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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Calvert and McDonogh are also aggressive re pre first. IME McDonogh’s is FAR better (yes I had 2 boys, each went through a pre first). At Gilman all the boys are thrown in this massive room - with 2-3 teachers - it becomes very zoo-like. And yes, the rabbit, if they still have one, is cute, but the atmosphere is anything but conducive to learning. It’s as though they’ve decided boys are t able to learn yet so they’ll keep them penned up for a year. By contrast, McDonogh has 2 small (~10 kids) classes, each with 2 teachers and the kids have good mix of structured and unstructured time, and they learned and matured a good deal.  Personally I would never send a boy to gilman’s pre-first unless it’s changed substantially in past 10 years. Some boys and parents loved it, however.[/quote]

Wow, this was not our experience at all. Not only was Snickers the rabbit a great pal (she is now honorably retired, and a private citizen) but the year itself was wonderful, a little gentler and slower than first grade, but with plenty to learn and do, and certainly not zoo-like. We have zero regrets. That year to mature made such a difference. And the kids who went to PF together seem to have a special bond.[/quote]

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