Mundo Verde vs. DCB

[Anonymous]

Looking for a quick rundown of why people might choose (or not) Mundo Verde over DCB or vice versa.

[Anonymous]

We are at MV8. We initially picked it because of commute (We live close by and work downtown) and the fact that DCB does 50/50 Spanish/ English in prek while MV does 100% Spanish in prek and k. Our kids are thriving at MV and we are happy there. We also have friends at DCB who are super happy and it seems like a great place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are at MV8. We initially picked it because of commute (We live close by and work downtown) and the fact that DCB does 50/50 Spanish/ English in prek while MV does 100% Spanish in prek and k. Our kids are thriving at MV and we are happy there. We also have friends at DCB who are super happy and it seems like a great place.

+1. We picked MV because full immersion for 3 years and stronger school with spanish. Secondarily, because closer to us (we live south of MV8) and no interest in doing commute on N Capitol and dealing with the area where DCB is located for drop off/pick up.

[Anonymous]

Is MV still having issues offering aftercare to all who need it? If you need aftercare, that's worth asking about. DCB hasn't had that issue. Also defintely go with thebschool with the better commute. We're a long-term DCB family with middle schoolers at DCI. Their Spanish is strong and they are in accelerated Spanish classes depsite not speaking the language at home. I truly dont think full time Spanish in PK makes a difference for English speaking kids in the long run. Remember, DCB is aiming to serve both English and Spanish speaking families. There are kids that are going to need that English exposure in PK if they aren't getting it at home.

But seriously, I would let your needs dictate your ranking. Focus on commute and aftercare availability first before stressing about amount of Spanish in PK.

[Anonymous]

I’m pretty sure all families that wanted after care got it. There are some families that use Casa Lala and Boys and Girls club and some other providers.

I would absolutely go with commute since Neither school will have a DCI guarantee for younger grades. Families seem happy at both schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is MV still having issues offering aftercare to all who need it? If you need aftercare, that's worth asking about. DCB hasn't had that issue. Also defintely go with thebschool with the better commute. We're a long-term DCB family with middle schoolers at DCI. Their Spanish is strong and they are in accelerated Spanish classes depsite not speaking the language at home. I truly dont think full time Spanish in PK makes a difference for English speaking kids in the long run. Remember, DCB is aiming to serve both English and Spanish speaking families. There are kids that are going to need that English exposure in PK if they aren't getting it at home.

But seriously, I would let your needs dictate your ranking. Focus on commute and aftercare availability first before stressing about amount of Spanish in PK.

No, MV hasn’t had any issues with not offering aftercare to families. There was one year that was an issue after Covid with staffing but none recently.

The difference with DCB and MV, especially if you are looking at 8th St is at risk. DCB has much higher at risk ELL and these families need their kids to learn English in school because they are not getting it at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is MV still having issues offering aftercare to all who need it? If you need aftercare, that's worth asking about. DCB hasn't had that issue. Also defintely go with thebschool with the better commute. We're a long-term DCB family with middle schoolers at DCI. Their Spanish is strong and they are in accelerated Spanish classes depsite not speaking the language at home. I truly dont think full time Spanish in PK makes a difference for English speaking kids in the long run. Remember, DCB is aiming to serve both English and Spanish speaking families. There are kids that are going to need that English exposure in PK if they aren't getting it at home.

But seriously, I would let your needs dictate your ranking. Focus on commute and aftercare availability first before stressing about amount of Spanish in PK.

No, MV hasn’t had any issues with not offering aftercare to families. There was one year that was an issue after Covid with staffing but none recently.

The difference with DCB and MV, especially if you are looking at 8th St is at risk. DCB has much higher at risk ELL and these families need their kids to learn English in school because they are not getting it at home.

Above is the main difference between immersion charters and DCPS bilingual schools. The DCPS schools have mostly low SES uneducated immigrants. These families prioritize English over spanish because they don’t speak any and need their kids to learn and help them navigate the system.

The charters have higher SES spanish families who are educated and speak English. These families prioritize spanish more because they want their kids to learn and be fluent in their language. They know the kids will pick up English easily and don’t need their kids to help them with anything.

Above is a generalization but true.

Most of the immersion charters have low at risk ELL hispanic families who are more educated. Most DCPS bilingual schools have high at risk ELL who are less educated.

DCB has the highest at risk ELL hispanic families of the charters and falls between DCPS and other immersion charters.