Flint Hill Lower School Unable to Fill Classes
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Anonymous
| SO what are some good questions to ask schools...... I know what i am looking for in terms of the education/learning, but not sure what OTHER questions to ask of an independent school. |
Anonymous
ADMISSIONS ? Is a current catalog and/or video available which I can take with me or have sent to me? ? Can you provide 3 references from my local geographic area? ? What is the typical make up of your student body? (current census, age, sex, academic levels, geographic origin, academic/learning challenges) Duplication allowed for personal use only. Distribution without permission of author is prohibited. http://pages.prodigy.com/checknsee/trek.html [ Edited to comply with copyright laws. ] |
Anonymous
Seriously? As for the first question, those materials are generally available on the website. And they like it if you review their website before you visit. the second makes no sense unless you come from an area that is distant from the school. Can you imagine asking for three references from Bethesda? And I don't know what you mean by references? If you want to know what its like to commute from a particular area, ask for that. if you want to speak with parents about the school itself, I wouldn't go for parents screened by the school. Typical makeup of student body is too broad and asking for a laundry list has PITA all over it. If you don't have a childwith LD issues, asking about it only signals you want your child NOT to be around such children. Why else would you ask? Just think about what you want to know, its that easy. You might want to know if there's an even gender balance. You might want to know if they have PE every day, if you have an active child. You might want to know how the arts work, if you have a child interested in that. Don't go boilerplate and don't ask questions that can be answered by the website. |
Anonymous
| Asking about teacher turnover. What percentage of teachers leave every year. |
Anonymous
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Visit the school.
Are there things on the walls? From the fall? or more current? Are the teachers smiling? In April? Do they look harried? Is it too quiet? Too noisy? At a pleasant hum? Are they receptive to people observing the classroom? Are the desks lined up in rows facing the teacher? Are they grouped in groups of 3-5? Is the PTA well organized and funded? Is the library full of books and technology? Are the kids smiling and happy? Are there a significant number of male teachers? How many children are in each class? What does the school do to mitigate large classrooms? When do they start differentiating math? Is it a Lake Wobegon School (where all the kids are above average)? Is there inclusion? Do all the same grade teachers work independently or do they work as a team? Do they integrate the art and music and PE into the curriculum? This was posted on another forum. I think these are excellent. would also add, what is the math curriculum you are using? How committed is the school to that curriculum. Ask to see the textbooks the school is using for the grade you are applying to. |
Anonymous
| Flint Hill fills a certain niche. The community is tight and small like many private schools. The vague language of the OP leads me to think that he/she has a reason to be mad at FHS, but whether that is justified or not, I can't tell. FHS is not a top 3, so if that is what you want, you will be unhappy. The top three are well known and much discussed. |
Anonymous
| Have heard from Upper School parents that the Lower School is not what it once was. Wether the op has an ax to grind or not, the LS grades are not all full. |
Anonymous
Flint Hill parents, how would you characterize the school? What's unique or different or unusual about it? What do you love,Newhart drives you nuts? Do you think it works better for particular kinds of kids? What kinds? - genuinely curious; considering FH along eight many other schools |