Any updated family experiences with Kent Place? We are looking for our daughter and Kent/Mobeard is at the top of our list. Thanks!
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Our daughter who is currently a 5th grader in the SOMA district has been accepted at Newark Academy, Pingry and Kent Place for middle school. We are thinking through public vs private and thinking through choosing between these 3 schools if we decide to go private. We know many families at SOMS so we feel fairly well informed as far as trying to make the public vs private decision. What we really would appreciate feedback on are thoughts on these 3 schools. All three schools are very strong academically - a few differences here and there but fairly similar.
The differences we see are
Pingry
Pluses: probably the best reputation of all three, stronger athletics program (although this is is not a big issue for us), more structured, probably the most diverse of all three
Minuses: seems to be more elitist, a bit of a hike from SO
Newark Academy
Pluses: strong arts program (our daughter loves dance and piano), closest to SO
Minuses: their administrative process was not as smooth as the other two during the application/interviewing process
Kent place:
Pluses: although our daughter is not keen on an all girls school, based on her experience visiting all three schools, she enjoyed the Kent place visit the most