I am a SCDS alum getting ready to graduate from college. Things I loved about it: Really knowing my classmates, being constantly challenged, wonderful classroom discussions, close relationships with teachers, being trusted. Things I disliked: studying more than I did in college, unexplained snobbery
... Read more of some classmates (you'll know what I mean when you get there). Would I do it again? Absolutely! I really do miss it sometimes! However I'd give a piece of advice to future students: don't worry about grades- just enjoy your experience. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/07/09
Yeah i hate this school. It's terrible and no fun. I'm in seventh grade and Middle School at SCDS is not fun at all. It's work work work work. I guess it prepares you for the future but hey, i gotta have some time to be a kid!
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Posted by a student on 05/19/09
I love scds. it is a great school that teaches you what you need to know and really gets you ready for collage.
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Posted by a student on 02/18/09
Excellent teachers and curriculum-- especially the lower school.
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Posted by a parent on 01/17/09
Graduated from here and remain forever grateful. I continue to build upon the skills this school instilled in me from a very young age and allowed me to be several steps ahead of the rest.
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Posted by a student on 12/01/08
With one year under our belt, the jury is still out. The majority of the faculty and administration, that we have had the pleasure of meeting, are superb. Our children received a great over all education, however, it was not without drama (woes from the public school switch). I could write a lot
... Read more of facts from incidents that would make a parent cringe but that would be out of character and mud slinging never solved anything. It is widely accepted at SCDS that you grin and bare or go elsewhere. We are betting our bottom dollar that everything else will catch up and be of the same quality as the education. We have an uncompromising faith in SCDS, the administration, faculty, staff, alumni, contributors and our fellow families. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/08
SCD has a tremendous amount to offer students in the Savannah area. Its extremely challenging academically, has great supportive teachers, and wonderful extracurriculars. It is worth the money most of the time. However, the high cost of offering so much to students has left the school with 2 major problems.
... Read more First, a lack of economic diversity in the student body (b/c of the high price tag) creates a snobbish environment that can be either contagious to previously humble kids or divisive in its creation of cliques exclusive of kids who don t ascribe to the entitled attitude. Second, reliance on wealthy families for contributions increases their influence on the school s administration. But having attended the school for 14 years I can honestly say that any challenges were worth it. They made me a better person, more secure in who I was. Bottom line: I am proud to be a CD alum. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/08/08
My three children attended SCDS since pre-k. What a waste of time v, effeort and money. My oldest ,who is in his vfirst year of college felt totally unprepared for sciencec and math and stated that he hadn't ever enjoyed English until this year. He begged me not t6o send his vmiddle school brother there
... Read more becausev he thought that his teachers were so bad. My daughter, who switched to St Andrews said that for the first time in her education she felt like she was being taught instead of teaching herself. For sixteen thousand dollars a year, i think that SCDS teachers should be held to held to a higher standard. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/05/08
As a recent graduate of the school (class of 2007), I can honestly say that SCDS was all that I could have hoped for in a high school. I absolutely loved it. And no, I wasn't the most popular, but I found my friends and I had a blast. The quality of the school was excellent. I now attend Columbia
... Read more University in NYC and I have been very well prepared for my academic life here. The caliber of the teachers was superb at SCDS. Parents, I really wouldn't complain about the high tuition when your child attends college and is at the top of his/her class. Another commendable aspect of the school is the Honor Code. I could literally leave my bag anywhere and nothing would be stolen from it. There is a diverse number of ECs. I participated in everything from Crew to Quiz Bowl to The Informer. Read less
Posted by a former student on 09/30/07
I've had two children attend SCDS (one has graduated; one is now in middle school, having attended for nine years). The positive aspects include the breadth of course offerings (many AP and AB classes in high school, multiple available languages, the mandatory fine arts exposure staring in elementary
... Read more school, etc.), the athletic programs (including the strongest girls' program in the area, with many state titles in basketball, volleyball, soccer, golf and tennis, among others), degree of parental involvement (high) and the safety (there is a guard gate out front, and security patrol the school at all times). The negatives? High tuition, disappointing science and math instruction in high school, and an emphasis on the quantity of work at times (your children will have LOTS of homework!). SCDS is not for the academically average; students who would make A's at other Savannah schools make B's and C's here. Read less
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