LAMB South Dakota families

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the post OP. This was helpful to read. As much as I like LAMB, I've been going back and forth as to whether I could reasonably handle that commute in a few years. I to the new campus, it looks like it'd be just about a 30 min drive or an hour commute on the train and bus which is my preferred mode of transportation.

Are you saying 30 minute commute by car or 1 hour by public transportation one way to LAMB?? If so, no way in hell is that going to be sustainable. No way.

Yes. Once the SD campus is no more, that's what the commute would look like. Currently, SD would be a 5 minute walk for us.

PP, I would suggest you do a test run in the morning and afternoon on a weekday and on a Friday. Then you will know for sure how much time.

I don’t know where you work but unfortunately if it’s downtown, it’s going to likely take more than 45 minutes in rush hour traffic in the morning. Sometimes it takes me 45 minutes 1/2 the distance you are traveling southbound on N. Capitol St from Washington Hospital center to downtown.

I've found that you don't even have to physically do a test run; just type in the destination on Google Maps around the time you would leave home and it will give you a fairly accurate estimated time of arrival. That's I was able to cross a few schools off my list (DCB,Sela, Breakthrough...).

[Anonymous]

These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If part of the consideration is a younger child in daycare (and the double drop-off/pick-up), then it's possible it could make sense to put down the SD campus now (which sounds like it works with your commute). In three years when the school moves, it sounds like you would be done with daycare and so both kids would be together. Maybe with one drop-off/pick-up, it's possible it is more feasible. Not as in "this-is-amazing-and-definitely-rank-it-#1" sort of way, but in a "this-could-work-for-now, rank-it-#10" and see what happens sort of way.

Hmm, good point. I'm not crazy about the commute time to the school, but the elimination of an extra stop during the commute is definitely encouraging.

This is basically us. We live 5 min from SD campus and have 2 drop offs. After drop offs, one of us works downtown and does not drive there so they depart from metro or on bike after coming home from dropoffs. We are going to have to start commuting to new campus next year, having an older child. We are not, however, lotterying for another school this year.

The commute will now add in the extra 20 minutes commute, approximately, but getting from the new campus to work downtown can only efficiently be done on bike, there is no metro there. So we are currently looking into an electric cargo bike. In case a drive is needed we may have to do roundtrip dropoff and then work from home that day?

We are awaiting the school's word on bussing. Many families are hopeful about this and would take that option.

If I were you....I would probably list a few schools higher up, but, would still list LAMB. But, I also have the experience and I know that we do not want to give up either Spanish, or Montessori, so we are kind of stuck

Wait. Did you say an electric bike? Down north Capital St to downtown? Have you or DH actually driven that route in rush hour traffic???

Curvy roads, tons of traffic, narrow shoulder. It’s an accident and disaster waiting to happen. Big, big, safety issue and endangerment here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If part of the consideration is a younger child in daycare (and the double drop-off/pick-up), then it's possible it could make sense to put down the SD campus now (which sounds like it works with your commute). In three years when the school moves, it sounds like you would be done with daycare and so both kids would be together. Maybe with one drop-off/pick-up, it's possible it is more feasible. Not as in "this-is-amazing-and-definitely-rank-it-#1" sort of way, but in a "this-could-work-for-now, rank-it-#10" and see what happens sort of way.

Hmm, good point. I'm not crazy about the commute time to the school, but the elimination of an extra stop during the commute is definitely encouraging.

This is basically us. We live 5 min from SD campus and have 2 drop offs. After drop offs, one of us works downtown and does not drive there so they depart from metro or on bike after coming home from dropoffs. We are going to have to start commuting to new campus next year, having an older child. We are not, however, lotterying for another school this year.

The commute will now add in the extra 20 minutes commute, approximately, but getting from the new campus to work downtown can only efficiently be done on bike, there is no metro there. So we are currently looking into an electric cargo bike. In case a drive is needed we may have to do roundtrip dropoff and then work from home that day?

We are awaiting the school's word on bussing. Many families are hopeful about this and would take that option.

If I were you....I would probably list a few schools higher up, but, would still list LAMB. But, I also have the experience and I know that we do not want to give up either Spanish, or Montessori, so we are kind of stuck

Wait. Did you say an electric bike? Down north Capital St to downtown? Have you or DH actually driven that route in rush hour traffic???

Curvy roads, tons of traffic, narrow shoulder. It’s an accident and disaster waiting to happen. Big, big, safety issue and endangerment here.

No, from upper 14th street. Still to determine exact routing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

+1

I just don’t get why people are willing to sacrifice valuable free time to do this. Huge amount of quality time that you lose. Not to mention the huge stressors involved with it. There are so many options of Spanish or Montessori closer to downtown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

+1

I just don’t get why people are willing to sacrifice valuable free time to do this. Huge amount of quality time that you lose. Not to mention the huge stressors involved with it. There are so many options of Spanish or Montessori closer to downtown.

+2. Your kids are much better served by an extra 2 hours with you than in before/ after care or being rushed to get out of the door on time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

Shining Stars Montessori has Spanish immersion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

I don't think anyone was talking about double drop off. Someone mentioned that by the time the school closed the Perry Street location, they would NOT have double drop off any more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

Shining Stars Montessori has Spanish immersion.

yeah and it's....not doing super well, I've heard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

Shining Stars Montessori has Spanish immersion.

yeah and it's....not doing super well, I've heard.

That's being generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

You sound Spanish AND Montessori OR BUST. That's fine, inconvenience yourself to your heart's content. But if you'd love to slam the door on LAMB, then the parents who aren't 100% set on having both shouldn't prioritize both over lifestyle. Unless your kid has special needs (and a preference for Montessori isn't that), no school is worth forcing your kid into an extra long school day or waking up at the crack of dawn. Let alone your time! Why live in the city if you're going to commute for hours a day? It seems like crazy, short sighted priorities for MOST families, speaking as someone who's been in the system for a few years and has seen families go nuts with bad commutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

You sound Spanish AND Montessori OR BUST. That's fine, inconvenience yourself to your heart's content. But if you'd love to slam the door on LAMB, then the parents who aren't 100% set on having both shouldn't prioritize both over lifestyle. Unless your kid has special needs (and a preference for Montessori isn't that), no school is worth forcing your kid into an extra long school day or waking up at the crack of dawn. Let alone your time! Why live in the city if you're going to commute for hours a day? It seems like crazy, short sighted priorities for MOST families, speaking as someone who's been in the system for a few years and has seen families go nuts with bad commutes.

+1. My neighbor lasted 1 month with a crazy commute with 1 kid. It’s not sustainable and will cause you stress, stress in your family, with your spouse, cranky kids, .., etc...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These people are crazy. So multiple kids, multiple drop offs, round trip to new campus over 1 hour and 15 min plus. Good luck with that.

We can barely get 1 child to school and back, cook dinner, clean up, bath, get DC ready for bed, etc...

People are underestimating the hell that is double drop off. No East would i make that harder than necessary, unless you are Montessori AND Spanish or bust. Too many other Spanish and Montessori options to choose from.

Lamb parent here. I would LOVE to slam the door shut on lamb and never look back. Please let me know of all these great Spanish Montessori options and I’ll happily lottery for them. Since I know there are exactly ZERO other options, I’ll do what I can to get my kids to the best option out there.

Hopefully there will be a bus. Hope hope hope.

You sound Spanish AND Montessori OR BUST. That's fine, inconvenience yourself to your heart's content. But if you'd love to slam the door on LAMB, then the parents who aren't 100% set on having both shouldn't prioritize both over lifestyle. Unless your kid has special needs (and a preference for Montessori isn't that), no school is worth forcing your kid into an extra long school day or waking up at the crack of dawn. Let alone your time! Why live in the city if you're going to commute for hours a day? It seems like crazy, short sighted priorities for MOST families, speaking as someone who's been in the system for a few years and has seen families go nuts with bad commutes.

And I’ve seen parents try to convince themselves that their elementary is great for their kids and the commute is perfect.

Maybe don’t judge. There are a lot of reasons people don’t want to leave a school.