DC International School Enrollment Information

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have an English only track?

No - but you don't need to have studied a language before to start there at 6th grade.

Can someone explain how this works? Isn't DCI supposed to be immersion? How in the world can a kid get caught up in a language in 6th grade when they have never had it before (assuming its not their language spoken at home). Especially for a language like Mandarin.

It's not immersion. In middle school kids take 2 classes in their target language (of 6 total). The school website explains their approach. But (to echo the others) the info sessions are the best way to get understand this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they have an English only track?

No - but you don't need to have studied a language before to start there at 6th grade.

Can someone explain how this works? Isn't DCI supposed to be immersion? How in the world can a kid get caught up in a language in 6th grade when they have never had it before (assuming its not their language spoken at home). Especially for a language like Mandarin.

It's not immersion. In middle school kids take 2 classes in their target language (of 6 total). The school website explains their approach. But (to echo the others) the info sessions are the best way to get understand this.

That's not even half-immersion. I'm surprised.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

DCI's FARMS rate is over 50%???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

DCI's FARMS rate is over 50%???

NP. I don't know if it's 50% but given the high FARMS rates at Stokes and DC Bilingual it wouldn't shock me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

DCI's FARMS rate is over 50%???

NP. I don't know if it's 50% but given the high FARMS rates at Stokes and DC Bilingual it wouldn't shock me.

Where can you find the profiles of charter schools?

Is there something equivalent to DCPS website describing each school's scores, demographics...

[Anonymous]

Search the DCPCSB website. There are profile pages on most schools but for new schools (like DCI) the data is less robust. Look for the equity reports for demographics as well as their PMF scores (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3) which take into account test scores, retention, student improvement over time, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they have an English only track?

No - but you don't need to have studied a language before to start there at 6th grade.

Can someone explain how this works? Isn't DCI supposed to be immersion? How in the world can a kid get caught up in a language in 6th grade when they have never had it before (assuming its not their language spoken at home). Especially for a language like Mandarin.

It's not immersion. In middle school kids take 2 classes in their target language (of 6 total). The school website explains their approach. But (to echo the others) the info sessions are the best way to get understand this.

That's not even half-immersion. I'm surprised.

You shouldn't be. It has never sold itself as an immersion school. Instead, they state that kids will continue to learn in their target language, will have some classes in English and will learn a third language. Always been the same. Note that most of the feeder schools are not immersion either; they are bilingual. I actually can't even think of one that is fully immersion after the early ed years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

I always get DCI confused with Creative Minds International. I hear they both offer Mandarin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

Damn it! Why didn't you tell me this sooner?! I sent a $37,000 check to DCI. Oh boy, was I confused!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

Damn it! Why didn't you tell me this sooner?! I sent a $37,000 check to DCI. Oh boy, was I confused!

You get what you pay for--so you won't be confused for long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You are obviously extremely easily confused. Yes, they are both international schools. But, they don't sound the same at all, and they are both usually referred to by their initials - WIS and DCI - which are very different.

If you visit both schools, as I have, you will know that they are VERY different schools. One is a well established, truly international private school (with a student body that reflects that fact), and the other is an public international school based largely on its IB program. Oh, and one has a FARMS rate of over 50%, while the other costs over $37,000 per year with no discernible poverty. The differences are real and obvious.

DCI's FARMS rate is over 50%???

Actually, DCI has a 52% FARMS rate. The principal mentions it in this article: http://edinnovationdc.org/2015/10/13/how-a-breakthrough-school-beat-summer-learning-loss/.

[Anonymous]

Is the 52% for this year or last?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the 52% for this year or last?

Last. Way too early for anyone to know what this year's numbers will be (at DCI or any other school).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC International School" certainly creates confusion with "Washington International School." You would think that they would have chosen a different name.

You think they would want to not piggyback on the prestige of an area private school?
So I guess you don't like my idea of the Deauviour Charter School

Or St. D'Andre School.

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know the % of at risk kids?