Anyone know anything about Keene Mill Al Fresco?

[Anonymous]

For those who are interested, Keene Mill Al Fresco is gone. It is no more. There was increasing opposition to it within the school and the pandemic and new principal coincided to get rid of it.

As far as I understand, Keene Mill was one of the very first AAP centers, back in the day, and at one time the idea of leaving your base school to go to a center school was not just inconvenient for parents but scary for kids, so this was a way to make it less scary. Now it had become all things undesired in the AAP program, and the school was finally able to get rid of it.

In a few more years, FCPS will finally be able to get rid of AAP centers and Keene Mill will change again to be a base school only, not a center school anymore. Posters on this thread will be thrilled when that day comes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who are interested, Keene Mill Al Fresco is gone. It is no more. There was increasing opposition to it within the school and the pandemic and new principal coincided to get rid of it.

As far as I understand, Keene Mill was one of the very first AAP centers, back in the day, and at one time the idea of leaving your base school to go to a center school was not just inconvenient for parents but scary for kids, so this was a way to make it less scary. Now it had become all things undesired in the AAP program, and the school was finally able to get rid of it.

In a few more years, FCPS will finally be able to get rid of AAP centers and Keene Mill will change again to be a base school only, not a center school anymore. Posters on this thread will be thrilled when that day comes.

Jerks will rationalize anything. If that were the case, it would have been a 3rd-grade activity and would have included everyone right? So it could all be one school? I don't expect a narcissist like you to understand, but for those of us who aren't under this spell that this was a good program that segregated not just students for schoolwork but also families, hopefully they will understand the lack of reasoning this person actually has.

And since this program wasn't at any other school, AAP can exist or not exist depending on what FCPS decides to do regardless of this program. I do think this program has led to some of the hate against AAP that maybe didn't have to exist had the school just centered AAP around academics and not socialization.

[Anonymous]

Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

I'd love to hear about them. Please name those schools. Since this is thread naming a specific school, then those exemplary schools should be celebrated by name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

I'd love to hear about them. Please name those schools. Since this is thread naming a specific school, then those exemplary schools should be celebrated by name.

Well for instance on page 1 from 2013, Louise Archer is mentioned as a school that includes everyone in a similar field trip. I think Keene Mill could have realized by now that there were other options but they decided to go another route.

[Anonymous]

I just think it's funny that this Keene Mill parent thinks this program somehow held AAP together when it was one of the straws that broke the camel's back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

It sounds like this program has been going on for many years so I’m sure the families that started it have adult kids by now. Anyway, not upset that it went by the wayside. It sounded like a good idea at first, when AAP centers first started. But it hasn’t been needed for many years and is now doing more harm than good to the school community as a whole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

It sounds like this program has been going on for many years so I’m sure the families that started it have adult kids by now. Anyway, not upset that it went by the wayside. It sounded like a good idea at first, when AAP centers first started. But it hasn’t been needed for many years and is now doing more harm than good to the school community as a whole.

The centers have been going on since 1964 and increased to include the same type of stats as today in 1993. AAP is not new and there was no need to set up this program the way it was ever. AAP centers didn't even start in this same century. This person is just making this up. There are already meet and greets that aren't overnight that existed outside this program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

It sounds like this program has been going on for many years so I’m sure the families that started it have adult kids by now. Anyway, not upset that it went by the wayside. It sounded like a good idea at first, when AAP centers first started. But it hasn’t been needed for many years and is now doing more harm than good to the school community as a whole.

AAP is just a way to segregate the wealthy kids who can buy their way into these programs from the have-nots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how the parents and school through this thread and school histories knew there were other 5th and 6th grade programs that included gen ed and AAP all over FCPS that had parent help and overnights but instead the parents decided it needed to be just AAP or nothing. Until the families that started this program move out, I don't see things improving there. Keene Mill Al Fresco was one of the reasons for the backlash against AAP, not the glue holding it together.

It sounds like this program has been going on for many years so I’m sure the families that started it have adult kids by now. Anyway, not upset that it went by the wayside. It sounded like a good idea at first, when AAP centers first started. But it hasn’t been needed for many years and is now doing more harm than good to the school community as a whole.

AAP is just a way to segregate the wealthy kids who can buy their way into these programs from the have-nots.

Buying their way in means at most a couple of workbooks in terms of money and there are already smaller classes and earlier advanced programs foe the have nots. I don’t see money being a big influencer. Interest in education sure. Why there are so many Asians in education. They value it. Education pays money so you become a have. The area grows in wealth because of haves. Education is encouraged by people who are educated. Fcps needs advanced learning for the kids that can handle it. How they do it is debatable. Overnight segregated field trips other than this school has always been a no go. Glad it was cancelled.