Seneca Academy has gone out of business and will be closing its school.

[Anonymous]

I wish they could keep just the preschool going. It is amazing. One of the big issues is that public schools are really good in this area and so it’s hard to get people to go private in the upper grades (our situation). The teachers are really, really great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they make it... am tempted to donate. * COVID!

Don’t throw your money away. EVEN if Seneca survives another year- HUGE doubtful if- they won’t make it a second. Elementary enrollment is for poor schmucks in BAD school clusters, preschool was keeping the whole thing alive, not enough for viability. It’s sad but just rip the bandaid off already, NO KID benefits from a class size of seven. I saw this coming last year and thankful we left.

Uggghhh, I hate to say it, but this is actually one of the more (mean) but accurate posts about Seneca. It is known for the preschool. The families I know who sent their kids there mostly did public school after preschool or transitional K. I think the school would have a shot if it focused on younger kids (2-4 years old) for a bit, and maybe closed grades K-5, or maybe even consolidated their grades so the class sizes were bigger. They need financial operational assistance/guidance very badly. I truly hope it turns around and wish the school the best of luck.

We are in the Wootton cluster (so not a crappy school) and k-2 was superior at Seneca. I agree it should focus on younger students. Probably k-3 and let kids transfer to magnet programs in public for 4/5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they make it... am tempted to donate. * COVID!

Don’t throw your money away. EVEN if Seneca survives another year- HUGE doubtful if- they won’t make it a second. Elementary enrollment is for poor schmucks in BAD school clusters, preschool was keeping the whole thing alive, not enough for viability. It’s sad but just rip the bandaid off already, NO KID benefits from a class size of seven. I saw this coming last year and thankful we left.

Uggghhh, I hate to say it, but this is actually one of the more (mean) but accurate posts about Seneca. It is known for the preschool. The families I know who sent their kids there mostly did public school after preschool or transitional K. I think the school would have a shot if it focused on younger kids (2-4 years old) for a bit, and maybe closed grades K-5, or maybe even consolidated their grades so the class sizes were bigger. They need financial operational assistance/guidance very badly. I truly hope it turns around and wish the school the best of luck.

We are in the Wootton cluster (so not a crappy school) and k-2 was superior at Seneca. I agree it should focus on younger students. Probably k-3 and let kids transfer to magnet programs in public for 4/5.

It’s unrealistic to assume that most kids would transfer to magnet programs. Regular old public would certainly be an option, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope they make it... am tempted to donate. * COVID!

Don’t throw your money away. EVEN if Seneca survives another year- HUGE doubtful if- they won’t make it a second. Elementary enrollment is for poor schmucks in BAD school clusters, preschool was keeping the whole thing alive, not enough for viability. It’s sad but just rip the bandaid off already, NO KID benefits from a class size of seven. I saw this coming last year and thankful we left.

Uggghhh, I hate to say it, but this is actually one of the more (mean) but accurate posts about Seneca. It is known for the preschool. The families I know who sent their kids there mostly did public school after preschool or transitional K. I think the school would have a shot if it focused on younger kids (2-4 years old) for a bit, and maybe closed grades K-5, or maybe even consolidated their grades so the class sizes were bigger. They need financial operational assistance/guidance very badly. I truly hope it turns around and wish the school the best of luck.

We are in the Wootton cluster (so not a crappy school) and k-2 was superior at Seneca. I agree it should focus on younger students. Probably k-3 and let kids transfer to magnet programs in public for 4/5.

It’s unrealistic to assume that most kids would transfer to magnet programs. Regular old public would certainly be an option, though.

Well, when my kid was there, that's where all the kids went who dropped out in 4/5.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like they've got a plan to save the school! This is awesome news!

[Anonymous]

Why save a terrible school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why save a terrible school?

Envy doesn't become you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why save a terrible school?

Envy doesn't become you.

Nobody envies Seneca

[Anonymous]

Ughhhhh. I hope this thread dies soon. I know Seneca has a great following for preschool. But I think they've been done for a while. So sorry to your community

[Anonymous]

I also think this is an eye opener that MoCo needs a private, secular school in the upper county...that can sustain and is appealing to a bigger population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why save a terrible school?

Envy doesn't become you.

Nobody envies Seneca

Please just stop. You are such an awful person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also think this is an eye opener that MoCo needs a private, secular school in the upper county...that can sustain and is appealing to a bigger population.

Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they've got a plan to save the school! This is awesome news!

You’re missing the whole point of these posts. Even if the school can get enough money pledged to make it feasible to keep it open, this isn’t real money. Just pledges. And EVEN IF they are able to eke our enough funds for this coming year that’s all they’re going to get. The school cannot survive on its own. Seneca families, start making your plans because 100 percent you’ll be in a new school by fall 2021 at the very latest. Sorry guys tough talk but real
Talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like they've got a plan to save the school! This is awesome news!

You’re missing the whole point of these posts. Even if the school can get enough money pledged to make it feasible to keep it open, this isn’t real money. Just pledges. And EVEN IF they are able to eke our enough funds for this coming year that’s all they’re going to get. The school cannot survive on its own. Seneca families, start making your plans because 100 percent you’ll be in a new school by fall 2021 at the very latest. Sorry guys tough talk but real
Talk.

You have a lot of opinions for clearly not even knowing what the announcement was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also think this is an eye opener that MoCo needs a private, secular school in the upper county...that can sustain and is appealing to a bigger population.

Absolutely.

Or maybe the need is not there since this school is closing?