NPS just announced all grades back in school four and a half days a week. |
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How is this working? What is the half day part? |
This change starts in a month towards the end of April. |
| Beauvoir begins 5 days/week after spring break. |
Could you please share a bit more on this year's placement? thank you! |
Half-day Wednesday. Part of a wide spread DMV trend to shorten educators' work weeks. |
The end of April? What's the point in that? |
Beauvoir more diverse. Ends in 3rd and good chance of entry into NCS/STA unless academic or behavioral issues. BVR great enrichment programs. People love NPS too. Not as diverse and needs in 6th but they also have great placement. Think about where you want your kids to end up. If cathedral schools for sure then go with BVR. |
NPS summer camp is 5 days a week and open this summer so its clear next year will follow suit |
Are you kidding? Every single day matters when your kids are at home and miserable. Sorry it's a disruption in your new pandemic lifestyle, but we are beyond thrilled to hear this. |
| The lower grades at NPS have been in 4 days per week. The change to 5 days a week is for the older kids and is a welcome development for our family. Unlike some other schools, my child's in-school instruction at NPS has been only live and with teachers - no screens in the classroom. Overall leadership at NPS has been steady, smart and thoughtful. It hasn't been an easy year for any HOS, and we think NPS has done a good job balancing everything. |
They are just often slow in reacting things. |
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The difference may be that at NPS grades 1-3 are considered older kids and upper division for purposes of reduced in person days where Beauvoir has had the same number of days for grades 1-3 as it has had for the younger children. I consider grades 1-3 as young children in need of as many in person days as possible. Really all elementary grades are young children. |