Yorktown versus Washington-lee?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I am wondering why Swanson is a "much more nurturing environment" than Williamsburg. Do they have nap time for sixth graders? Or is this just more of the same BS from the LV crowd?

Who cares? Swanson and Williamsburg couldn't be more similar. It's like comparing Tuckahoe and Nottingham.

Except W'burg kids are transfering to TJ. Swanson kids, not so much. I don't know all the reasons, and would only care if TJ were crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I am wondering why Swanson is a "much more nurturing environment" than Williamsburg. Do they have nap time for sixth graders? Or is this just more of the same BS from the LV crowd?

Who cares? Swanson and Williamsburg couldn't be more similar. It's like comparing Tuckahoe and Nottingham.

Except W'burg kids are transfering to TJ. Swanson kids, not so much. I don't know all the reasons, and would only care if TJ were crowded.

Please elaborate, why are they transfering to TJ? I am bound to W'burg next year.

[Anonymous]

I think this was probably one of the Swanson/W-L parents spouting off, although the Rosslyn/Courthouse neighborhoods zoned for Williamsburg and Yorktown are much closer to Jefferson than to Williamsburg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this was probably one of the Swanson/W-L parents spouting off, although the Rosslyn/Courthouse neighborhoods zoned for Williamsburg and Yorktown are much closer to Jefferson than to Williamsburg.

Maybe I am "spouting" but it seems to be true, and I am not a Swanson parent, but a TJ parent.

Some are attracted to the IB (which does not guarantee you a spot at W-L, by the way)

Some were disgusted with the events surrounding the departure of the principal.

Some have reasons they aren't sharing with me.

Most people in Arlington are very happy with where their kid wound up. Certainly those of us going on and on about Yorktown v W-L could have bought houses in the other school's catchment area and the fact that we didn't shows we value features about the place we chose. For my family, W-L was the better choice. The schools aren't that different, really.