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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a kid considering applying to these schools it blows my mind that a school claiming to be focused on equality and social justice has multiple families talking about eating out and door dashing daily. Our full -pay family could not afford that and I would think that type of behavior creates disparity among students. Rich kids door dashing or going to Whole Foods and the other half unpacking their turkey sandwiches from home? That is pretty tone deaf at best.[/quote]

Your creating an issue that doesn't exist. Fall of freshman year kids are excited with the newness of eating out. That dies down quickly and the majority of kids end up bringing their lunch. Often, they walk out in groups and a some will buy lunches and a some will bring them from home--they will still all eat together and they don't care who is doing what. My kid has never door-dashed a lunch or felt bad because someone else did.

As a private school, GDS is fairly cost-conscious for expenses outside of tuition. They provide all text books. The bussing is much lower cost than other schools bussing (drop in for $2/morning). All grade overnight trips are free. Their summer policy institute that is 4 weeks long from 9-3 and includes a 3-4 night trip is $500 for the entire program.  There are free events families can join (interesting speakers, volunteer days, coffees, ice-cream socials, etc.) and no pressure to attend galas, etc. [/quote]

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