Schools that don't just value athletics

soxmom
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:50:33 +0000

Thanks to a number of you for your thoughtful comments. I think some of you understood what I was getting at. It’s not that my daughter isn’t willing to try new sports, she is, and I fully understand (as does she) that she might find something new that she loves. (by way of background, I might add that she’s a very committed gymnast, so it’s not that she’s not willing to do sports, it’s just that she won’t be able to continue with gymnastics in boarding school and she’s not into team sports like soccer, lacrosse, etc). My question really was – as some people understood – about what schools have more or less of a “jock culture.” I wasn’t going to name names, but now that others have, I would indeed say that we’re looking for school more on the Concord Academy end of the spectrum, less on the Deerfield/Middlesex/Berkshire end.
For those who sugested Boston-area day schools, I appreciate the thoughts, but she really wants to go to boarding school. All girls schools isn’t something she thinks she’s interested in, but I agree that it might be worth at least taking a look.