Recommend your child's DCPS w/ these values?
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Anonymous
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We are house hunting and would like to stay in DC. DH commutes downtown (Metro Center or Gallery Place). We are trying to minimize commute.
I'd like to buy IB for a school that we want DC1 (entering early grades) to attend. We also have a second child who will follow him. We'd like the school to be fairly diverse, focus on creating a whole person (vs. focused on test scores - we don't care much about testing but I do recognize the value it has in some capacities, so I guess I don't want a school that is utterly failing with respect to testing...I just don't want it to be a huge point of emphasis), be fairly well-controlled with respect to behavior (our previous urban elementary school had great diversity and a great philosophy on teaching and education but had a really tough time regulating kids' behavior, to the point that it became a safety issue), and be friendly. I really, really want a warm and fuzzy school. In the city. Is that a lot to ask? 
So far I have been looking on the Hill and also in NW. I'd prefer the Hill for location alone. But where should I target my search? I'd love to narrow it down a bit. There are so many schools in the city. I'd strongly prefer to buy IB for a school that is a good fit and then not deal with the lottery. We don't plan to stay in DC past elementary school. Thanks!! |
Anonymous
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P.S. Would also like (having just read another thread on common core) a school with a good history of differentiation, as my special snowflake will need a teacher/school who can recognize that s/he is developing academically in a really asynchronous manner, at least to date - i.e., several years ahead in some respects and completely age appropriate in many others, as I presume other snowflakes are as well!
Thanks! |
Anonymous
| Please go to private now. You will be happier. |
Anonymous
| Brent, Maury |
Anonymous
Hit submit too soon. Live in bounds for one of these and then try to lottery in to SWS. SWS is all lottery, no boundaries. But if you live in bounds for Maury or Brent you will have excellent back ups. |
Anonymous
| What are your plans for Middle School? It will be here before you know it. |
Anonymous
She listed "fairly diverse" first on the list. SWS is the least diverse school in all of DCPS. |
Anonymous
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Maybe play for lottery for a school and then decided, but if you buy IB for Brent or Muray you will be ok.
Why is it that every urban pioneer is looking for "diversity"? It's becoming a broken record already. |
Anonymous
| Oyster-Adams. |
Anonymous
Would you get off it already. This is so incorrect. |
Anonymous
Living in the city alone exposes you to a lot of diversity. |
Anonymous
How so? |
Anonymous
| charters have what you want. rent, play the lottery till you get a school you want and then buy wherever. that is what we did (with the difference that we bought a crappy tiny condo in a good NW school district and hated our life for 4 years. It sucks to be the poor people . . .) |
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| Hearst |
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| I don't know anything about Hill schools, but for NW I would recommend Hearst. Great community of both IB and OOB families, diverse population, engaged parent community. Small school (300 kids) so you really get to know everyone. Newly renovated facilities. The neighborhood is on the red line so easy commute to Metro Center/Gallery Place. Relatively low-crime area so kids can wander a little more freely. |