Magnet Schools in DC?

[Anonymous]

Can anyone tell me which schools in dc are Magnet schools?

[Anonymous]

Here's the list from DCPS's website, but I don't think it's all-inclusive. For example, I believe Hyde has a magnet program, and the Wilson academies are magnet and neither of those is listed. However, there are some listed here I didn't know about:

http://www.k12.dc.us/Dcps/programs/magnetschoolslist.html

Elementary

Montessori Programs

D.C. Public Schools offers Montessori programs at six elementary schools for children ages three through nine. The Montessori method uses a variety of hands-on activities and stresses the learning process over specific content. Children are encouraged to function independently and form bonds among themselves.

Montessori classes are offered at the following schools:

* Langdon Elementary School
* Marshall Elementary School
* Merritt Elementary School
* Nalle Elementary School
* Watkins Elementary School

Bilingual Programs

Bilingual programs at two sites employ two languages as a medium for instruction. Children will reach content and language proficiency in both languages. The bilingual programs are offered at:

* Oyster ES
* Bancroft ES
* H.D. Cooke ES
* Marie Reed LC
* Cleveland EC
* Bruce-Monroe ES
* Brightwood ES

Brent Museum Magnet Program

Brent Elementary School collaborates with the Smithsonian Institution to enable students to explore the vast resources of the museums of the nation's capital. In addition, students go behind the scenes to learn how and then to create their own museum exhibits. Call 724-4735.





Middle

Mathematics, Science, and Technology Programs

Under a grant from the National Science Foundation, D.C. Public Schools has created three prototype mathematics, science, and technology middle schools. Students with special interest or talent in these areas will be challenged to reach their potential at one of these three sites:

* Backus Middle School
* Lincoln Multicultural Middle School
* Roper Middle School

Stuart-Hobson Museum Magnet Program

Stuart-Hobson Middle School collaborates with the Smithsonian Institution to enable students to explore the vast resources of the museums of the nation's capital. In addition, students go behind the scenes to learn how and then to create their own museum exhibits. Call 724-4735.





Senior

Banneker Academic High School

Banneker offers a rigorous academic curriculum for students pursuing post-secondary education. To graduate, students must earn 26 Carnegie units and participate in the school's Community Laboratory Project, which requires 270 hours of community service. Call 673-7322.

Ellington School of the Arts

Ellington is a college preparatory high school offering specialized pre-professional training in music, theater, dance, visual and literary media, and museum studies. Enrollment is through audition only. Call 282-0123.

School Without Walls

School Without Walls is a demanding, alternative college preparatory program that seeks to foster independence and creativity. Academic opportunities include internships, apprenticeships, and independent study, often in conjunction with the adjacent George Washington University. Call 724-4889.

[Anonymous]

WOW, thanks!

[Anonymous]

PP here,

You're quite welcome, but again I encourage you to think of it as a rough draft as opposed to a final copy. For example, I do believe that Bruce-Monroe is a school that was slated for closure so it's tough to say when this was last updated. If I were you I'd follow-up closely on the ones in which I was most interested.

[Anonymous]

Ahem. I'd take that DCPS list with a huge boulder of salt. Of the schools listed, the only one I'd consider is Oyster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ahem. I'd take that DCPS list with a huge boulder of salt. Of the schools listed, the only one I'd consider is Oyster.

While I appreciate your "opinion", I wonder if you know anything about the other school programs. I am a mother of two children at in the Montessori program at Watkins which is extremely successful. So much so, we have added a fith elementary class to accomodate the overabundance of interest in the program.

[Anonymous]

I'll vouch for Watkins - and it's a point of entry to the whole Capitol Hill Cluster.

[Anonymous]

Don't just look at magnets, if the child is elementary to middle you should consider the charters too. There are some charter schools that get a lot of love on this forum and in the press:

Capitol City
E.L. Haynes
Two Rivers
Yu Ying

[Anonymous]

Also McKinley Tech at the high school level.
And I believe Phelps High has reopened as a vocational trade school.

[Anonymous]

I just read a feature about Phelps somewhere. It's a fantastic new building. It's not just a vocational/trade school btw, it's an architecture & engineering pre-college program as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051002360.html

[Anonymous]

Phelps and McKinley sound good on paper, but there is NO WAY I'd send my child there, and I'm a DCPS parent. The plan may sound good, but the execution leaves much to be desired, the schools are plagued with the usual DCPS disorganization, there are disciplinary issues, and standards are not very high. I'm sorry it's this way, but it is.