Alumni & Parent Testimonials

"Thanks for a great concert. The Group 4 boys did such an amazing job! How lucky we are to be at a school where boys can learn to become men by singing, because that's what I felt like I was watching tonight—watching those boys grow up by being brave and strong and vocal and artistic ALL at the same time. Thank you for allowing that, encouraging that, believing in that enough for it to actually happen. I feel truly joyful that my son can grow up in that environment." —Carla Geiersbach

Perhaps the best testimonials for NCCL come from our alumni and their parents. Read more about NCCL in their own words:

• Diane M. thanks NCCL for changing her son's life
• Julia Chen's college application essay
• Emily Maclary's application essay for Rochester Institute of Technology
• Jeanne Braun, writing about Marilynn's class on Impressionist art
• Bruce Bonner remembers his NCCL graduation, 1977
• Pat McDonough, in an excerpt from an admission essay for Stanford University responded to the question: "What single person has most influenced your life to date?"
• Laura Gross, from her application to Hampshire College
• Anita Gibson writes as a 10th grade honor student at Tatnall School
• Carol Cogswell Fleck, on the positive impact NCCL made on her life
• Nathan Brown, in an excerpt from an application for a tutoring position at UC San Diego
• Lori Dempsey, with thanks for her son's happy year at NCCL
• Maria Lees, with thanks for the supportive NCCL family
• UD professor, Harry Shipman, applauding NCCL's science curriculum