We are new to poolesville high school global ecology program and are not impressed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How selective is this program? How are students chosen for the program?

It is very selective- 99. Percentile on both sections of the test is common.

Nope. Totally false. My child had mid 80’s on map m and map r and was accepted in the first round for global. Also, many of her friends got accepted in second round with much lower scores. So it is not as selective as people make it sound.

You must be an underrepresented minority then. I know some kids with incredible scores that were outright rejected

[Anonymous]

It's mindfulness time.
What do you expect for a few weeks? Sounds like a fun program to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How selective is this program? How are students chosen for the program?

It is very selective- 99. Percentile on both sections of the test is common.

Nope. Totally false. My child had mid 80’s on map m and map r and was accepted in the first round for global. Also, many of her friends got accepted in second round with much lower scores. So it is not as selective as people make it sound.

You must be an underrepresented minority then. I know some kids with incredible scores that were outright rejected

We are Asian.friends are Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How selective is this program? How are students chosen for the program?

It is very selective- 99. Percentile on both sections of the test is common.

Nope. Totally false. My child had mid 80’s on map m and map r and was accepted in the first round for global. Also, many of her friends got accepted in second round with much lower scores. So it is not as selective as people make it sound.

You must be an underrepresented minority then. I know some kids with incredible scores that were outright rejected

We are Asian.friends are Asian.

My kid was waitlisted had 270 math and 249 reading score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of high school classes incorporate yoga, etc. My kid’s English class in HS does yoga.

What high school classes incorporate yoga?
My son has never mentioned his classes including yoga.
Is this a poolesville thing? English class should be focused on English not yoga

[Anonymous]

A hike and camping outside is a global ecology field trip?
Sounds fun but I dunno - pretty basic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A hike and camping outside is a global ecology field trip?
Sounds fun but I dunno - pretty basic.

Another tidbit. Apparently the kids take turns and have jobs cooking different breakfast items (eggs/hash browns) for this field trip. Unfortunately, many got sick with strep and other illnesses from this field trip. It happened with both sessions. Then they come so school and infect the rest of the kids. Supposedly, it happens every year. 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our child goes to the global program and so far they have gone in one field trip where they walked around ate ice cream, cooked eggs and slept in a tent. The class programs in the school have not been challenging, with one class having a nap session everyday. What is this pre-k? We are not impressed….any other global parents out there feeling the same?

That's too bad because it's an amazing program but maybe you should move or something.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How selective is this program? How are students chosen for the program?

It is very selective- 99. Percentile on both sections of the test is common.

Nope. Totally false. My child had mid 80’s on map m and map r and was accepted in the first round for global. Also, many of her friends got accepted in second round with much lower scores. So it is not as selective as people make it sound.

You must be an underrepresented minority then. I know some kids with incredible scores that were outright rejected

We are Asian.friends are Asian.

Well, they can't actually use race as a factor since that is illegal in the US. The process is race blind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's mindfulness time.
What do you expect for a few weeks? Sounds like a fun program to me.

This is just another one of these cranks who expects everyone to cater to their whims. I love it when these people finally move.

[Anonymous]

Before people keep wasting their valuable time, there was another thread earlier this week with the same title only referencing Robert Frost.

It’s a troll, folks. Don’t feed.

[Anonymous]

My kid is in the SMCS program and it’s very challenging.

Global also used to be pretty hard to get into. Maybe this changed when they got rid of the COGAT test?

Did you not go to the open house? It’s was clear when we w we that there were lots of field trips. Seems most kids love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is in the SMCS program and it’s very challenging.

Global also used to be pretty hard to get into. Maybe this changed when they got rid of the COGAT test?

Did you not go to the open house? It’s was clear when we w we that there were lots of field trips. Seems most kids love it.

Op here. Of course we went to the open house. The field trips themselves are not the problem, it’s what they do during field trips. It’s all fluff and no substance. It’s just a big party. Of course the kids will love it. That’s fine, but isn’t it suppose to be a magnet program? In addition, the classes room teaching are so bland. Where’s the challenging coursework? I guess like a PP stated, it will get more challenging, but I have serious doubts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dp. Yes we are also global parents, and no it’s not yoga class. (Which my kid would have enjoyed)it is a class to take naps in. The field trips are fine albeit, maybe a little basic. What worries me is the class curriculum and what’s taught in class is no where near magnet or even advance level material.

I’d love to be the class teacher

[Anonymous]

Strange, I have a global student and she said she has no class where "naps" are offered? She also said no one she knows got sick on the field trip (she went with the A group so perhaps it was B group?) Regardless, we've been masked/home for two years so anyone with half a brain knew that kids would likely get sick early this year. Just get your flu shots and deal with it. It seems like there's little that this program can do right in your opinion so I would suggest that you look into other schooling options for your child.