Anonymous wrote:It’s fine because if you write a big enough checks those tests for sta or ncs don’t matter anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Dear all,

I am reaching out to the families who have attended Beauvoir and then graduated somewhere else other than NCS/STA. Could you please describe your experiences? Did the outplacement team advise you to look at other options or was it your own initiative and choice? Did your child have strong views on whether they wanted to be in NCS/STA or some other school by third grade (e.g. because of friends)? Finally, where did you end up (if possible) and did you feel that the school did a good job preparing your kid for that place?

We understand that admissions to NCS/STA is very competitive and not automatically guaranteed to Beauvoir students. At the same time, this still seems to be path most graduates take and it would be worthwhile to talk a bit about other experiences and see what other options are available and how easy they were.

Thank you for sharing!

I dig out the old post because I have been wondering about this. Given 80% of the Beauvoir students automatically enroll in NCS/St. Alban, how do they compare with the students who enroll later? Do they screen students at least for some degree out of Beauvoir? Thus, NCS/St. Alban actually do not actually starts in 4th grade but like the other Big 3, starting in Prek.

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Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Over time the kids that don't go to NCS and STA lose touch with their Beauvoir friends. First few years yes but that fades by middle school. Rarely see them.

Anonymous wrote:Dear all,

I am reaching out to the families who have attended Beauvoir and then graduated somewhere else other than NCS/STA. Could you please describe your experiences? Did the outplacement team advise you to look at other options or was it your own initiative and choice? Did your child have strong views on whether they wanted to be in NCS/STA or some other school by third grade (e.g. because of friends)? Finally, where did you end up (if possible) and did you feel that the school did a good job preparing your kid for that place?

We understand that admissions to NCS/STA is very competitive and not automatically guaranteed to Beauvoir students. At the same time, this still seems to be path most graduates take and it would be worthwhile to talk a bit about other experiences and see what other options are available and how easy they were.

Thank you for sharing!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

That is not what my DD’s friend reports from Sidwell. They have basically no homework at Sidwell and no tests. I hear things change in 5th grade when middle school officially starts at Sidwell.
On the other hand, my DD in 4th grade at NCS had more homework and tests every week.

This is absolutely false. Neighbors attend Sidwell and they complained and complained from an early age about the amount of homework their 1st grader was given - yes an hour per night in first grade.

I don’t believe you are an NCS parent in 4th. It is well known NCS is quite an easy nice transition by all.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

That is not what my DD’s friend reports from Sidwell. They have basically no homework at Sidwell and no tests. I hear things change in 5th grade when middle school officially starts at Sidwell.
On the other hand, my DD in 4th grade at NCS had more homework and tests every week.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Sidwell is such a pressure cooker especially for kids in 4th compared to NCS in 4th. NCS lower school has virtually no homework maybe 30 minutes tops. Friends at Sidwell in 4th had between 1-2 hours a night. It was a tough transition for them and they were "top" students on testing.

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.

Anonymous wrote:While in the minority, about 1/4 (10-15 families) from Beauvoir attend other schools each year. NCS/STA are considered the upper school for Beauvoir and the kids visit NCS/STA from an early age and get it into their heads that that's where they're headed next.

Beauvoir does not push NCS/STA at all in our experience over 3 kids. They talk to the families about what they want for their child and also where they think they would thrive. DD ended up at Sidwell. Transition was easy and smooth. She was a little sad that she wasn't with her Beauvoir buddies but made new friends quickly and kept up with old ones.