Episcopal Academy or Haverford School?

anonymous001
Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:51:06 +0000

My son is in lower school at The Haverford School and it was a tough decision to make since there really are so many good schools in the region. We did not look at Episcopal because of the religious component and were between Shipley and Haverford. We were skeptical of Haverford because our son is small and non-athletic. But I met so many parents whose kids go there who said their kids are not into sports either. I think that Haverford is trying to rid itself of that reputation, it is definitely a much warmer school than in years past and the new headmaster is trying to make it more loose and fun. To all the people talking about bullying at Haverford, I can’t speak for the high school or middle school but I have found none of it in lower school. In fact, I know it is not tolerated and have heard about kids (middle school plus), being kicked out of the school for good due to that. My son is small and not the least bit athletic. He has many friends and the kids are all kind, inclusive, welcoming as is his teacher. His teacher is warm and nurturing and easy to reach. She sends information and pictures every week. They talk about good sportsmanship and they are all very accepting of each other. There are also plenty of after school activities in the lower school for non-athletic kids such as lego robotics, chess club, game clubs, humane society club, etc. We thought Shipley was a good school, but we were more impressed at Haverford personally. Also to whoever is looking at Shipley, the upper school is very old and outdated.