Anonymous wrote:I never said they didn't have iPads at all or use them in school. In fact I said the opposite. what I said was that I am grateful they have them AND teach them how to use them so they can be ready for virtual learning if needed. PK did not have one-to-one iPads until the pandemic first started. Now they have one assigned to each student so they can be prepared if they need to learn from home.

Anonymous wrote:A school's "vibe" isn't a bottle of ketchup. It's not a single flavor that will taste the same yesterday, tomorrow, and next year, much less taste the same to everybody.

We had two kids at the same small K-8, a warm one, and the families weren't that different but one class felt warm to us and the other less.

Anonymous wrote:Where would a (very) frumpy mom feel less out of place?

Anonymous wrote:What is the largest class size Beauvoir has had k-3 in recent years?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks to PPs, I’ve read comparisons of nps and bvr on class size, religion, counselors, exit year, exmission path, tech use, facilities, club culture, legacies... Right now they seem equally appealing but the instability at nps is worrisome and I’m not a fan of the tech use at bvr (for prek)

Three more areas I’m curious about:

-teacher responsiveness—does one have more of a culture of really listening to (unconnected) parents?
-parent participation—which school has more events and classroom access for parents?
-dei/ anti racism

Thank you again to all of those contributing personal experiences and humoring an overly analytical parent!

Beauvoir parent with three kids some current some past:
- Teacher responsiveness is prompt and on pint. They take your concerns seriously and actually address/mitigate the issue. Out of the many many years we've been there there is on one teacher who was lackluster and luckily our other children have not had that person
- ton of opportunities for parent participation on many different levels, this goes without saying but especially pre pandemic
- great DEI model, age appropriate

The head is really phenomenal, deeply caring and personable, as are the teachers. FYI, the connection to the cathedral schools is great but that's not why we send/sent our kids.

Good luck, you have two great options. At the end of the day, you can't go wrong with either one

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Anonymous wrote:I never said they didn't have iPads at all or use them in school. In fact I said the opposite. what I said was that I am grateful they have them AND teach them how to use them so they can be ready for virtual learning if needed. PK did not have one-to-one iPads until the pandemic first started. Now they have one assigned to each student so they can be prepared if they need to learn from home.

Well, that certainly is a nice spin on things. And it also contradicts what other posters have said, as you imply that they use them for virtual learning only. Is that not the case?

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to PPs, I’ve read comparisons of nps and bvr on class size, religion, counselors, exit year, exmission path, tech use, facilities, club culture, legacies... Right now they seem equally appealing but the instability at nps is worrisome and I’m not a fan of the tech use at bvr (for prek)

Three more areas I’m curious about:

-teacher responsiveness—does one have more of a culture of really listening to (unconnected) parents?
-parent participation—which school has more events and classroom access for parents?
-dei/ anti racism

Thank you again to all of those contributing personal experiences and humoring an overly analytical parent!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never said they didn't have iPads at all or use them in school. In fact I said the opposite. what I said was that I am grateful they have them AND teach them how to use them so they can be ready for virtual learning if needed. PK did not have one-to-one iPads until the pandemic first started. Now they have one assigned to each student so they can be prepared if they need to learn from home.

Well, that certainly is a nice spin on things. And it also contradicts what other posters have said, as you imply that they use them for virtual learning only. Is that not the case?

Anonymous wrote:I never said they didn't have iPads at all or use them in school. In fact I said the opposite. what I said was that I am grateful they have them AND teach them how to use them so they can be ready for virtual learning if needed. PK did not have one-to-one iPads until the pandemic first started. Now they have one assigned to each student so they can be prepared if they need to learn from home.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:BVR only gave PK students an assigned iPad so they would be prepared for remote learning if/when needed during the pandemic. My older child never had an assigned iPad in PK before the pandemic, although they were occasionally used and shared in class. It is not tied to their hips during the day but I am grateful as a parent that my child was acclimated enough and did not seem frustrated when they had to learn from home (last year). Not sure how it is being used this year but the last thing I would want as a parent is for my child to be frustrated in a virtual setting and need me for every move.

Not true. I have a current PreK student at BVR, we have been in person and they have iPads and they use them.

Honestly, how do you feel about that, PP?