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

[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.

I’m not missing anything. I know the whole story and it’s solid. It’s a win win for all the stakeholders. And has a long-term benefit to all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I’m not missing anything. I know the whole story and it’s solid. It’s a win win for all the stakeholders. And has a long-term benefit to all.

Then please tell us what the plan is.

[Anonymous]

Like throwing money into the fireplace

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Like throwing money into the fireplace

Please stop. I’m going to start reporting the unnecessarily mean posts on this thread. They’re awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

Do any of your kids actually go to Seneca and you got the announcement?? FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

I mean a private school with a traditional curriculum. Seneca is an IB program school (great for some, but not for us):

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a nonprofit foundation that offers “a transdisciplinary program of international education designed to foster the development of the whole child.” The IBO offers four programs: the Career-related Program, the Diploma Program, the Middle Years Program, and the Primary Years Program. Seneca Academy is fully authorized to provide the Primary Years Program (PYP) (ages 3-12). The PYP draws on research and best practice from a range of national systems to create relevant, engaging, challenging, and significant education for all children. https://www.senecaacademy.org/ib-program/

[Anonymous]

Maybe they should just combine Seneca and Barnesville and create one incredible new school to serve the up-County population.

Maybe toss Christ Episcopal in there too - how does that school survive? They don’t have many students either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like throwing money into the fireplace

Please stop. I’m going to start reporting the unnecessarily mean posts on this thread. They’re awful.

People are allowed to post their opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Like throwing money into the fireplace

Please stop. I’m going to start reporting the unnecessarily mean posts on this thread. They’re awful.

People are allowed to post their opinions.

Sure. It’s clear they aren’t up to date on what the plan is though so it’s hard to take them seriously.

[Anonymous]

the plan involves essentially merging with georgetown hill. they will announce more details tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Merging with who?

[Anonymous]

Georgetown HIll. It's another daycare/preschool.

So they are strengthening their preschool - what is the plan for the elementary grades?

I'm glad they found a solution that works for them (and a solution for Georgetown Hill)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown HIll. It's another daycare/preschool.

So they are strengthening their preschool - what is the plan for the elementary grades?

I'm glad they found a solution that works for them (and a solution for Georgetown Hill)

I don't think anything is official until they say it's official. But what I've heard is that Georgetown Hill has had plans to expand into the elementary school market and truly loved Seneca's model, which could be replicated. So it's first step is to shore up Seneca's elementary, and then perhaps open similar elementary schools elsewhere. At a much later time obviously, given the current economic and public health climates.

Seneca still needs to get its budget restructured and under control. I hope Georgetown Hill provides some guidance there.

Seneca lacks a gym and a cafeteria, but otherwise, the educational experience it delivers is incredible. Especially for the lower grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown HIll. It's another daycare/preschool.

So they are strengthening their preschool - what is the plan for the elementary grades?

I'm glad they found a solution that works for them (and a solution for Georgetown Hill)

I don't think anything is official until they say it's official. But what I've heard is that Georgetown Hill has had plans to expand into the elementary school market and truly loved Seneca's model, which could be replicated. So it's first step is to shore up Seneca's elementary, and then perhaps open similar elementary schools elsewhere. At a much later time obviously, given the current economic and public health climates.

Seneca still needs to get its budget restructured and under control. I hope Georgetown Hill provides some guidance there.

Seneca lacks a gym and a cafeteria, but otherwise, the educational experience it delivers is incredible. Especially for the lower grades.

Right, that’s my sense too. Georgetown Hill is a well-regarded preschool, and Seneca Academy’s educational experience is quite good, so merging the two seems like a decent idea. Hope it works out for them!

[Anonymous]

This Seneca school has no gym? Makes sense now.