Cooper-Langley World Language Choice from Middle of the Year/Grade
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Anonymous
| We are considering moving to either Langley or McLean boundary house. 7th grade DD noticed Cooper-Langley has Japanese. She loves anime. Even though she doesn't know the language yet she is willing to take the class. McLean doesn't offer Japanese -- so, here is my question. If she starts Cooper 8th grade, without previous knowledge, is it still possible for her to take the language class? If it is not possible, when she get to Langley can she take the language class? I figured the immersion students from elementary school will have priority towards middle school but what is the chance for new comers can get in in high school? I asked Langley -- but they said they don't tell those things to "outsiders." Also they don't do any tour for prospective students. |
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Both of these last statements are completely false. If you're going to troll, do a better job. |
Anonymous
| It's actually not a lie. Why the hell you think I am telling a lie? I called Langley and the lady who took the phone call told me there is nothing they can tell to outsider. If I register, they will tell, that is what she said. But if I buy the house in Langley boundary and there is no chance that she can pick the language she wants, I will be disappointed. That is why I asked this question. If you cannot help do not even write here. |
Anonymous
Here's a Cooper presentation that seems to indicate the Japanese classes at Cooper are only for students coming from the Japanese immersion program at Great Falls: https://cooperms.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/inline-files/Core%20%26%20Elective%20Tour%202022-23_5.pdf Here's the Langley course catalog for rising 9th graders that indicates any rising freshman can enroll in Japanese 1: https://insys.fcps.edu/CourseCatOnline/reportPanel/415/7/1/0/0/1;title=reportPanelSideNav I'm sorry you apparently spoke to someone in the front office at Langley who wasn't helpful. Even if they aren't currently offering tours at the moment, Cooper and Langley will have orientation sessions over the summer for students who are new to the schools. You should know other high schools in FCPS offer Japanese besides Langley, including Lake Braddock, Oakton, and South Lakes. You can see this in the linked course catalog under "Schools." |
Anonymous
| One more thing, Langley said they don't do any tours on the phone. This and 18:13 are written by the topic starter. |
Anonymous
That is an accurate statement. We have called Langley HS from outside the area before we moved and they refused to give a tour. Needless to say we picked private and did not move to McLean. Too risky to move and not be able to see the school. |
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Thank you very much!
>Here's a Cooper presentation that seems to indicate the Japanese classes at Cooper are only for students coming from the Japanese immersion program at Great Falls: This document I hadn't encountered when I was looking for. Yes, it seems that way. So if DD joins Cooper in 8th she cannot take it. That sucks but understandable. I will remind her about it. >Here's the Langley course catalog for rising 9th graders that indicates any rising freshman can enroll in Japanese 1: I would like to make sure if this is the way -- I am going to email the principal. Thanks. I really don't want to disappoint since houses in Langley boundary look more expensive. I also emailed FCPS but so far there is no response from them. >Even if they aren't currently offering tours at the moment, Cooper and Langley will have orientation sessions over the summer for students who are new to the schools. That means still the orientation is only for those who registered with the school. I live in DC now and many public schools have tours or open houses so I was surprised when I heard they don't do anything for "outsiders." >You should know other high schools in FCPS offer Japanese besides Langley, including Lake Braddock, Oakton, and South Lakes. You can see this in the linked course catalog under "Schools." Thanks. I do realize other schools have Japanese too. My husband's office will be moving to Tysons in few years and that's why we started the house hunt. But he still needs to commute until the office is fully moved. So the distance from both DC and Tysons, along with daily traffic, we are focusing on McLean or Langley. |
Anonymous
Indeed. Too risky. School and FCPS websites only tell general information. I don't understand their secrecy but that is what they are 
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Anonymous
| You can absolutely start Japanese as a 9th grader at Langley. I know current students who have done it. |
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| I don’t understand the need to see the school. |
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I’m not aware that any FCPS HS will allow tours.
Health and safety and security nightmare. |
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| For what it’s worth, my son was allowed to take Japanese 1 at SLHS while in 8th grade at Langston Hughes as a non-immersion new student. A group of kids walked over to SLHS together and then took the HS bus home. They are essentially on the same campus, which was an advantage. We live close to Hunter Mill in Reston, and Tysons is only 12-15 minutes. We are also 2.5 miles from the Wiehle metro. |
Anonymous
+1 Only for rising freshmen who are registered to go to that high school. |
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What would a tour accomplish exactly? If yiu just want to see the school for some reason, go to a play or a foot ball game.
If you want to know about the academics, all if that information is online. They even have videos about courses buried in the academic links. Spoiler alert - Langley is not TJ. Langley is not an academy school such as Chantilly. It does not offer any classes that are different from other high schools in FCPS other than some world languages. There is variety amount schools due to world languages, but that’s it. |
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It appears OP is coming from DC. There are many private schools there that offer tours, so it’s also more common with the public schools that are trying to compete for students with the private schools.
NoVa is different because there are fewer private schools and the public schools have more of a captive market. Plus they have busy administrators and safety concerns, and are coming out of Covid when access to buildings was restricted. So few physical tours although you can find out a lot of information about individual schools online, if you know where to look. |