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Can anyone tell me if it's important for new students to attend the camp? I don't think we can do it. Is it a good place for new students to meet each other - in other words, will my daughter be at a disadvantage if she doesn't do the camp and then starts brand new in Sept.?
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Anonymous
| Depends on your daughter and how you think she will handle the new surroundings. I sent my kid to the camp the summer before starting, and it really did help - though the day is structured differently, many of the kids are the same, and the teachers and facilities are the same, so it makes the transition easier. But certainly not all the kids go to the camp! |
Anonymous
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Thank you PP. I'll seriously consider the camp.
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Anonymous
| Yes, we are a new family accepted from Arlington. |
Anonymous
| do all the new families have children who are 2? we didn't get a spot. my daughter will be 3.5 in september so i'm wondering if there were less spots available for 3.5 year olds because most students start at 2 or 2.5? |
Anonymous
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From my experience the majority of students came in at 2. I only know of one child in my son's "graduation year" (that is, the group that left as 4 year olds) that came in the second year (age 3 turning 4). I'm sure it happens but the spots are probably more limited.
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Anonymous
| New family - 3 yr old before start of school year. |
Anonymous
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Are the other new families considering the camp?
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Anonymous
| we're a new family, from dc, kid will turn 3 in august. we are probably going to do the half-day camp as a transition into the full-day program at school, since our kid hasn't been in any school before. |
Anonymous
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Did anyone else get the impression that the school leadership is a little overbearing?
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Anonymous
| by leadership do you mean the director? |
Anonymous
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ummm, yes.
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Anonymous
| i'm not sure i would use the word overbearing...but she did seem like the biggest personality at the school. |
Anonymous
Did you mean that in a good way? I wasn't so sure. Maybe I'm just second-guessing everything since it's the first time I'm sending DD to real school. |
Anonymous
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She has a very strong personality and is very definitely in charge. I was apprehensive about this when we first enrolled there. However, she has been nothing but warm, friendly, and very professional. She's very accessible for discussing even the most trivial issues. She has been there over 25 years and her dedication shows. I really do believe that she has the best interests of every child in mind as she makes her decisions. She's very interested in basing the curriculum / philosophy on current understanding of child development, so will readily give you the scientific basis of everything they do and every change they incorporate.
So yes, she does come across that way, but we have not found it to be the issue we thought it might be. |