Spanish Immersion / Bilingual / Majority Native Spanish Schools

[Anonymous]

I know it can vary by grade, location, what you're looking for, etc., but just generally speaking, how would people rank the bilingual/immersion schools? (I'm particularly interested in PS3). Specifically, i'm talking about (in rough perceived order): Mundo Verde, LAMB, Oyster, Stokes, DC Bilingual, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell, Bruce Monroe, Tyler, Cleveland, and Bethune. (Any I'm missing?)

Also, in one of the other posts, I heard about HD Cooke, which is not technically immersion or bilingual, but apparently has a 70% native Spanish speaking population, so the PK classes all have native Spanish-speaking aides. Are there other schools in DCPS that have a similar set-up, e.g. a sort of bilingual-lite option for people who can't Wait List into a true immersion/bilingual program? My son went to a Spanish speaking daycare and had Spanish speaking nanny, so would love to try and keep that going if possible through his preschool.

THANKS!

[Anonymous]

What are your criteria/priorities for ranking the schools? If English instruction concerns you as much as Spanish, Mundo Verde and Oyster. If bilingual classmates are important to you, not Tyler. If you want good discipline and structured classroom environments, not LAMB. No way to advise you without knowing what matters most to you, OP.

[Anonymous]

Nobody has firsthand knowledge of the relative quality of all those schools. If they claim they do they are lying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has firsthand knowledge of the relative quality of all those schools. If they claim they do they are lying.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody has firsthand knowledge of the relative quality of all those schools. If they claim they do they are lying.

+1

+2

PP is off.

[Anonymous]

When it comes down to it, location and logistics of getting in (it is difficult / impossible to get a PS3 spot in many of these DCPS schools if you are not inboundary or do not have another child in the school).

[Anonymous]

actually, i'd say the order of your list is really close! i'd put LAMB ahead of MV, but that's it!

[Anonymous]

LAMB, Stokes, Mundo Verde, Oyster, Cleveland, , Bancroft, Powell, DC Bilingual, Marie Reed, Tyler, Bruce Monroe, and Bethune

[Anonymous]

For us, it's location to all that you listed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:actually, i'd say the order of your list is really close! i'd put LAMB ahead of MV, but that's it!

I would put Oyster at the very top of this list.

[Anonymous]

each has relative strengths and weaknesses but Mundo Verde, Lamb and Oyster are at the top and the others are far down. This opinion is based on firsthand knowledge of Lamb, MV and Oyster. The other schools are FARM factories.

[Anonymous]

Even with it losing a good feeder option? Not so sure.

[Anonymous]

^^meant for Oyster, it may not be as good a choice if by 3rd grade you are worrying about where to go

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:each has relative strengths and weaknesses but Mundo Verde, Lamb and Oyster are at the top and the others are far down. This opinion is based on firsthand knowledge of Lamb, MV and Oyster. The other schools are FARM factories.

Wow, are your Sterling's son/daughter?

[Anonymous]

I really don't think 'FARM factories' is appropriate language.