Global Citizens Public Charter School

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping as well. Are there any areas you'd recommend living near the metro stop, since I've heard it's not a great area? Maybe the Deanwood one?

Are you asking where to live that's close to the school? If you don't mind living in a 1940s rowhouse, River Terrace is lovely. I live there and I can't believe how lucky we were to stumble across a house for sale that ticked darn near every box on our wishlist back in 2013. The U4 bus loops through the neighborhood and goes directly to the Minnesota Ave station. I've taken it for years and never had a problem.

River Terrace is largely self contained and right on the Anacostia, a rarity. There's no cut through traffic. It's a tight knit community that looks out for each other. I can easily bike to Eastern Market or walk to the end of the streetcar line to access H Street.

What’s the housing market looking like over there? Parking?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Cross posting from another thread: I have some experience with Global Citizens, but in another role and not as a parent, and it’s all very positive. They’re dedicated and transparent (maybe too transparent). The school is very well run, even though it’s still rather new. They are looking for new digs but they’re pretty proscriptive as to where they want to go. They won’t leave the Minnesota Ave metro stop area is my understanding. The high school that is also on campus is kept strictly separate, and there’s no interaction.



The residential area behind the school is quiet and welcoming.

Can you elaborate on the too transparent portion?

I worked with several charter schools in this role I had. Global Citizens would go through every step of their thought process, which I did not experience with other charters. Part of it is that the principal and the operations director are running that show and know that school extremely well. It was refreshing for me.

Thank you. I like that they’re running the school well. I’m going to go to one of their open houses and learn more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bumping as well. Are there any areas you'd recommend living near the metro stop, since I've heard it's not a great area? Maybe the Deanwood one?

Are you asking where to live that's close to the school? If you don't mind living in a 1940s rowhouse, River Terrace is lovely. I live there and I can't believe how lucky we were to stumble across a house for sale that ticked darn near every box on our wishlist back in 2013. The U4 bus loops through the neighborhood and goes directly to the Minnesota Ave station. I've taken it for years and never had a problem.

River Terrace is largely self contained and right on the Anacostia, a rarity. There's no cut through traffic. It's a tight knit community that looks out for each other. I can easily bike to Eastern Market or walk to the end of the streetcar line to access H Street.

What’s the housing market looking like over there? Parking?

There's a few houses for sale. $350k-$450k for a livable house. Sometimes more for the slightly larger properties closer to Benning Road. Parking is a breeze. Most houses have a parking pad for one car, but street parking is ample so most park on the street in my experience.

These house are solidly built. Ours still has the original wood floors and plaster walls (except the basement). We've had to replace a few sunroom windows, but the house has survived tropical storms, blizzards, and an earthquake. It's small, it doesn't have dual sink vanities let alone an en suite, there's nothing fancy about it, but affordable houses in a well-located neighborhood right on the river are otherwise unheard of in DC.

The only downside is the school situation is not good. Not good at all. If you go to Global Citizen, you don't have to worry about it. But I won't lie, trying to figure out where to send my kid, navigating private school applications and the DC school lottery gave me a lot of heartburn and sleepless nights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bumping as well. Are there any areas you'd recommend living near the metro stop, since I've heard it's not a great area? Maybe the Deanwood one?

Are you asking where to live that's close to the school? If you don't mind living in a 1940s rowhouse, River Terrace is lovely. I live there and I can't believe how lucky we were to stumble across a house for sale that ticked darn near every box on our wishlist back in 2013. The U4 bus loops through the neighborhood and goes directly to the Minnesota Ave station. I've taken it for years and never had a problem.

River Terrace is largely self contained and right on the Anacostia, a rarity. There's no cut through traffic. It's a tight knit community that looks out for each other. I can easily bike to Eastern Market or walk to the end of the streetcar line to access H Street.

What’s the housing market looking like over there? Parking?

There's a few houses for sale. $350k-$450k for a livable house. Sometimes more for the slightly larger properties closer to Benning Road. Parking is a breeze. Most houses have a parking pad for one car, but street parking is ample so most park on the street in my experience.

These house are solidly built. Ours still has the original wood floors and plaster walls (except the basement). We've had to replace a few sunroom windows, but the house has survived tropical storms, blizzards, and an earthquake. It's small, it doesn't have dual sink vanities let alone an en suite, there's nothing fancy about it, but affordable houses in a well-located neighborhood right on the river are otherwise unheard of in DC.

The only downside is the school situation is not good. Not good at all. If you go to Global Citizen, you don't have to worry about it. But I won't lie, trying to figure out where to send my kid, navigating private school applications and the DC school lottery gave me a lot of heartburn and sleepless nights.

Do you mind sharing the private schools you’re looking into? I’ve looking into a few as a plan B.

[Anonymous]

We looked at St. Peter and Capitol Hill Day because of location. Also looked at Potomac School because DH worked in McLean when we were looking for schools, River Farm Forest School in Alexandria, and Friends Community School in College Park (yes, a little all over the place). We did not consider any privates in NW for a bunch of reasons.

Ultimately got a lottery seat in a DCPS school that we're kinda sorta happy with. This year has not been stellar, so we're back to applying to privates and doing the lottery again. But I feel like that's the story for so many families in DC.

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For those who had children at Global Citizens, did you have a child in preschool? I was just wondering how play-based the program is. Thank you. 😊

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who had children at Global Citizens, did you have a child in preschool? I was just wondering how play-based the program is. Thank you. 😊

I’m interested as well. I know that a lot of ECE programs do play-based. My assumption is that play-based is to help with social emotional component.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who had children at Global Citizens, did you have a child in preschool? I was just wondering how play-based the program is. Thank you. 😊

I’m interested as well. I know that a lot of ECE programs do play-based. My assumption is that play-based is to help with social emotional component.

Yes, I imagine most are to some extent, but I guess I should have asked how structured it is as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who had children at Global Citizens, did you have a child in preschool? I was just wondering how play-based the program is. Thank you. 😊

I’m interested as well. I know that a lot of ECE programs do play-based. My assumption is that play-based is to help with social emotional component.

Yes, I imagine most are to some extent, but I guess I should have asked how structured it is as well.

I’m going to schedule an open house to see what they have to offer.

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Bumping, we were selected for Global Citizens PK. 😊

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping, we were selected for Global Citizens PK. 😊

My daughter did too. I’ve done the open house, & I spoke to a few parents I saw during drop off. They spoke highly of them. They also addressed how they invest in the students social emotional leaning.

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Bumping so this post can get back to the top

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Anonymous wrote:For those who had children at Global Citizens, did you have a child in preschool? I was just wondering how play-based the program is. Thank you. 😊

I was wondering the same thing. I applied because one of my coworkers was applying to it. I was waitlisted & received an email saying that my child was pulled off the waiting list. Has anyone on this platform been accepted or attends this school?

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping, we were selected for Global Citizens PK. 😊

Bumping, currently enrolled at our in-boundary school. We received an offer at Global Citizens.

[Anonymous]

FYI Global Citizens PCS will be moving to a new school facility in Navy Yard/Buzzard Point in 2026-27. (1900 Half St SW, former site of Eagle Academy PCS.) The new site will include renovated classrooms and a playground overlooking the river. This will be a great option for families especially in Wards 6 & 8 who are looking for strong bilingual education nearby. My child is in PK4 in the Mandarin program and I can echo all the great feedback above. I love the small school feel and we have been impressed by my kiddo's progress in both English and Mandarin. We are looking forward to the move to the new campus!