Mundo Verde parents, pls step in

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Also sorry to say that I would not send my kid to this school over many of the nearby DCPS Title I schools on short wait lists based on multiple friends’ experiences. My kid’s school isn’t immersion but offers regular Spanish instruction beginning in preK, for instance.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

Come on. I used to help with recruitment for a Title I near P St, and I always figured people who signed on for MV wanted Spanish badly enough to put up with all kinds of unappealing things so there was really no point in trying to recruit them. And they're going to move away anyway, because when they get a taste of Mundo after ECE they're not gonna like it.

Mundo P St currently has zero kids on the waitlist for grades K-4. Every gen-ed student at any school nearby could have a spot at Mundo if they wanted it starting in K. Yet people don't seem to want it, despite all the many issues of the schools in the area. Think about it, PP.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

Or they stay living in the neighborhood and get in to Oyster-Adams or Bruce-Monroe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

She should be worried about both.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

Or they stay living in the neighborhood and get in to Oyster-Adams or Bruce-Monroe.

I love how you included BM with OA, like they are the same, but they are not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

Or they stay living in the neighborhood and get in to Oyster-Adams or Bruce-Monroe.

I love how you included BM with OA, like they are the same, but they are not.

Nobody said they were the same. But they are both places that I've known people to switch to from MV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

She should be worried about both.

I'm going to assume that she just saw an MV thread and posted, and has since gone back and read the thread and is now worried about both.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

Or they stay living in the neighborhood and get in to Oyster-Adams or Bruce-Monroe.

I love how you included BM with OA, like they are the same, but they are not.

Nobody said they were the same. But they are both places that I've known people to switch to from MV.

I do NOT have a kid at any of these schools - mine's at a non-immersion Title I - but as someone who knows DCPS for professional reasons, I'd frankly consider Cleveland and Tyler over MV, given what I've heard from others' experiences at all three. (Consider, as in take a hard look and research, not consider as in definitely switch). Absolutely would go to Oyster or Bancroft over MV, probably B-M. (They need to change that acronym!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

PP, Don't believe everything that you read on DCUM. Here you can see where kids go to school. As you can see a lot of people, like yourself, choose MV.

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sit...PS%20Boundary_0.xlsx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

PP, Don't believe everything that you read on DCUM. Here you can see where kids go to school. As you can see a lot of people, like yourself, choose MV.

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sit...PS%20Boundary_0.xlsx

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/page_content/attachments/SY2122_Public%20School%20Enrollments%20per%20DCPS%20Boundary_0.xlsx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

PP, Don't believe everything that you read on DCUM. Here you can see where kids go to school. As you can see a lot of people, like yourself, choose MV.

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sit...PS%20Boundary_0.xlsx

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/page_content/attachments/SY2122_Public%20School%20Enrollments%20per%20DCPS%20Boundary_0.xlsx

That's not what people are saying. Yes, hundreds of kids attend MV. No doubt about that. But, unlike in the past, MV P does not have much of a waitlist for K and up. It used to have a very long waitlist and now it doesn't. That's partially because of opening a new campus and the loss of guaranteed access to DCI, but it's also because of the fall in quality and the major issues that had a small group of parents literally protesting in the street outside. What once was a highly desirable school is now more of a niche thing for people who are willing to tolerate the issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi! We are starting this year at mundo verde… I am excited about the school but concerned about the neighbourhood. I would like to hear from parents that were here before if they ever felt nervous in the area where the school is. Every time I go I feel my heart is in my hand because of all the people doing drugs in the street. Im I being paranoid?

Nope. It's scary and there really aren't any good answers for you. I prefer to approach that block from the west if I have to walk along it, rather than from North Capitol.

+1. Use 1st St NW to get to school. If you are still uncomfortable you can ask to transfer to Calle 8 next year.

Don't listen to the people saying to not be excited, they are just mad that you didn't choose their school.

really? have you read this thread? with all the former MV parents outlining very real problems? This is coming from people on the outside. I live in this neighborhood, know went in with a lot of excitement, and then were so disappointed, and who have all since moved (mostly to better DCPS schools). they are much more upset about MV than anyone on the outside.

PP, there was a shooting on the first day of school at that location last year. Your fears are not paranoia:

https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/08/29/crime-report-14/

People are telling PP not to be excited because of the school, however, PP is worried about the neighborhood, not the school. She already chose MV. She can transfer to Calle 8 next year.

People who leave MV go private (WIS) or move, they don't go back to their IB Title 1 school.

Or they stay living in the neighborhood and get in to Oyster-Adams or Bruce-Monroe.

I love how you included BM with OA, like they are the same, but they are not.

Nobody said they were the same. But they are both places that I've known people to switch to from MV.

I do NOT have a kid at any of these schools - mine's at a non-immersion Title I - but as someone who knows DCPS for professional reasons, I'd frankly consider Cleveland and Tyler over MV, given what I've heard from others' experiences at all three. (Consider, as in take a hard look and research, not consider as in definitely switch). Absolutely would go to Oyster or Bancroft over MV, probably B-M. (They need to change that acronym!)

We're at one of those schools and yes, kids switch from MV to our immersion DCPS every year. We have a new kid from MV in my second grader's class this year. You still get a few upper grade kids moving to MV for DCI, but since the DCI guarantee ended, there isn't the exodus after pre-K like previously. And yes, every family at a DCPS immersion in K and up is choosing that DCPS over MV. Too many unhappy stories on the playground to gamble with a school switch, even before the parent protests at the end of last year.