Anonymous
02/15/2024 08:08
Subject: Re:Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Sidwell, GDS, Georgetown Prep, Holy Child
Anonymous
02/14/2024 16:53
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Basis Independent McLean is not welcoming or even tolerant of LGBTQIA students. We are looking to transfer because my non binary student is being viciously bullied and the school has refused to do anything about it. The parent population is surprisingly conservative and so is the administration.
Anonymous
08/26/2021 16:20
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Farmer wrote:Anonymous wrote:Am wondering what high school(s) might be the best fit for our non-binary child. They are very proud of their LGBT identity and also have mild dyslexia and lots of anxiety about schoolwork generally. Need a place with lots of hand-holding and individual attention. Definitely no Sidwell or other pressure-cooker schools. Looking at Burke, and maybe Field. Where else?
Georgetown Day. It's amongst the most progressive schools in the city.
I giggle at a selective, $45,000 year private k-12 school calling itself “progressive.” How many kids at GDS would qualify for FARMS if they were in public school?
Farmer
08/26/2021 15:08
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Am wondering what high school(s) might be the best fit for our non-binary child. They are very proud of their LGBT identity and also have mild dyslexia and lots of anxiety about schoolwork generally. Need a place with lots of hand-holding and individual attention. Definitely no Sidwell or other pressure-cooker schools. Looking at Burke, and maybe Field. Where else?
Georgetown Day. It's amongst the most progressive schools in the city.
Anonymous
08/25/2021 12:55
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NCS is offering a gay studies class this year, though the learning differences might put this school out of the running.
I have two adult children, one who graduated from STA and the other from NCS within the past ten years. NCS, from our experience, was FAR from conservative; in fact, we found the culture of STA much more conservative, while NCS embraced diversity. I just looked at the NCS website and the English Department has classes on LGBTQ American Studies, Black Lives in Lit, Asian American Lit, and Native American Lit. The school has also been active in supporting the BLM movement and the racial reckoning caused by it. None of this sounds conservative to me at all!
None of that speaks to the actual experience of people in those groups. For example, my neighborhood is full of BLM signs, but people are still quick to call the police on "suspicious" Black people.
I know nothing about NCS (although I would think that a single sex school is not ideal for a non binary person), but your list of classes says nothing about whether it is welcoming of people with various minority/non-mainstream identities.
Anonymous
08/25/2021 12:15
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:NCS is offering a gay studies class this year, though the learning differences might put this school out of the running.
I have two adult children, one who graduated from STA and the other from NCS within the past ten years. NCS, from our experience, was FAR from conservative; in fact, we found the culture of STA much more conservative, while NCS embraced diversity. I just looked at the NCS website and the English Department has classes on LGBTQ American Studies, Black Lives in Lit, Asian American Lit, and Native American Lit. The school has also been active in supporting the BLM movement and the racial reckoning caused by it. None of this sounds conservative to me at all!
Anonymous
08/25/2021 11:32
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:NCS is offering a gay studies class this year, though the learning differences might put this school out of the running.
A class will not change the mindset. NCS is a very conservative school.
Anonymous
08/23/2021 05:30
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Burke
Field
St Andrews (SAES)
Sandy Spring Friends
McLean
Nora
This is the best list for MD schools, OP.
Anonymous
08/22/2021 19:07
Subject: Re:Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not Basis McLean. When I taught there another teacher wanted to help students start a Gay-Straight alliance, and the administration forbid him from doing so.
That is weird they were on the list from gay parenting … always pays to listen to people with first hand experience …
The Gay-Parent Magazine list is paid advertisers.
Yeah but if they are paying to attract gay parent it folles that they mostly would be gtblq friendly … hopefully anyway …
Anonymous
08/22/2021 16:53
Subject: Re:Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not The Heights. I don’t know what pp was thinking!
The person put heights and prep down as a joke. (They are the only religious schools in the area).
They are not the only religious schools in the area by a long shot (??). But I'm thinking the rude comment was not about religion, but about the fact that they are all boys schools, same as the other posters who listed all boys' schools, and OP's child does not identify as a boy. People are rude.
Anonymous
08/22/2021 15:17
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Burke
Field
St Andrews (SAES)
Sandy Spring Friends
McLean
Nora
I meant to include Sienna too.
Some of these have much stronger support form students with learning issues. All of them are well known for offering at least some level of support and accommodation. All of them are also nice.
Anonymous
08/22/2021 08:31
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Burke
Field
St Andrews (SAES)
Sandy Spring Friends
McLean
Nora
This is a reasonable list that addresses all of the OP's needs.
Anonymous
08/22/2021 00:06
Subject: Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Burke
Field
St Andrews (SAES)
Sandy Spring Friends
McLean
Nora
Field
St Andrews (SAES)
Sandy Spring Friends
McLean
Nora
Anonymous
08/21/2021 23:47
Subject: Re:Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Anonymous wrote:Most schools would be welcoming.
Even Catholics? 🤔🤔🤔
Anonymous
08/21/2021 22:40
Subject: Re:Which private schools are welcoming of LGBTQ+ students?
Madeira