would you choose Mundo Verde or Inspired Teaching?

[Anonymous]

Really, no other thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Pretty good for two schools who haven't opened their doors yet. Just comparing backers and press releases at this point.

[Anonymous]

OP, did you decide?

Personally, I would choose MV because the bilingualism is so important to me. However, both schools sound like they have so much potential. I don't think you can go wrong. GL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, did you decide?

Personally, I would choose MV because the bilingualism is so important to me. However, both schools sound like they have so much potential. I don't think you can go wrong. GL!

What did you choose, and are you happy with your decision so far?

[Anonymous]

Not OP = but faced with the same choice: we went w MV for location. We could not figure out how to make IT work.

[Anonymous]

Not OP. We went with IT because we wanted more experienced teachers. We probably would have been okay with either.

[Anonymous]

As a parent of a current IT student, I will say that the school could become something very good, but it definitely does not have its "act together" in the manner that many previous posters would lead you to believe. IT still has not announced its location for next year, but it will not be its current one. Rumor has it that MV will be at the location of Cap City (Col Hts.) It is a central location that is a few min walk to the metro. That is a big deal for my family as we do not own a car.

[Anonymous]

IT parent here. MV was on my list too but we never made it off the list. Very happy with IT, my DC loves it more than I ever thought he would and, though in PS, DC is learning a lot. As far as location, I think every parent is wishing we knew where they will be next year. We actually had to get a second car to make the whole thing work, which is a giant pain. But my thinking is the location can't be worse than the current one for us as far as commute, so we're on it for the long-haul (unless it moves east of the river).

[Anonymous]

Re: Location at IT - Their self declared criteria are as follows: safe location, outdoor space, common meeting area for the school, and accessibility. I think the school assumes (correctly or incorrectly) that the uber involved NW families will make the trek wherever they end up, and are more concerned with making the school accessible to people from other parts of the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re: Location at IT - Their self declared criteria are as follows: safe location, outdoor space, common meeting area for the school, and accessibility. I think the school assumes (correctly or incorrectly) that the uber involved NW families will make the trek wherever they end up, and are more concerned with making the school accessible to people from other parts of the city.

Not just NW. There is a huge contingency of parents who are in NE in Brookland/Woodridge who would really love to see the school stay in Ward 5.

[Anonymous]

pp @ 08:28 - You may be correct on some of these factors, but I believe lease price will be a paramount if not top priority. However, rents tend to be lower outside of NW, so this may work in favor of ending up in another part of the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP = but faced with the same choice: we went w MV for location. We could not figure out how to make IT work.

Us too. We don't own a car and MV is much more conveninet for us.

[Anonymous]

If being metro accessible is a concern, yes, def, go w MV. Part of their green philosophy is to allow students to come an go via metro. It is inherent in its charter. I don't think this will be as much of a priority for IT. Also, as pp mentioned if MV takes the Cap City space it is a pretty sweet location. Yellow/Green lines plus all major bus lines on 14th and 16th. Also useful to have Target around the corner.

[Anonymous]

MV has smaller class sizes, dual language, better ratios. (Esp important for the little ones) http://www.mundoverdepcs.org/our-teaching-team/ IT has 3 year old classes with 22 -23 students.

MV has its act together, family handbook on website, (IT has promised one but nothing has been published yet, and principal's corner has not been updated since July!)

Also with MV all students have FREE breakfast and snack. At IT only breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MV has smaller class sizes, dual language, better ratios. (Esp important for the little ones) http://www.mundoverdepcs.org/our-teaching-team/ IT has 3 year old classes with 22 -23 students.

MV has its act together, family handbook on website, (IT has promised one but nothing has been published yet, and principal's corner has not been updated since July!)

Also with MV all students have FREE breakfast and snack. At IT only breakfast.

Let's not turn this into a war about which school is better. That's silly (and petty). It is apparent that most parents are happy with the school they have chosen whether it be IT or MV. Moreover, they are completely different models and are not in competition with each other for anything other than middle class parents. IMO, either you want dual language or you don't. Both schools are in their infancy and whether or not either school will withstand the test of time, remains to be seen, so put your pom-poms down. Remember, it's just good to have options.