DC International School Enrollment Information
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Anonymous
Sidwell and WIS (there may be other high schools--this is just off the top of my head). |
Anonymous
Silly, WIS does not offer the type of advanced Mandarin you're talking about, but rather begins Mandarin as a subject in the secondary program (there is no Mandarin immersion in their elementary program, so everyone at WIS is starting off as a beginner. DCI, on the other hand, offers partial immersion (up to 3 classes: Language, Social Studies, and PE in Mandarin) at 4 different levels (beginner for kids new to DCI/language immersion and Advanced for the YY kids who have reached that level). So actually, DCI is the only game in town where advanced Mandarin is offered at the middle school level. |
Anonymous
Actually, WIS offers advanced Mandarin (via private tutor) to middle school students. All you need to have is money. Otherwise, head on over to DCI. |
Anonymous
checkmate |
Anonymous
Nope. Advanced Mandarin via private tutor is available to anyone with the money for a private tutor. It has nothing to do with WIS, it has only to do with your checkbook. See Montgomery County, for example. 
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Anonymous
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$37,000 a year rents an apartment in Beijing, all expenses including foods, with an "auntie" who cooks and looks after your kids.
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Anonymous
The difference is that if you're a student at WIS, the school hires and vets the tutors for you--often the same highly qualified people who teach the regular Mandarin middle and high school classes. Plus, the tutor's curriculum is aligned with WIS' standards. That's much more difficult to recreate on your own. You also don't have to endure the issues that high-poverty schools like DCI deal with to receive your Mandarin education. If you can afford WIS, why not? |
Anonymous
Great--enjoy your year in Beijing! |
Anonymous
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The difference is that if you're a student at WIS, the school hires and vets the tutors for you--often the same highly qualified people who teach the regular Mandarin middle and high school classes. Plus, the tutor's curriculum is aligned with WIS' standards. That's much more difficult to recreate on your own. You also don't have to endure the issues that high-poverty schools like DCI deal with to receive your Mandarin education. If you can afford WIS, why not? What? Learning alongside people who may be economically, socially, racially, and/or cultural diverse from one's self is called "enduring"? I call it wonderful. Stay at WIS, honey, and make sure your precious snowflake never rubs up against reality. |
Anonymous
| But a 52% FARMS rate is high. Diversity is good and the kids are coming from strong schools but a high FARMS rate could mean that the school uses its time and resources tackling issues of poverty. This focus could define the culture of the school detracting from the needs of all students. |
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I don't know that DCI will always have a 50% FARMS rate. MV, which doesn't have kids old enough to go to DCI yet, has pretty large cohorts. That could change the demographics significantly as their FARMS rate overall is lower than Stokes and DC Bilingual.
If this is of concern to you pay attention to the FARMS rates for all the feeder schools now and how they are trending. DCI will probably continue to serve 80-90% feeder kids. |
Anonymous
I am the pp who mentioned advanced Mandarin in middle school. We will be moving to either Massachusetts or Manhattan. There are several private (and public) schools that offer advanced Mandarin in middle school. |
Anonymous
Which private schools in Manhattan offer advanced Mandarin, besides Avenues (which makes WIS' tuition look like a bargain)? |
Anonymous
"Bye, Felicia" you are both racist, classist, and a troll |
Anonymous
Here is an article, a bit dated and bilingual buds did open a mandarin immersion school on the UWS which is not as good as Yu Ying. The schools we are considering are Collegiate and Horace Mann, have legacy status at one and they will accommodate having advanced Mandarin in middle school. Not immersion obviously but don't care about that for middle. The private middle school in Massachusetts we are considering also has about 20% foreign students mostly from mainland China. http://nycprivateschoolsblog.com/private-schools/new-mandarin-chinese-immersion-school-to-open-in-manhattan/08/02/2009/ |