Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 23:22     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….


+1. River School has two adults per class. NCRC’s system has left too much room for possible abuse in the past.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2026 22:36     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
I student taught at NCRC in the 90s and then taught there for many years in 2000’s and it was a phenomenal place for all kids. The teachers were all absolutely incredible. Unfortunately, NCRC is much more academic and less play-based now. They used to have amazing in-house special services (OT, speech, social-emotional therapist) but now all they do is tell parents to get help for kids outside of school. They have reduced their supports of kids while upping tuition. It was once truly the BEST preschool around.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 07:35     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….


Good thing nothing happened except between the head and his computer!

I guess you are avoiding Beauvoir, St Albans, Wash Hebrew, Gilman, like every boarding school in the country, etc.


What happened in St Albans? I just learned about the GDS incident. But never heard about anything in STA.


All that happened is that a teacher who was accused at Key School in Annapolis taught at St Albans in the meantime. This was 8 or 10 years ago.

Which is to say that nothing happened, apparently, at St Albans except the employment of a person allegedly guilty of crimes that didn't involve St Albans students. (in thst way, kinda like what happened at NCRC.)
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 06:58     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….


Good thing nothing happened except between the head and his computer!

I guess you are avoiding Beauvoir, St Albans, Wash Hebrew, Gilman, like every boarding school in the country, etc.


What happened in St Albans? I just learned about the GDS incident. But never heard about anything in STA.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 19:26     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
...every boarding school in England, the boy scouts, the Catholic Church, conservative white male politicians, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, gymnastics, volleyball, speed skating...
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 19:15     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….


Good thing nothing happened except between the head and his computer!

I guess you are avoiding Beauvoir, St Albans, Wash Hebrew, Gilman, like every boarding school in the country, etc.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 19:04     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
NCRC is a really special school. Anything but disorganized. Diversity and inclusion are priorities but in an age appropriate way. The community is stronger than ever and likely more vigilant than ever. It's been a great year. This post is so negative that it is unclear why you even applied and seems like a troll.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 18:46     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
I can’t believe you are considering that school after what happened ….
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 15:22     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:NCRC is 100 years old and has a very well-developed and intentional play-based curriculum. The kids learn pre-reading and pre-math skills from the beginning and work on fine and gross motor skills, speech, and have fun while doing it. It has a very large playground, devoted teachers, and a warm inclusive community, all in a beautiful setting. If your child has anything to work on - speech, motor issues, etc. - NCRC will spot it and help with appropriate support early on. If you’re looking to go on to private school at some point, the top private schools in the area tend to admit a lot of NCRC graduates in lower, middle, and high school.


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 14:00     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
NCRC is 100 years old and has a very well-developed and intentional play-based curriculum. The kids learn pre-reading and pre-math skills from the beginning and work on fine and gross motor skills, speech, and have fun while doing it. It has a very large playground, devoted teachers, and a warm inclusive community, all in a beautiful setting. If your child has anything to work on - speech, motor issues, etc. - NCRC will spot it and help with appropriate support early on. If you’re looking to go on to private school at some point, the top private schools in the area tend to admit a lot of NCRC graduates in lower, middle, and high school.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 12:06     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
I could not walk into that building holding my toddler's hand...you can't just extinguish the kind of fearful energy and trauma that community went through, no matter how much you want that pathway to BVR/STA. Especially in a city with many excellent preschools.

The details of the HOS's conduct still haunt me. I recommend not reading the specifics because it's hard to shake.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 11:44     Subject: Re:NCRC Preschool thoughts?
My kids attended NCRC many years ago, and we found it...fine. We never understood the big deal of it. One thing that annoyed me was that they seemed to go to lengths to NOT teach reading when our kids (and many others) were clearly ready for it. But it was fine. The kids were happy to go. I found it egregiously overpriced for what it was, but I wouldn't say there was anything really bad about it.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 11:31     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you’re worried about a preschool being ‘too liberal,’ then the problem is you, not the school.


Agreed, but yes if you’re worried about a preschool being “too liberal”, go find another school. NCRC isn’t going to change its science backed practices to suit your beliefs


I don't think they are using any science backed practice nowadays. Story time with drag queens was confusing for my 4 year old.


If this is really true, my child (a 4 YO?!) would be gone. I thought it was trending in that direction when my youngest was there about 7 years ago, but it sounds like it's gone even further off the deep end since.

I remember being annoyed when they wouldn't let the kids or parents talk about Mothers Day.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 08:31     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you’re worried about a preschool being ‘too liberal,’ then the problem is you, not the school.


What an odd statement. How is this OPs problem when she is legitimately asking the right questions?


Give an example of something the school does that’s too liberal? And explain why it’s too liberal.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 05:23     Subject: NCRC Preschool thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you’re worried about a preschool being ‘too liberal,’ then the problem is you, not the school.


Agreed, but yes if you’re worried about a preschool being “too liberal”, go find another school. NCRC isn’t going to change its science backed practices to suit your beliefs


I don’t think OP is questioning science backed practices, such as they are at NCRC. She is questioning the deeper philosophy of the school which yes, is extremely liberal.


Their practices (and yes philosophy) promote diversity. And there have been multiple studies showing why diversity benefits all students. Here’s one:
https://www.nameorg.org/arent_they_too_young.php