@thelittleswimmer I agree with you that many of @njohns’ questions can be answered by looking at Taft’s website, but there are some areas such as ‘student life’ that can’t be entirely described on the student handbooks. There are a lot of details and experiences that are better explained by a parent or a student who knows the school really well and can give an incoming student a much wider scope. For international students the insights from a student who has actually experienced the lifestyle and the ‘feel’ of the school are invaluable. Sending a child away to another country, no matter how great the school is, is a huge and difficult decision, so there are never enough questions that an anxious parent or international student can ask and a resource like CC for families outside of the US is really important for us. I have some questions myself that I hope a current Taft student or parent can answer:
1.Does the school have a strong community feel?
2. How welcome do international students feel in the Taft community?
3. Does the school plan activities in the weekends for the students? If so, can you describe some of them?
4. Does the school help new students integrate socially or is it more of an independent task for the kids?
5. Are international students well integrated with the student body?
5. Do the NYC kids dominate the ‘feel’ of the school or is it more of a diverse environment?
6. Are most kids nice?
Thank you! I would really appreciate any insights I can get to the school! (Sorry, I hope you can understand how I feel sending my kid away for three years to a foreign country for the first time)