Anyone has had one child at Latin and one at BASIS?

[Anonymous]

One child already at BASIS and happy. Second child would get in with sibling preference but is probably a better Latin fit.
I am aware it's nlikely they'd get into Latin, but wondering that if in the odd chance they did, if it's just a recipe for a 6 year logistical nightmare.

[Anonymous]

I would not be surprised to discover that there is not a single family in DC in this situation, but I imagine if there is, they might be reluctant to post here because they would be instantly recognizable to peopel who know their family!

[Anonymous]

Would it be that much of a logistical nightmare? Both kids will become increasingly self-sufficient over time.

Not sure about this exact combo, but there are many families with kids at two different high schools.

[Anonymous]

When they get older, they could play against each other on opposing baseball teams.

[Anonymous]

Logistics depend on where you live, I guess.

Personally I think most BASIS kids would be adequately served at Latin, so I'd pick Latin for both.

[Anonymous]

One advantage to this is that if Basis stops being appealing, you'd have sibling preference for Latin (say, for HS).

I think the question would really be about independence. Kids are going to need to get themselves to school and extracurriculars solo. Is that doable (at least after the first few months)? If so, great. If, for whatever reason (location of extracurriculars, location of your house, parenting style, etc) you need to do transport, then no.

[Anonymous]

Why would it be a logistical difficulty? By 6th grade, most of the kids transport themselves.

[Anonymous]

Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

We're in the same position -- one kid at BASIS, the other kid lotterying this year. If the younger kid gets into Latin, I'm sending them there, and the older one will transfer as soon as she gets in via sibling preference.

My older kid likes BASIS, but she doesn't love it. And she's only in middle school, and her grades are fine but not good enough to lottery into Banneker or Walls. If she transfers, I'm more confident we're actually getting a solution that will keep working for the rest of the middle school and high school. And if she wants to leave, her grades are more likely to be high enough to have a shot at it.

[Anonymous]

We have two kids at two different DCPS charters (but not this specific combination). It's been fine, I'm happy that the kids are each at a school that is a better fit for them.

Logistics: They mostly do the commute on their own. They also have separate friends, etc., but they probably would have either way.

Latin's vacation calendar does not mesh with DCPS, so might not mesh with Basis's schedule either (or maybe it would). Our two schools have two different spring breaks, which has been annoying, but not worth switching schools for.

Sometimes it helps to have perspective by seeing how two different schools do things differently. But you don't get as much of a benefit of knowing more stuff with your younger, if your older didn't go through same teachers/curriculum.

Can't really think of other issues. Having to be on two separate school emails/listservs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not be surprised to discover that there is not a single family in DC in this situation, but I imagine if there is, they might be reluctant to post here because they would be instantly recognizable to peopel who know their family!

I have one at Latin middle and one at BASIS in middle. We make it work. The schools are very different; different kids may thrive in different places.

[Anonymous]

We may face the same situation if our youngest gets into Latin this lottery season, but the logistics would be hard for us. My youngest is a girl and I am not comfortable with her taking public transportation to school by herself anytime soon—and right now we know no one at Latin who lives anywhere near us (and the Latin buses aren’t close enough to make sense). BASIS is much closer and my kids could commute on the metro together. It’ll be a tough call if she gets into Latin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they get older, they could play against each other on opposing baseball teams.

No they can’t - Basis dosent have a baseball team- a few students from Basis actually play for the Latin team - so really they would be teammates 😉

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not be surprised to discover that there is not a single family in DC in this situation, but I imagine if there is, they might be reluctant to post here because they would be instantly recognizable to peopel who know their family!

I have one at Latin middle and one at BASIS in middle. We make it work. The schools are very different; different kids may thrive in different places.

You are the unicorn!

Could you share your thoughts on the main differences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When they get older, they could play against each other on opposing baseball teams.

No they can’t - Basis dosent have a baseball team- a few students from Basis actually play for the Latin team - so really they would be teammates 😉

BASIS middle school DOES have a baseball team. But I think it's true that the high schoolers play on the Latin team.