N.H.
Hi S.,
We lived in Oakland when we thought about moving to Aspinwall. We thought about the schools and the community and we decided to stay in Oakland. Our kids completed their schooling in the City of Pgh International Magnet program. Some of the things we thought about when we were considering the move, were that Aspinwall is such a small island,of a community safe probably, but so isolated. In Oakland, the kids walk or bike to everything -- school, ice rink, tennis, library, friends' houses. This has made them very independent. We thought about the school district certainly, but we also thought about the "other children" who come from much more opulent circumstances, and all that peer pressure. My three oldest daughters who are all over twenty years old never got a drivers license. I can assure you we were not going to gift them a car for their sixteenth b-day anyway, like some of the people we know from Fox Chapel. The three of them have made their homes in NYC.
I hope this gives you food for thought. Good luck with the decision that is right for you and your family. If you want to "talk" more, I am at ____@____.com
N