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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They were/are intentional about their girls only befriending other rich, elite, country club belonging girls and they seek to hang out with boys from the same/similar kind of families. Their play dates, birthday parties, and other outside school hangouts were/are often exclusive to girls from similar backgrounds. [/quote]

This is how I remember both schools back in the ‘90s. Quite a few of those STA/NCS friendships turned into marriages. Which for some I guess is the point.[/quote]

NCS not like this anymore. Changed for the better - more diverse and families from all over the DMV. [/quote]

It was plenty diverse with families from all over the DMV in the ‘90s also.

The school caters to a certain type of family which is core to its culture. You will never get rid of those types of families.[/quote]

Not many club families in our class. Maybe a handful. It is just not that much a part of the culture as it is at xx. [/quote]

Agree.  It varies by grade but almost zero club families in the two grades my girls are in.  [/quote]

How would you know though. It’s a point of pride to not discuss such things.  I would have said the same thing when I attended private, but it becomes apparent after graduation that these families were very much club families - they just knew not to announce it or make it obvious.[/quote]

Do you have kids in private now? Curious what brings you to these boards now? Things have really changed it sounds like from 30 plus years ago so it is difficult to compare to your experiences of times past.

Club families at Chevy and Congo are much more forthcoming nowadays (we also had experience years ago and yes agree people did not talk about it). Influx of new money changed that. People wear shirts, bumper stickers, hats, have private parties there and post it, etc… def not a secret. These are small classes- of course your know because the kids know. It’s not a secret. [/quote]

I’m a current parent with kids in private. And although I did not grow up in a club family, we are currently a “club family” , and we definitely don’t talk about it. The only time we have found out about other club families at our kid’s school is because my husband plays golf and he ends up discussing golf with the other dad’s. [/quote]

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