charters and DCPS schools that do mixed PK3/PK4
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| My son was born in October, so he'll be among the oldest in the class when he starts PK3 in the fall. I think I remember reading that some DC schools have some elements of mixed age classes (combined PK3/PK4). Could someone please enlighten me on any schools that do that? It would be nice for him not to always be the oldest and tallest in his class... Thanks in advance. |
Anonymous
| I'm not sure if you're interested in this style of education, but Montessori schools typically group children in a classroom across 3 age years (3/4/5, 6/7/8, etc.). |
Anonymous
| Also OP - I was worried about that for my child with an "early" birthday. Turns out - once you get to K, it's not such a big deal. |
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| Bridges does this. They could easily have separated 3 and 4 year old classes, but philosophically they think joint classes are better. |
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| Mundo Verde |
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| EL Haynes has combined PK3/PK4 classes. If you start in PK3, you'll spend two years in the class. So each year about half of the class move up to K, leaving behind half plus newly admitted students. There's usually a transition period for those that will be going to K. Those left kind of get upgraded to big kid status which makes them feel important and are told that they'll now be the big kids to care for the little ones that are coming in. |
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| Brent. |
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| Powell is moving to this for the next year for all PK classes. There will be six of them. Right now they have 2 of these mixed classes. |
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| Ludlow-Taylor |
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| CCPCS |
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| Appletree Lincoln Park |
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Of course, that means the following year, in PK4, he'll be with much younger kids. |
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Maury ES (and I believe any which follow Emilia Reggio, incl. Miner ES for example). Some schools will do it out of necessity in building classroom size consistency as kids move up.
At that age, kids are so different, I'd not fret too much over that aspect, not to mention that schools typically work with you to place a child appropriately once initial tests have been conducted. |
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| Walker Jones used to do this. Not sure if they still do, since the mass exodus of their amazing early childhood team. |
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| Bruce Monroe @ Park View. |