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Picking the perfect baby carrier 35 Family Fun Thanksgiving downy ocean 39 Calendar Find local family activities 46 Breaking Eggs Thanksgiving comfort food 31 Special Section 21Private School Directory 35 Go to ChesapeakeFamily.com for Santa sightings, holiday light displays, festivals, performances and more. November 2014 | Chesapeake Family 5 new & notable editor's letter Investing in our kids’ futures through private schools ometimes I wonder why we are draining our savings in a small group so she didn’t get bored. for private school but most of the time, I don’t give it a Now three of the kids are in Catholic high schools and the bills second thought. are significantly higher. It’s definitely more of a strain on our S I grew up in Baltimore City and always went to finances, but I feel it’s worth it for each of them. My older son’s private school, and my husband went to Catholic school all boys’ school really understands boys and works to reach despite the strain it must have been on his family. It was a them where they are and pushes them to be more. The girls priority for them. have small classes and are being challenged as students and in So sending our kids to private school was always the plan. their faith. We were lucky to find an incredibly reasonable private grammar On page 17 we have a story on affording private school. If school (K-8) for the kids. It’s a Christian school, and fits with it’s a pipe dream for you, it might be worth a look. Private may our values and our budget. It’s definitely the best bang for your not be totally out of your reach. We could never have afforded educational buck in the greater Baltimore area. For all four kids, many of the private schools in the area, but we found schools it cost us less than it would have to send one child to the prep that served our kids well and fit in our budget. We have been school I went to. able to make it work through savings and scholarships. The school has no bells or whistles. There’s no band or A couple of years ago, a financial advisor told us to look at school sports teams, but the class sizes are small and the kids private education as an investment. We are investing in our received individual attention from teachers who really knew and kids’ futures. And so far, it’s paying off. cared about them. When my older son was getting into trouble at recess in fourth grade, instead of punishing him, they pulled him from recess and had him help out in the first grade classroom. He stopped getting into trouble and started developing confidence and leadership skills. 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