Burgundy Farm

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of the Burgundy families I know have been taking this pandemic very seriously. There will be families who don't, just as there will be teachers who don't. To paint either side with a broad brush based on a few pictures -- and, conveniently, to fit your narrative -- is foolish.

This pandemic is going to be here for a while. We need to move forward with our lives in a safe manner. The great thing about Burgundy is that they have a large, outdoor campus to utilize. They spent the summer creating outdoor learning areas and tons of outdoor handwashing stations. Burgundy is uniquely situated to safely learn in person.

Can't wait for October!

Have you seen any outdoor learning areas? I was on campus and it is looking the same as always.

+1

I’ve seen some hand washing stations. I think they can only be used until the first freeze though. Not sure what outdoor learning areas pp is referring to. And I don’t know that the campus being large helps if the space isn’t setup for learning, at least for older grades. Like with tents and outdoor heaters and stuff.

They will probably open though. I don’t thinK it’s accurate to say they spent the summer creating outdoor learning areas.

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When do we hear about October?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do we hear about October?

Sort of surprised we haven’t already. It’s mid-September.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When do we hear about October?

Sort of surprised we haven’t already. It’s mid-September.

Also surprised we haven’t been told when we will be told. Wtf.

[Anonymous]

I heard a rumor about half-days on campus starting 10/4 but who knows. I too would like to know when we’ll know so our family can start making plans in terms of carpooling, work schedules, juggling other kids, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard a rumor about half-days on campus starting 10/4 but who knows. I too would like to know when we’ll know so our family can start making plans in terms of carpooling, work schedules, juggling other kids, etc.

But will the teachers go for it? They are the ones who stopped it a month ago. Are they ready now?

[Anonymous]

Like with tents and outdoor heaters and stuff.

Tents are like $150 per kid max, heaters can be purchased for $150-200 each. Time to get shopping now if they haven't already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard a rumor about half-days on campus starting 10/4 but who knows. I too would like to know when we’ll know so our family can start making plans in terms of carpooling, work schedules, juggling other kids, etc.

Prediction: sometime between now and then there will some increase in infection rate. Maybe in Alexandria, DC, PG, Virginia overall, somewhere and then October in-person will be cancelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard a rumor about half-days on campus starting 10/4 but who knows. I too would like to know when we’ll know so our family can start making plans in terms of carpooling, work schedules, juggling other kids, etc.

Prediction: sometime between now and then there will some increase in infection rate. Maybe in Alexandria, DC, PG, Virginia overall, somewhere and then October in-person will be cancelled.

Yes and then Burgundy will go out of business after they charge families
35K per kid for subpar remote
Learning all year and no one comes back next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

This is our last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

There are so many great things about Burgundy, but the past 6 months have been awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one knows what is going on. Parents are treated like pocketbooks and teachers throw temper tantrums to refuse to do their jobs.

So glad we took a pass on BFCDS even though it was purportedly the “better” school. It just did t seem that way when we visited. Too much reliance on the campus to sell the school. Murmurs on DCUM made us ask hard questions which went unanswered or poorly so. Dodged a bullet.

Exactly this. It’s so sad to see this happening to the kids, but it has made me feel very thankful we didn’t chose BFCDS.

There are so many great things about Burgundy, but the past 6 months have been awful.

Hang in there. Maybe things will turn around for you guys. s/non- BFCDS parent

[Anonymous]

While we would obviously rather be on campus, we are really impressed with Burgundy's remote learning thus far this fall.