Real life experiences at schools in Del Rey

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:With all due respect, there are other explanations out there besides Del Ray is the best and everyone who moved is now sad and resentful and bashing ACPS. Yikes.

Zoning to MCVS and JH are really two different ball games. I lived in the JH section for years and no, the streets were not teeming with school-age kids. Lots of 0-5. A smattering of older kids. I don't believe anyone said there are no kids in Del Ray. Yes, clearly that is absurd. I do know several families at MCVS who are very happy.

It makes sense to me. Why else would people be so eager to tell other people that their lived experiences are wrong, and so negatively?

There are people on here (and this is true across all the schools boards) literally responding to people who are saying that mvcs/jh/etc are working for them and saying that they are wrong and will regret it some day, without firsthand experience of the school in question.

OP, call up the school, explain your situation, and ask for a tour.

Actually there has not been a single response on this thread from someone claiming JH works for them. Reread the thread and you’ll see that the closest you get is the family with a toddler who they allegedly intend to send to JH in 3 years and claim it’s fine because “everyone” who has kids there is happy, despite the fact that they acknowledge all of the kids on their block go elsewhere.

Yes there are multiple people actually claiming to have kids at MVCS who have had good experiences but as many others have pointed out MVCS and JH are a completely different ballgame, despite what the parents of the 2 year old may try to tell themselves.

My very good friend has three kids in JH and has been very happy with it. Initially she had been zoned for JH and got a waiver for Maury but when her oldest was getting ready to enter 6th grade her family decided to switch back to JH so her oldest could go to middle school there vs GW. They’ve been there three years now and are happy. And I know a few north OT families who also have kids there and have no complaints.

[Anonymous]

NP here.

We have lived in Del Ray for 10 years and now have a child at MVCS. We talked to a lot of neighbors and went through a few years of the SOL test results based on demographics before deciding to go to MVCS. We decided that we liked the opportunity of the dual language program. While we can afford a private, we would rather not just yet and both my husband and I were public school kids who went on to a great private college. We love Del Ray and want to be part of the community. Both of us have decided that based on our demographics, it wasn't a bad deal to go to MVCS and it is fine so far. That being said, we are going to be carefully watching the SOL tests (demographic breakdowns) as they get released in the next years and are prepared to switch to a private at some point if necessary. MVCS does focus a lot more energy on the English language learners than the native English speakers, so we are worried about that.

So far, I really like MVCS and how well they work with the community. They have a very generous and active PTA, great staff, and are eager to help the students. I don't think, as a previous poster said, you can make generalized statements about good vs. bad. It may or may not work for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Yes, but if an adult was skulking about and 'observing' recess, I would hope a teacher would notice/say something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Yes, but if an adult was skulking about and 'observing' recess, I would hope a teacher would notice/say something.

Perhaps I have my elementary schools
Confused, but there is a public playground adjacent to the schools playground. I was there with my toddler.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are lots of kids in the area. I used to live there near two of my close friends. They had families with children. I sent my oldest to private school then we moved before DC2 was in K so we did not have pay tuition for two. One friend sent her children to JH and moved when both were in early elementary. The other friend moved the year before her oldest started K. All of us loved living in Alexandria before we had children and before they were in school. None of us live there now.

So did you all move to avoid JH?

Yes.

Speak with Realtors in the area zoned for JH. It has a real affect on prices. This has been going on for 17 years. It's not a new issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

Plenty of people use that nearby playground and witness the atrocious behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My real experience was checking out recess. Holy cow the language and behavior was ... well, not shocking. Completely expected actually. I wouldn’t accept that from my kids.
I’ve been around other schools at recess in Arlington, and it was night and day.
No thank you.

What school--JH or MVCS?

JH

Are the teachers ok with random adults 'checking out' recess? That seems more alarming to me than the language of the kids.

You are aware that school playgrounds are visible to millions and millions of people on a daily basis, right?

Wow! That's a lot of people passing by on a daily basis.

Plenty of people use that nearby playground and witness the atrocious behavior.

I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I and others have told this several times- We have seen and heard on more than one occasion several moms screaming at their kids that they will "beat their black ass" if they don't do what theyre demanding.

It is a total 180 from the parenting techniques employed by the educated Del Ray parents.

Raise your hand if you want your kid sitting next to those kids.

I wish they used better language.

I wish UMC didn't self segregate from poor blacks - that surely does not help the cultural assimilation you presumably want?