Glebe Elementary APS

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP, thanks for all the feedback. We wandered around the neighborhood quite a bit yesterday with our kids to explore. I was a little struck by how empty the playgrounds were. Is that typical or more of a summer thing? Do people mostly stick around home since they have yards?

That's absolutely a summer thing. Once the kids hit 4th or 5th grade, they are also congregate at the parks after school. A lot of people are out of town and this weekend was a big turn over weekend for kids who do overnight camps.

I think it’s a summer thing or a weekend thing. Parks have kids with nannies during the school year in the morning or after elementary dismissal at 3:45pm. Westover and Lacey Woods usually have BD parties and sports on the weekends, but not in the peak heat of July.

On Sunday you’ll find many people at the Cardinal Elementary playground next to the Westover Farmers Market - or Cherry Hill park on Saturday in Falls Church for their market. Lots of families are on vacation this week, but anecdotally when I had toddlers and pre-schoolers the playgrounds were often empty on Sunday before 2 or 3pm because people go to church and then have lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white.

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Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white.

Where would you suggest living instead?

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Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white.

Waycroft Woodlawn is very down to earth. Lots of families. Generally friendly vibes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white. [/quote

Waycroft Woodlawn is very down to earth. Lots of families. Generally friendly vibes.

We’ve moved out of W-W, but I would say both posters are correct. Down to earth families tend to have lived there for 10+ years; stereotypical UMC Arlingtonian attitudes are more common particularly among the new builds. We didn’t find W-W park particularly busy after early elementary; maybe older kids hang out at Lacey Woods or in Halls Hill? It was always Nannie’s & toddlers outside of soccer practice

The neighborhoods I enjoy most and find most down to earth are Madison manor, dominion hills, Bluemont, Arlington forest, Westover, pockets of oversee and some of the neighborhoods just north of Langston, west of Glebe.

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Bluemont is a mixed bag. I had the thread on illegal fireworks and that's Bluemont.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP, thanks for all the feedback. We wandered around the neighborhood quite a bit yesterday with our kids to explore. I was a little struck by how empty the playgrounds were. Is that typical or more of a summer thing? Do people mostly stick around home since they have yards?

It was very quiet early. I live near the park and it was hopping by late afternoon into the evening. My kids go to the basketball court every day after camp.

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Anonymous wrote:Bluemont is a mixed bag. I had the thread on illegal fireworks and that's Bluemont.

Bluemont is really large though and is made up of many smaller communities with vastly different housing types from large 1930s colonials to 1950s era duplexes and tiny cape cods. It extends all the way from south of Wilson Blvd to Lacey Woods at the northern end, and Ballston on the eastern boundary.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP, thanks for all the feedback. We wandered around the neighborhood quite a bit yesterday with our kids to explore. I was a little struck by how empty the playgrounds were. Is that typical or more of a summer thing? Do people mostly stick around home since they have yards?

I think it was a wow it’s hot thing. The park near us is usually overflowing in the summer but this year it’s been very quiet.

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Glebe is one of the few schools in the county that has a consistent staff, including principal AND AP team. Teachers seek out working at Glebe and then really do not leave unless looking for a specific position not available at the school or life event (baby, moving, retiring, etc). Everyone will find something to complain about, but overall, you will not be disappointed if what you are looking for is strong community and consistency.

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Not sure if you’re still looking at this, OP, but my DD went to Glebe and is now at W-L. Glebe is a great school in a great community - we loved it so much. We moved there midway through elementary school from a different area and felt so welcomed. We consider it a pretty special place.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m OP, thanks for all the feedback. We wandered around the neighborhood quite a bit yesterday with our kids to explore. I was a little struck by how empty the playgrounds were. Is that typical or more of a summer thing? Do people mostly stick around home since they have yards?

I would say this was a summer thing. I live in that neighborhood and my kids are older but we spent so much time at the playground when they were younger. Once they were a little older it was great to have the park nearby where they could hang out with their friends on their own. I think with the heat in the summer people opt for the pool instead of the playground. BTW, my kid loved Glebe!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white.

Where would you suggest living instead?

Country Club Hills...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's good to hear! How is the community in general? We live on the Hill currently and have a 3 and 4 year old. Are there lots of young kids nearby? Is it easy enough to meet people and build community before starting at school in that area?

The community is snobby, high-income (or highly leveraged) and largely white.

Where would you suggest living instead?

Country Club Hills...

Now that's an entirely different vibe than Woodlawn and you know it. And very very different than living on the Hill. May as well recommend they look at Loudon County.

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Great community. Principal and Assistant Principal have been there for many years. At many schools that can be a bad thing, but they seem to have found the right formula for long term success.

Also a great spot if your kids have Olympic aspirations. 🙂 This was the Glebe welcome for Torri Huske last time, when she “only” placed fourth.

https://www.arlnow.com/2021/08/03/torri-huske-given-heros-welcome-upon-return-to-arlington/