How's Ida B Wells doing?

[Anonymous]

I assume Ida Wells will be 6th and 7th grade next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume Ida Wells will be 6th and 7th grade next year?

That is this year. Next year they will get 8th grade and have the full compliment of grades. The feeder schools will fully be elementary with no middle school grades.

[Anonymous]

Current parent of a 6th grader at Ida B. Wells and we've been happy all year even with DL. (Obviously not an ideal situation) Teachers have been responsive and challenging students. They've done outreach to student homes just for fun to drop of things throughout the year and there has been a lot of joy! Community meetings on Wednesdays. Challenging courses and an intervention block. My child has enjoyed the SEM model a lot (its the first time we've experience that).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current parent of a 6th grader at Ida B. Wells and we've been happy all year even with DL. (Obviously not an ideal situation) Teachers have been responsive and challenging students. They've done outreach to student homes just for fun to drop of things throughout the year and there has been a lot of joy! Community meetings on Wednesdays. Challenging courses and an intervention block. My child has enjoyed the SEM model a lot (its the first time we've experience that).

Can you explain a bit about how the SEM model works?

[Anonymous]

The SEM model is based out of UCONN Teag School.

At Wells (and some other schools in DC) the enrichment cluster is something you select based on your interests. Teachers choose what they want to do (all of Wells' have a social justice component) and then the students get to hear about all of the choices and pick the one they are most interested in. There were choices on everything from sports to video games to cooking and more!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The SEM model is based out of UCONN Teag School.

At Wells (and some other schools in DC) the enrichment cluster is something you select based on your interests. Teachers choose what they want to do (all of Wells' have a social justice component) and then the students get to hear about all of the choices and pick the one they are most interested in. There were choices on everything from sports to video games to cooking and more!

My kids loved SEM at the elementary level. It allowed for some differentiation and project based learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The SEM model is based out of UCONN Teag School.

At Wells (and some other schools in DC) the enrichment cluster is something you select based on your interests. Teachers choose what they want to do (all of Wells' have a social justice component) and then the students get to hear about all of the choices and pick the one they are most interested in. There were choices on everything from sports to video games to cooking and more!

My kids loved SEM at the elementary level. It allowed for some differentiation and project based learning.

To the current parent, has your kid experienced differentiation? SEM sounds terrific, just wondering about the benefits in practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The SEM model is based out of UCONN Teag School.

At Wells (and some other schools in DC) the enrichment cluster is something you select based on your interests. Teachers choose what they want to do (all of Wells' have a social justice component) and then the students get to hear about all of the choices and pick the one they are most interested in. There were choices on everything from sports to video games to cooking and more!

My kids loved SEM at the elementary level. It allowed for some differentiation and project based learning.

To the current parent, has your kid experienced differentiation? SEM sounds terrific, just wondering about the benefits in practice.

My children have not yet been exposed to SEM, but based on numerous conversations I have had in relation to SEM- my understanding is that it is pitched as an alternative to "gifted" programming. Whereas "gifted" programming would only benefit the few students pulled out, and has a lot of conflicting data regarding the benefits to all students- SEM benefits all students at the school. Teachers and students differentiate through choice based on their interests, and choice of projects to complete within the interest area. Students are encouraged to explore their interests and challenged to produce a high quality project based on that topic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current parent of a 6th grader at Ida B. Wells and we've been happy all year even with DL. (Obviously not an ideal situation) Teachers have been responsive and challenging students. They've done outreach to student homes just for fun to drop of things throughout the year and there has been a lot of joy! Community meetings on Wednesdays. Challenging courses and an intervention block. My child has enjoyed the SEM model a lot (its the first time we've experience that).

Thank you for this! I hope you get to enjoy the full Wells experience in person this fall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Current parent of a 6th grader at Ida B. Wells and we've been happy all year even with DL. (Obviously not an ideal situation) Teachers have been responsive and challenging students. They've done outreach to student homes just for fun to drop of things throughout the year and there has been a lot of joy! Community meetings on Wednesdays. Challenging courses and an intervention block. My child has enjoyed the SEM model a lot (its the first time we've experience that).

Thank you for this! I hope you get to enjoy the full Wells experience in person this fall!

+1, thanks PP. We’re at a Wells feeder and always interested in hearing parent perspectives about the school.

[Anonymous]

Not well. She died in 1931.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Current parent of a 6th grader at Ida B. Wells and we've been happy all year even with DL. (Obviously not an ideal situation) Teachers have been responsive and challenging students. They've done outreach to student homes just for fun to drop of things throughout the year and there has been a lot of joy! Community meetings on Wednesdays. Challenging courses and an intervention block. My child has enjoyed the SEM model a lot (its the first time we've experience that).

Thank you for this! I hope you get to enjoy the full Wells experience in person this fall!

+1, thanks PP. We’re at a Wells feeder and always interested in hearing parent perspectives about the school.

Same here. Glad to see this thread revived. Thanks for the updates!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the updates. We are at a Wells feeder and I really really hopeful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not well. She died in 1931.

OK, but she loved a good life. If I could accomplish even a tenth of what she did I’ll consider myself doing well even after I die.

[Anonymous]

Curious for an update on Wells. We have a rising 6th grader and are strongly considering this school as our top choice. Would love to hear some actual experiences.