Key or Horace Mann?
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Anonymous
| Which one would you choose if you had a choice? And why? |
Anonymous
| Mann: recent renovation |
Anonymous
| Key. Warm cozy community. |
Anonymous
| Whichever one was more conveniently located, since both are very good schools. If aftercare is an issue, I'd take that into account, too. |
Anonymous
Both schools struggled with racial issues last year. Mann figured out how to deal with it. Key leadership dragged it out. If this is important to you. |
Anonymous
| Wait- the kindergarten comment that the grandpa blew up on social media? Is that struggling with racial issues these days? |
Anonymous
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Point taken. Key had a legit incident (and culture issue) and is still struggling with it.
Would do Mann - more cohesive, more kids going through 5th grade and going together to Hardy. |
Anonymous
We are an international family so it is important to us. Thank you! |
Anonymous
Mann has tons of international families. It's a close knit community but you get out of it what you put into it. Expect to be asked to be "present" and participate as a member of the school community. Show up at pickup and drop off and chat. Volunteer for the auction, or the family picnic, etc. It's worth putting in the time. We are facing our last year there after 9 years this year and I expect to be a puddle at every All School Morning meeting, banner ceremony, etc. I miss it already! |
Anonymous
| Both are great - though Stoddert is probably the friendliest Hardy feeder. Lots of walking drop-offs (as opposed to driving) makes everyone get to know each other. But then there are very few single family detached house there - mostly townhouses/apts. |
Anonymous
| Key is wonderful but is so overcrowded, it has 4th *and* 5th grades in trailers. Great for international families though -- 30+ languages spoken there, great ESL support, World Family Day is a huge annual event. |