Do You Bring Your DC On School Tours / Open Houses?
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Anonymous
| Just curious what is typical for these private school tours and open houses? Do parents typically bring kids or not? |
Anonymous
| Definite NO for K/PK |
Anonymous
| Not for pre-K or K |
Anonymous
| Why not for Pre-K or K? I've seen some families with kids and some without? |
Anonymous
| Another poster who is curious why not? Wouldn't you want your kids to see the school and see how they like it/react? Plus, it's an opportunity to familiarize with the atmosphere before the play date. |
Anonymous
| We would if the school said that children are welcome, otherwise no. |
Anonymous
| I think Open House means you can bring kids. But a mid-week tour - probably not. |
Anonymous
| Kids will see the school at the play date. I'd call and ask before showing up, but I don't remember seeing any last year at tours and the one I saw the year before didn't go well. They stuck out AND the kid got bored (no surprise) and had a full meltdown. It probably wasn't the first impression they were hoping for. |
Anonymous
Exactly. Just pick up the phone and ask. |
Anonymous
| NO! I need to focus, not manage my kid |
Anonymous
| It was a few years ago, but I brought my 3yo daughter to weekend open houses at both Sidwell and Beauvoir, simply because I did not have any other readily available childcare option. I can't remember whether I called the schools in advance to ask, but I probably did. In any event, both schools were very welcoming and there were half a dozen similarly young children at each open house. Sidwell had a room with toys in it next door to where the open house presentation was, and Beauvoir has some toys in a hallway area outside the meeting room. No big deal. I'd just call the schools to ask. |
Anonymous
| What someone else said. For the Open House it is often typical for the kids to go. Definitely not on the tour/information session. The open house invitations should make it obvious. We did the Maret open house and it was full of kids. I think they are welcome at the Beauvoir one as well. |