.  The values of helping others, service, etc. are very big.  It's a very traditional liberal arts education.  Courses are not taught through the eyes of religion, science is science.  History is history.  They aren't molding kids to a certain train of thought.  In fact, the Jesuit principle is always questioning.  St Johns isn't a Jesuit institution so I can't speak to it.[/quote]

The Jesuit order is more liberal and LGBTQ friendly but that is not so about Jesuit HS's in the ADW.

STJ has a LGBT alliance, dress code/hair can be opted out if you are non-binary. Most kids are LGBT friendly, the few that are not are outliers.[/quote]

thanks for this info![/quote]

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