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07.25.08, 14:32 PM NY Schools
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Can anybody categorize downtown schools? Which ones are 2nd tier and 3rd tier? Friends Seminary, Grace Church, Little Red, VCS, St. Lukes, etc? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 07.25.08, 02:32 PM Flag
 

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OP: Is there any downtown moms on? I am trying to make list of the schools we apply to. Any help? Thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 03:26 PM Flag
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None of them are 2nd tier (ST Anns, ECFS, NBS, ST B, and maybe Riverdale). They are all 3rd tiers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 03:29 PM Flag
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OP is asking downtown schools. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:30 PM Flag
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Riverdal is a tt school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:44 PM Flag
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Riverdale Country School=TT. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:45 PM Flag
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And the Bronx is not downtown. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:51 PM Flag
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THat is what OR is saying. None of downtown schools are 2nd tier. ANd Riverdale is NOT TT. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 07:12 AM Flag
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Are you looking for traditional or progressive schools? Are you comfortable with Episcopal and Quaker schools? What kind of academics are you looking for? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 03:54 PM Flag
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OP: We live in downtown. Will apply TT in UES but not willing to commute for 2nd, 3rd tiers(stay in downtown). Academic is very important for us. Can anybody tell me which DOWNTOWN schools are 2nd, 3rd tiers? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:30 PM Flag
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:47 PM Flag
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Little Red/Elizabeth Irwin(LREI) and Friends Seminary are both academically excellent. Friends is easily viewed as the more academically traditional, Little Red- definitely progressive(w/terrific structure), yet both have strong academics. Another progressive for consideration would be City&Country; Are you relating to the tier ratings in the pure sense of exmissions? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 04:50 PM Flag
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Grace is an academic school with a developmental start. Formal reading isn't taught until first grade. I think the program is a good one and there are great teachers. The school places well, matching kids with appropriate schools. Visit the schools and see what you find. I would look for programs that seem a good fit for your child. Is there an area or subject in which you are particularly interested? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:22 PM Flag
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OP: We look for overall strong academic and art program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:29 PM Flag
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What about VCS? Any feedback about this school? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:30 PM Flag
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Is there any tiers in downtown schools? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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Grace has very strong academics--my child learned more chemistry in 6th grade than I did in high school. There's a math club which has extra challenges for kids beyond what is taught in class. Arts are good also. Look under programs on the website for an idea of the work children do in the visual arts. The school has a good music program (you can listen to examples on the website--I think you hear the lower school singing when you click the Lower School link.) A number of children at the school join the boys or girls choirs of Grace Church, which is a fabulous program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:45 PM Flag
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^^^ The lower school singing is under the slide show: http://www.gcschool.org/pages/students/lowerschool.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:48 PM Flag
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Here's a link for math challenges: http://www.gcschool.org/pages/program/Abacus.html [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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LREI is not good academically unless it's changed a lot in teh last two years. Friend's kid went there and left because the child was learning so little. LREI also didn't catch kid's reading LD. Now kid is in a public and learning more and happier. It's a nice place, but not a lot of learning is going on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.25.08, 05:50 PM Flag
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Conventional wisdom is that the top DT schools are Friends Seminary and Grace Church. If you add in the BH schools, then Saint Ann's (for the right child) and Packer. Next level is LREI and St. Luke's. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.29.08, 04:15 PM Flag
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Friends is the best downtown school overall. Solid academics and established program, also nice facilities. Grace Church is also good, but more traditional and only K-8. St. Luke's is also traditional but not quite as rigorous. Of the progressive schools, LREI is probably best, but it starts to weaken in the middle/high school when a lot of the higher-performing kids leave (I know this firsthand). VCS and C&C are nice schools but not very challenging academically. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 04:06 AM Flag
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LREI is not strong academically even in the lower school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 07:30 AM Flag
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downtown isn't a real tier place. if you want tiers, suggest you stay uptown. schools are all good, different in many ways. tour and decide for yourself. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 05:22 AM Flag
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Why downtown schools don't have tiers? Can you rank them in another words? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 11:01 AM Flag
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Grace, Friends, LREI, and then all of the others are the same group. Grace and LREI have pre Ks which fill up w/ sibs so not many spots for outsiders except for "exceptional" kids in both k and preK. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:33 PM Flag
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St. Luke's and City and Country also have preKs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:59 PM Flag
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Grace. Friends. LREI and then the rest are all the same tier [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 02:35 PM Flag
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grace and st lukes are both great traditionals. lrei and city and country both progressive. lrei kind of lost its way in recent years. c&c pretty good. Friends is sort of between the two. considered a very good school. only lrei and friends go to 12th, though grace has a contingent of parents looking to build a 9-12 school. not sure where that is. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.27.08, 01:41 PM Flag
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Have you looked into the CLaremont School? On Wall st., [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.26.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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I thought Claremont is lower tier. Is academic any good? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.27.08, 11:13 AM Flag
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np: you should probably sit in on one of their grammar classes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.27.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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St. Luke's is considered top tier of the downtown schools along with Grace and Friends. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.29.08, 11:17 AM Flag
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STOP DIGGING OUT OLD POSTS!!!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 08.29.08, 11:35 AM Flag
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NP: Who are you? The UB nazi? This is an on-topic post. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.25.08, 07:56 AM Flag
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Friends parent: If academics is very important you should know Friends starts very slow...till end of middle school. Parents who wanted lots of reading, writing and math often complain the first four years. End of middle and High School are extremely academic. Good art program. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.26.08, 04:14 PM Flag
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