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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We looked at deChantal and HR. It was an education in how incredible St. Bart's really is. Neither offer anything close to the environment, classroom quality, teaching engagement, or facilities at St. Bart's. We'd go Holy Cross if we need to. That's the closest equivalent.[/quote]

Please tell us more about what is unique about St. Bart's!  You've mentioned that it's a welcoming place for students with LD, but what else?  What is similar about Holy Cross?[/quote]

Not PP, but I will give you my perspective, which is hard to do because I do NOT want to put down any other schools.  I think that our family wouldn't fit at another school very well.  We're liberal (cafeteria) Catholics, really, in our politics and beliefs, and we don't really fit the stereotypical family.  We have friends at more traditional parish schools, and they are good schools, but I don't dress like those moms, have a job that isn't like theirs, we don't belong to the same clubs, etc.  St. Bart's really is more of a diverse community than the other parish schools I'm familiar with -- racially, economically, and in terms of typical/atypical learners.  It isn't just that the school can accommodate LD's / ADHD, but that it's just normal there.  There are really all kinds of kids, from the 99th percentiles, to the kids struggling with reading because of dyslexia.  Racial diversity FAR exceeding the nearby public schools.  And (maybe because it is tiny), the kids don't group up in cliques, and neither do the parents.
I also think that the attitude of the faculty toward students is very much of an accepting and loving attitude.  They really do overall try to treat each child as family.  Not to say there aren't issues -- of course there are.  But it feels like a warm, friendly and open school. 
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It sounds nice - what do you think is holding the school back in terms of enrollment?[/quote]

To be honest, poor administration, which is hard because they’re nice people.  But there’s little to no effort by admin.  And just that the surrounding area has great public schools.  Also, “we’re the liberal catholic school” is kind of risky to say, because you risk irking the ADW and the portion of families who are more conservative (which is also significant — the school really is a mix in that way too). [/quote]

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