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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These schools are very very different. Stone Ridge tends to be a mostly Catholic, white, preppy, conservative school with many country club members and it is in Maryland and close vicinity to other single sex schools. Parents are very involved and hands on at the school.

Madeira is only 9-12 - many boarders so moms are not that involved which can be good or bad depending on your preference. Friends that had/have daughters there said they do not know parents except for the few that belong to local country clubs or Met Club. Much more diverse and lots of international families. Geographically in Virgiana and more isolated and does not have brother school. More progressive girls and families overall. [/quote]

I have a daughter at Madeira and can provide better information than the poster that [b]always[/b] posts about Madeira despite not having a daughter there. Parents have an opportunity to socialize throughout the year. Family Friday Dinners, which families are invited to dine on the first Friday of the month. Family Friday Events two or three times a year where parents spend the day on campus. Parents attend classes with their students, attend PTA meetings, eat lunch, attend cocktail hour, etc. There are volunteering opportunities with Cookie Momsters, teacher appreciation events, and chaperoning. Parents also have a happy hour on the nights of dances. There is an active PTA and parents socialize at games.
 
But it is true, that the school really encourages students to self advocate and discourages the helicoptering that is so common in this area. It’s also true that Madeira is more diverse and doesn’t support the country club cliques often found at other schools. This a feature not a bug for Madeira parents.

The brother school is, and always has been, Woodberry Forest. [/quote]

Nope - the brother school used to be Episcopal before it went coed.

You're not fully describing the Catholic social scene that can dominate Catholic schools in this area.

OP, are you Catholic? Do you belong to a country club that has a lot of CAtholic school kids? The Catholic schools can be clique-y going back generations, based on neighborhoods, parents and grandparents knowing each other, country clubs, blessed sacrament type schools, churches, etc.

Madeira offers everyone a fresh start at ninth grade where everyone is new. Very different from SR.[/quote]

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