I sent DD to the Jesuit school, because in the tour they said they did accelerate -- though they got a new principal since....
The community is great and I am doing the horizontal diversification with Mandarin and piano to make up the curriculum but what bugs me the most is the lack of physical actvity. The uniform thing is strict. For the simplest reason, they cancel recess and stay inside and watch TV. It is driving me and most parents up the wall but because it is considered a good school and difficult to get into, they don't care.
Anyway, sometimes the odd thing can get at you. We are looking at other options for next year, but this thing I wouldn't expect. I do not think it is good for a 5 year old to spend 8:30 to 2:45 inside. My opinion. But after the Montessori preschool where they thought it was important and always took the kids out unless super cold or raining, I think the Catholics are a bit ridculous.
On another note. Since DH and I were raised Catholic, though weak on the practicing part. We thought it was a good idea to teach DD religion, like another subject. They do take care of that. DD took a prayer card, of Christ standing on a cloud, out of her grandfather's missle and asked if it was Jesus or Zeus. So the knowledge of knowing who's who can't hurt.
Ren
