Any recent experiences at Glen Haven Elementary (Silver Spring)?
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Anonymous
| Would value hearing from families with kids in the school. We are moving to that neighborhood. |
Anonymous
| I think the new principal is in her second year and doing well there. The last one left to head the virtual academy. No kids there though. |
Anonymous
| We love it here! No complaints, except that there’s no school bus service. |
Anonymous
Isn't that because everyone is within the walk zone? It's a pretty compact area. https://gis.mcpsmd.org/ServiceAreaMaps/GlenHavenES.pdf |
Anonymous
Thanks PP. any advice for kids entering at 3rd grade? Is it a hard school to build friendships and how is bullying? We’re moving from another MoCo school where bullying was really bad this past year - and even physical fights among students happened with alarming frequency. |
Anonymous
More than half the streets don’t have sidewalks. Yes, 100% live within a walk zone, but check out the school at pickup or drop off times— there’s a line of cars a mile long. |
Anonymous
There is nothing to be excited about. greatschool ratings is about 5/10 i.e., bottom of the list? |
Anonymous
Thanks for your input. I don’t use Great Schools as a the only guidepost. My kids have been at another ES that doesn’t fair well on GS and consistently have thrived academically. Back to my question - any feedback from current parents about school culture, friend groups, etc? |