Hardy IB Population
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Anonymous
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There is another, rambling thread on this, but it is dated and I have two simple questions. First, can anyone tell me the IB population in 6th grade at Hardy this year? Did it increase and was the increase significant?
Other than size, what are the differences between Hardy and Deal in terms of culture, academics program, and extracurriculars. Thanks. |
Anonymous
| One difference in curriculum is language. Hardy seems to offer only Spanish and Italian, while Deal offers French, Spanish and Chinese. Why Italian? Is there any thought to offering Chinese now that Eaton, where Chinese is taught, is scheduled to feed in? It seems unfortunate that Eaton kids would have to wait three years until they get to Wilson to resume their Chinese studies. They will be very far behind their peers who go to Deal. |
Anonymous
| ^^that is a very compelling reason to get chinese at Hardy. Hopefully Eaton parents will make that happen. |
Anonymous
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Hardy offers Spanish, Chinese and Italian. Italian classes are sponsored and a "donation" by the nearby Italian Embassy. Chinese is offered 3 days a week, very intense course with homework. The teacher is new to Hardy, was teaching at Wilson until last year.
Hardy has an enrollment of about 400 kids, Deal 1,300. Larger size has benefits in terms of wider array of options for enrichment. But also drawbacks. |
Anonymous
| Hardy has an intense Chinese classes. Kids attending for 3 years can get credits for Chinese language at Wilson Middle School. |
Anonymous
| I meant Wilson High School |
Anonymous
NP. Great info, thanks. Has Hardy updated their website/Parent info page with this information? |
Anonymous
| Eaton parents will really end up liking Hard in the end I bet. |
Anonymous
I hope so, and I really hope Hardy improves so more IB kids will go, but honestly I can tell you that very few Eaton parents will end up going to Hardy, at least for the next five years or so. Everyone who can think of a reason to get into Deal (grandfathering, sibling preference, even moving a few blocks) is going to do so. Hardy is a school on the rise, but I don't know anyone who would choose Hardy over Deal right now, and that's difficult for Eaton parents to accept for their children. The reality is that it takes years if not decades to change a school's trajectory. |
Anonymous
School is preparing together with the PTO a guided small publication and organized list of the school offering, to be distributed during open houses and uploaded on the school website (expected for the first week of Nov.). The Principal, the teacher and PTO decided to open the Chinese classes to parents too (but only if they also do homework and show progress!!). This is a true fact , not a joke. |
Anonymous
Mmm, I do not agree.... It took just two years of stable management by Principal Pride (after the neighborhood-hostile tenure of Principal Pope, and the catastrophic following 3 years with 5 different principals) to change the trajectory. Ms Pride was selected with the high engagement of the community (PTO representatives from the feeder schools as well as Hardy were part of the selection process). Room for improvement is large, but the school and the parents are working for it. I did not consider Hardy for my child 3 years ago. I am now considering it for my second child. Change can happen faster with a committed and capable captain (Ms Pride), DCPS endorsement (DCPS is now paying much more respect and attention to the stronger and more organized present and prospective IB community) and an engaged community of parents, and I believe Hardy has all of these 3 requirements. |
Anonymous
Is Chinese an afterschool class? |
Anonymous
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Yes, do parents come during the day or do they have separate evening classes?
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Anonymous
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They can attend classes together with their kids.
A Suzuki-type of setting (if you are familiar with the Suzuki music teaching/learning method). Interesting. But I expect a high drop out rate, especially from parents! |
Anonymous
| When are the classes held? Don't most parents work during the day? |