California Boarding School Culture/Honor Code/Motto

CateCAParent
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 23:39:51 +0000

Interesting – the Cate disciplinary council (sounds like the equivalent of Thacher’s judicial council) presents significant determinations at assembly. So the same, but different. I am not sure how I feel about it, but I get the point. Discipline and behavior standards are a community thing, and dealing with it matter of factly takes it out of the rumor mill that can exist in a small school. Important to note - the parents don’t get info on the run of the mill discipline issues.

Back to the culture question – how/how often do various schools communicate with parents? Cate does a ridiculous amount of communiCATEing. A weekly email to parents, plus additional ones for specific issues, additional ones from the Headmaster every few weeks. Magazines. Gobs of photos on the website. Kid-specific communications from the health center, advisor, and others, on an as-needed basis.

We get detailed reports in the middle and end of each trimester – including info from dorm heads and coaches. We get/send texts with the advisor all the time. I swear I know far more about kiddo’s life now than I did when kiddo was at home.