California Boarding School Culture/Honor Code/Motto

Happytimes2001
Wed, 24 Jul 2019 02:37:30 +0000

@CateCAParent Really good points. Every BS school has pretty slick marketing to my 20 Th Century eyes. When we were looking albeit not at Thacher, we found many thick and wonderful brochures, plush couches and well articulated videos and web pages. But I am wary of someone marketing to me so we looked at all schools carefully. Some fell off the list.
Each and every school has had it’s demons. Some were benign and some were glaring. The best thing is to find someone whose kids attend a school that is pragmatic and willing to honestly tell you/not sell you on what their experience has been like. We know many in BS and have heard many stories that never will make it to the web page.
As a parent, I think you have to weigh what is said and what is done. And you have to know your child. What makes your kid tick. Once you find a couple of schools that you like, then you can get a good fit.
Every school has a culture —and to the parents and students who go there it’s great. But not every culture fits every family.