Two Rivers/Two Rivers Young: How Are Things Going Under New Leadership?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For people warning against TR (I believe you, though I'm disappointed to hear it), what schools in the neighborhood would you include on a lottery list for middle-elementary? We have LT and Maury and will probably add SWS though I'm not sure it's a great family fit. I don't think we want to shift to Montessori at this point so CHML is out. We want to avoid Brent because we heard they are renovating soon and we don't want to deal with a swing space at the end of elementary.

What other schools should we consider? Payne? Tyler? Watkins? We'd like to have 5 or 6 schools on our list to give us the best possible option of gettingb in somewhere.

You will not get into these schools unless you have a sibling there or inbounds. Hill public schools are hard to lotto in for anything K and under.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both 4th and Young are sketchy locations. Hell would freeze over before I would send my kids there.

This says way more about you than about the schools or their locations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both 4th and Young are sketchy locations. Hell would freeze over before I would send my kids there.

This says way more about you than about the schools or their locations

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I don't know, I lived in DC for 20 years but now there's carjackings less than a block from 4th st? Don't act like crime in DC isn't a problem .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people warning against TR (I believe you, though I'm disappointed to hear it), what schools in the neighborhood would you include on a lottery list for middle-elementary? We have LT and Maury and will probably add SWS though I'm not sure it's a great family fit. I don't think we want to shift to Montessori at this point so CHML is out. We want to avoid Brent because we heard they are renovating soon and we don't want to deal with a swing space at the end of elementary.

What other schools should we consider? Payne? Tyler? Watkins? We'd like to have 5 or 6 schools on our list to give us the best possible option of gettingb in somewhere.

You will not get into these schools unless you have a sibling there or inbounds. Hill public schools are hard to lotto in for anything K and under.

The PP indicated middle elementary. I have been a parent at Payne since 2015, and while it is increasingly harder to get in if you are out of bounds, there are still many students from out of bounds. Not in ECE, but upper grades, yes. I am not at Tyler or Watkins, but based on data you can find here https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61,all three of these schools pull kids without in bounds or sibling preference. Depending on your grade Tyler dual language may be trickier b/c I think they require you to have some Spanish at a certain point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people warning against TR (I believe you, though I'm disappointed to hear it), what schools in the neighborhood would you include on a lottery list for middle-elementary? We have LT and Maury and will probably add SWS though I'm not sure it's a great family fit. I don't think we want to shift to Montessori at this point so CHML is out. We want to avoid Brent because we heard they are renovating soon and we don't want to deal with a swing space at the end of elementary.

What other schools should we consider? Payne? Tyler? Watkins? We'd like to have 5 or 6 schools on our list to give us the best possible option of gettingb in somewhere.

You will not get into these schools unless you have a sibling there or inbounds. Hill public schools are hard to lotto in for anything K and under.

The PP indicated middle elementary. I have been a parent at Payne since 2015, and while it is increasingly harder to get in if you are out of bounds, there are still many students from out of bounds. Not in ECE, but upper grades, yes. I am not at Tyler or Watkins, but based on data you can find here https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61,all three of these schools pull kids without in bounds or sibling preference. Depending on your grade Tyler dual language may be trickier b/c I think they require you to have some Spanish at a certain point?

Watkins didn't fill a single grade this year, so I'm confident it's not true that no one can get in.

[Anonymous]

I was a victim of a robbery in Arlington. Should folks stay away from there as well?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both 4th and Young are sketchy locations. Hell would freeze over before I would send my kids there.

This says way more about you than about the schools or their locations

.
I don't know, I lived in DC for 20 years but now there's carjackings less than a block from 4th st? Don't act like crime in DC isn't a problem .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people warning against TR (I believe you, though I'm disappointed to hear it), what schools in the neighborhood would you include on a lottery list for middle-elementary? We have LT and Maury and will probably add SWS though I'm not sure it's a great family fit. I don't think we want to shift to Montessori at this point so CHML is out. We want to avoid Brent because we heard they are renovating soon and we don't want to deal with a swing space at the end of elementary.

What other schools should we consider? Payne? Tyler? Watkins? We'd like to have 5 or 6 schools on our list to give us the best possible option of gettingb in somewhere.

You will not get into these schools unless you have a sibling there or inbounds. Hill public schools are hard to lotto in for anything K and under.

The PP indicated middle elementary. I have been a parent at Payne since 2015, and while it is increasingly harder to get in if you are out of bounds, there are still many students from out of bounds. Not in ECE, but upper grades, yes. I am not at Tyler or Watkins, but based on data you can find here https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61,all three of these schools pull kids without in bounds or sibling preference. Depending on your grade Tyler dual language may be trickier b/c I think they require you to have some Spanish at a certain point?

Watkins didn't fill a single grade this year, so I'm confident it's not true that no one can get in.

... Right, the prior post was saying that ECE is harder to get into but Watkins does not serve. ECE. At all three of those schools, once you get above kinder or first grade, there are at least a few spots. Watkins may have more than others, but all three of them it is not impossible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Weird to read this thread. It has been several years, but back when we were looking into schools for the PK lottery, TR got a ton of hype, including from people we knew on the Hill. I even toured it, though after doing so, I put it very low on the lottery list. Not because of concerns about academics or leadership but because I thought that the playground area at TR4 was very sad. I couldn't imagine having to play in that small little space right off Florida Ave. Didn't seem healthy to me.

PK3 parents are adorable.

I'm laughing at this. I also shake my head at mention of playgrounds being the reason you select a school (or not). The irony is the kids don't even care. What matters most in the end is quality of education, which you will start seeing the fruit of sooner than later.

I'm the PP you are all laughing at. I am now the parent of an older child, and I stand by my observation. Kids need movement. That is fact. You can talk all you want about quality of instruction, and of course, that is important. However, kids also need movement. Among other things, it helps them burn off energy to help them focus and absorb whatever amazing tidbits are being communicated to them by superb instructors. Second, I have no idea how anyone can think it's a good idea for their elementary school kids to breathe air that undoubtedly has a lot of car exhaust in it on a regular basis. Do you like your kid being exposed to that? Would you buy a home right there on Florida Ave? For most, I think the answer is no. Finally, that stretch of Florida doesn't always attract the best crowd of adults, so you decide how comfortable you are having your kids right next to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a victim of a robbery in Arlington. Should folks stay away from there as well?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both 4th and Young are sketchy locations. Hell would freeze over before I would send my kids there.

This says way more about you than about the schools or their locations

.
I don't know, I lived in DC for 20 years but now there's carjackings less than a block from 4th st? Don't act like crime in DC isn't a problem .

No sir. I didn't say anything about not moving anywhere. I am just saying don't automatically turn your nose up at anyone worried about crime.

[Anonymous]

There is no hope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For people warning against TR (I believe you, though I'm disappointed to hear it), what schools in the neighborhood would you include on a lottery list for middle-elementary? We have LT and Maury and will probably add SWS though I'm not sure it's a great family fit. I don't think we want to shift to Montessori at this point so CHML is out. We want to avoid Brent because we heard they are renovating soon and we don't want to deal with a swing space at the end of elementary.

What other schools should we consider? Payne? Tyler? Watkins? We'd like to have 5 or 6 schools on our list to give us the best possible option of gettingb in somewhere.

You will not get into these schools unless you have a sibling there or inbounds. Hill public schools are hard to lotto in for anything K and under.

The PP indicated middle elementary. I have been a parent at Payne since 2015, and while it is increasingly harder to get in if you are out of bounds, there are still many students from out of bounds. Not in ECE, but upper grades, yes. I am not at Tyler or Watkins, but based on data you can find here https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61,all three of these schools pull kids without in bounds or sibling preference. Depending on your grade Tyler dual language may be trickier b/c I think they require you to have some Spanish at a certain point?

Watkins didn't fill a single grade this year, so I'm confident it's not true that no one can get in.

... Right, the prior post was saying that ECE is harder to get into but Watkins does not serve. ECE. At all three of those schools, once you get above kinder or first grade, there are at least a few spots. Watkins may have more than others, but all three of them it is not impossible.

I think we're agreeing. OP asked for middle elementary. Watkins was open enrollment last year; literally. (Also, Peabody actually has tons of OOB spots for K and a few for PK4 anyway.)

Payne and Tyler both take a few OOB kids as well, including for ECE. Payne may not for PK3 anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird to read this thread. It has been several years, but back when we were looking into schools for the PK lottery, TR got a ton of hype, including from people we knew on the Hill. I even toured it, though after doing so, I put it very low on the lottery list. Not because of concerns about academics or leadership but because I thought that the playground area at TR4 was very sad. I couldn't imagine having to play in that small little space right off Florida Ave. Didn't seem healthy to me.

PK3 parents are adorable.

I'm laughing at this. I also shake my head at mention of playgrounds being the reason you select a school (or not). The irony is the kids don't even care. What matters most in the end is quality of education, which you will start seeing the fruit of sooner than later.

I'm the PP you are all laughing at. I am now the parent of an older child, and I stand by my observation. Kids need movement. That is fact. You can talk all you want about quality of instruction, and of course, that is important. However, kids also need movement. Among other things, it helps them burn off energy to help them focus and absorb whatever amazing tidbits are being communicated to them by superb instructors. Second, I have no idea how anyone can think it's a good idea for their elementary school kids to breathe air that undoubtedly has a lot of car exhaust in it on a regular basis. Do you like your kid being exposed to that? Would you buy a home right there on Florida Ave? For most, I think the answer is no. Finally, that stretch of Florida doesn't always attract the best crowd of adults, so you decide how comfortable you are having your kids right next to that.

I actually wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing at the poster who commented on your post, stating pk3 parents are adorable. That post was funny as hell. I was shaking my head at folks who base their decision on where to send their kids to school based on how nice of a playground the school has. This isn't specific to 2 Rivers. Sounds like 2 Rivers has academic quality issues, which would make it a no-go for me, irrespective of the playground size or location.