Anyone wait listed for Sela?

[Anonymous]

Just curious?

[Anonymous]

Nope

[Anonymous]

We were matched with Sela. We are just waiting to hear about some wait list movement at our higher choices.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Sorry to hijack... My friend is moving to DC from Israel. I was going to suggest Sela as an option for her kids. But the website says the school only takes new students upto grade 2. Yet the school goes to 5th. Can someone tell me why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack... My friend is moving to DC from Israel. I was going to suggest Sela as an option for her kids. But the website says the school only takes new students upto grade 2. Yet the school goes to 5th. Can someone tell me why?

It's a fairly new school. They will add a grade each year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack... My friend is moving to DC from Israel. I was going to suggest Sela as an option for her kids. But the website says the school only takes new students upto grade 2. Yet the school goes to 5th. Can someone tell me why?

It's a fairly new school. They will add a grade each year.

Oh. So even though it says it's PK-5, its not YET. Is that correct? It will eventually grow to be a full elementry school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack... My friend is moving to DC from Israel. I was going to suggest Sela as an option for her kids. But the website says the school only takes new students upto grade 2. Yet the school goes to 5th. Can someone tell me why?

It's a fairly new school. They will add a grade each year.

Oh. So even though it says it's PK-5, its not YET. Is that correct? It will eventually grow to be a full elementry school?

Correct. The following school year they will add 3rd, then 4th up to 5th.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hijack... My friend is moving to DC from Israel. I was going to suggest Sela as an option for her kids. But the website says the school only takes new students upto grade 2. Yet the school goes to 5th. Can someone tell me why?

It's a fairly new school. They will add a grade each year.

Oh. So even though it says it's PK-5, its not YET. Is that correct? It will eventually grow to be a full elementry school?

Correct. The following school year they will add 3rd, then 4th up to 5th.

Thanks. That's too bad. Her DD will be a rising 4th grader when she gets here.

[Anonymous]

It's a great school for a kid from Israel or wants to go to Israel. Kind of like a Jewish day school, but publicly funded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a great school for a kid from Israel or wants to go to Israel. Kind of like a Jewish day school, but publicly funded.

And it doesn't teach religion. So in that sense, not much like a Jewish day school at all.

[Anonymous]

What is the plan for the kids to continue Hebrew language after 5th grade?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the plan for the kids to continue Hebrew language after 5th grade?

There is no plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a great school for a kid from Israel or wants to go to Israel. Kind of like a Jewish day school, but publicly funded.

And it doesn't teach religion. So in that sense, not much like a Jewish day school at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the plan for the kids to continue Hebrew language after 5th grade?

There is no plan.

So after all that work of learning a language, the children will no place to continue studying it? Let's be honest, Hebrew is not Spanish. You can't just walk down the street and practice.