Bancroft, LAMB or WIS - Kindergarten

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

[Anonymous]

Whichever one will let your child attend school full time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whichever one will let your child attend school full time

+1

[Anonymous]

LAMB. The principal is awesome.

[Anonymous]

WIS if money is no object.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

What are you talking about? OA is full immersion in PK and K. It’s dual immersion (including aftercare) from 1st through 8th. Students also have an opportunity to learn a 3rd language (Mandarin) from 4th through 8th grade. In addition, there are trips to Costa Rica, China, and an exchange program with a school in Spain in middle school. Every OA lifer that I’ve ever met has been both bilingual and biliterate by 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

What are you talking about? OA is full immersion in PK and K. It’s dual immersion (including aftercare) from 1st through 8th. Students also have an opportunity to learn a 3rd language (Mandarin) from 4th through 8th grade. In addition, there are trips to Costa Rica, China, and an exchange program with a school in Spain in middle school. Every OA lifer that I’ve ever met has been both bilingual and biliterate by 8th grade.

+1. PP doesn’t know what they are talking about.

OP of those choices I would pick Bancroft. LAMB has very few native speakers, which is personally important to me as a native speaker, and benefits non native speakers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LAMB. The principal is awesome.

Do you mean the ED? There is no principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

What are you talking about? OA is full immersion in PK and K. It’s dual immersion (including aftercare) from 1st through 8th. Students also have an opportunity to learn a 3rd language (Mandarin) from 4th through 8th grade. In addition, there are trips to Costa Rica, China, and an exchange program with a school in Spain in middle school. Every OA lifer that I’ve ever met has been both bilingual and biliterate by 8th grade.

+1. PP doesn’t know what they are talking about.

OP of those choices I would pick Bancroft. LAMB has very few native speakers, which is personally important to me as a native speaker, and benefits non native speakers.

LAMB parent here. I'm having trouble thinking of a single teacher at LAMB who isn't a native speaker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

What are you talking about? OA is full immersion in PK and K. It’s dual immersion (including aftercare) from 1st through 8th. Students also have an opportunity to learn a 3rd language (Mandarin) from 4th through 8th grade. In addition, there are trips to Costa Rica, China, and an exchange program with a school in Spain in middle school. Every OA lifer that I’ve ever met has been both bilingual and biliterate by 8th grade.

+1. PP doesn’t know what they are talking about.

OP of those choices I would pick Bancroft. LAMB has very few native speakers, which is personally important to me as a native speaker, and benefits non native speakers.

LAMB parent here. I'm having trouble thinking of a single teacher at LAMB who isn't a native speaker.

I am sure PP means students not teachers.

[Anonymous]

Go to the one where your kid can go to school every day. Kids can't learn Spanish over a computer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah also lamb takes about 4 kindergartners a year so there’s that.

Yeah but pandemic lottery could be different, or this could be someone currently at LAMB who lives IB for Bancroft and who (wisely) applied to WIS for the fall as a back up.

Assume this is the situation. In which case, go to WIS now, and move to OA later if you want (if you can afford to send a kid to WIS while living in bounds for Bancroft, then you can afford to move to OA).

OA is only immersion through elementary school. LAMB/DCI and WIS have dual language through 12th. OA isn’t a good fit if OP wants their kid to have an opportunity to be fluent in a second language.

What are you talking about? OA is full immersion in PK and K. It’s dual immersion (including aftercare) from 1st through 8th. Students also have an opportunity to learn a 3rd language (Mandarin) from 4th through 8th grade. In addition, there are trips to Costa Rica, China, and an exchange program with a school in Spain in middle school. Every OA lifer that I’ve ever met has been both bilingual and biliterate by 8th grade.

So do OA if you want all that through 8th... or WIS if you want it through 12. I’m sure WIS does field trips as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you send your Spanish-dominant kid to Bancroft, LAMB or WIS for kindergarten?

None of the above. I would choose Oyster—hands down.

Ok, Mayra.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you send your Spanish-dominant kid to Bancroft, LAMB or WIS for kindergarten?

None of the above. I would choose Oyster—hands down.

Ok, Mayra.

Do you really think that OA’s principal is posting on DCUM to drum up interest in the school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whichever one will let your child attend school full time

+1

This. If you can afford it there really is no question here. WIS would be the best choice even if no pandemic.