New game: what school will/should buy Sidwell lower school campus and why?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no reason from a preservation or historic standpoint to preserve Fannie Mae facade. It is generic at best. It doesn't represent the era it was built in and is a poor copy of the era it aped.

Agree. I hope DC doesn't start trying to preserve every ugly building just because it's old. Would we preserve the FBI building under that same logic?

Really ?! Even Stevie Wonder could see that there's a world of difference between the Fannie Mae and FBI buildings.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no reason from a preservation or historic standpoint to preserve Fannie Mae facade. It is generic at best. It doesn't represent the era it was built in and is a poor copy of the era it aped.

Agree. I hope DC doesn't start trying to preserve every ugly building just because it's old. Would we preserve the FBI building under that same logic?

Really ?! Even Stevie Wonder could see that there's a world of difference between the Fannie Mae and FBI buildings.

Yes, they're different, but both are "iconic"!

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Rochambeau, unless it comes with a hefty tuition increase.lol

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Anonymous wrote:Rochambeau, unless it comes with a hefty tuition increase.lol

As they say, freedom isn't free.

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BASIS McLean will expand to BASIS Bethesda

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JPDS. The Edgemoor site is quite similar to the large property in Cleveland Park that JPDS almost bought a decade ago.

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What is JPDS?

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We don't need another school in Bethesda. We need a casino!!

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Edmund Burke. Burke is bursting out of its current space, so Sidwell campus offers more interior and exterior space. Relatively close to Sidwell campus, so likely would serve similar population.

Sheridan. 230 current capacity versus 300 for Sidwell, but Sheridan also is cramped in its current building. Sidwell space would allow it to grow some, and the space is already arranged for younger children. Relatively close to Sidwell campus, so likely would serve similar population.

JPDS. Bigger than current capacity of Sidwell lower school, so would require purchase of site plus more building. Good to consolidate their two campuses into one though. A pretty significant move geographically.

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Anonymous wrote:Edmund Burke. Burke is bursting out of its current space, so Sidwell campus offers more interior and exterior space. Relatively close to Sidwell campus, so likely would serve similar population.

Sheridan. 230 current capacity versus 300 for Sidwell, but Sheridan also is cramped in its current building. Sidwell space would allow it to grow some, and the space is already arranged for younger children. Relatively close to Sidwell campus, so likely would serve similar population.

JPDS. Bigger than current capacity of Sidwell lower school, so would require purchase of site plus more building. Good to consolidate their two campuses into one though. A pretty significant move geographically.

Hard to imagine Sheridan or Burke being able to afford that property in Bethesda, let alone convince their families that leaving the District would be a good idea. The majority of Sheridan families from from Ward 3 & Ward 4 of DC. I think a school already in MD would jump on the Sidwell Bethesda property -- a school like WES or McLean, for example which both have kinda sucky campuses.

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WES, down the road and former corporate HQ bldg. They could use new facilities.

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Anonymous wrote:What is JPDS?

The Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital.

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Anonymous wrote:We don't need another school in Bethesda. We need a casino!!

The Trump Edgemoor, or Edgemoor-a-lago. It will be very, very, very classy. Can't wait!

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Glad that Sidwell is not becoming a developer itself, unlike GDS.

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JPDS is entrenched in the community at 16th, & would not likely want to move that close to JDS. It is also currently closer to DC.