MV s/o: impact of flat budget on other schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just left the open house and really loved the space and what the school has to offer. I do feel the classrooms are a little tight as someone mentioned upthread.


Really loved the diversity of the student body and it really feels like a free private school.

We are going to stick with Powell for K. The commute is just not worth it.

I disagree. When I toured MV, it very much felt "free." Unlike good private schools that I've seen, MV doesn't have a library and it has tons of inexperienced teachers. And we all know about the playground situation. Plus, the neighborhood is rough. I wouldn't pay for a private Mundo Verde, so it's a good thing it's free. Let's face it, if MV wasn't an immersion school, it would get far less attention on DCUM. It's an ok school, and if you're happy with it, that's great!

Albeit small, the library will be the meeting room used for the tours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just left the open house and really loved the space and what the school has to offer. I do feel the classrooms are a little tight as someone mentioned upthread.


Really loved the diversity of the student body and it really feels like a free private school.

We are going to stick with Powell for K. The commute is just not worth it.

I disagree. When I toured MV, it very much felt "free." Unlike good private schools that I've seen, MV doesn't have a library and it has tons of inexperienced teachers. And we all know about the playground situation. Plus, the neighborhood is rough. I wouldn't pay for a private Mundo Verde, so it's a good thing it's free. Let's face it, if MV wasn't an immersion school, it would get far less attention on DCUM. It's an ok school, and if you're happy with it, that's great!

Albeit small, the library will be the meeting room used for the tours.

I wouldn't call that a library...

[Anonymous]

^^^More like "a room with a bunch of books in it."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^More like "a room with a bunch of books in it."

That's its current state, but it will be a true library next school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^More like "a room with a bunch of books in it."

That's its current state, but it will be a true library next school year.

According to the tour it will "eventually" be a library, but not next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are about a dozen Hill families there now, and about five new families enrolled so far! Looking forward to joining the school.

(Anecdotally there are at least three kindergarten boys, one girl; one boy and girl for pk4; and several 1st and 2nd graders. Inbounds for Maury, Brent, VanNess and Tyler)

Have been trying to create a Mundo Families of Capitol Hill email list, But maybe there is another form of cumuli ovation that would be better. Maybe a Facebook group, especially as the community grows?. Maybe we could move this discussion to MOths and figure out how to stay in touch easily, have park play dates, parent wine nights, and notify each other about Spanish language offerings on or near the Hill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about a dozen Hill families there now, and about five new families enrolled so far! Looking forward to joining the school.

(Anecdotally there are at least three kindergarten boys, one girl; one boy and girl for pk4; and several 1st and 2nd graders. Inbounds for Maury, Brent, VanNess and Tyler)

Have been trying to create a Mundo Families of Capitol Hill email list, But maybe there is another form of cumuli ovation that would be better. Maybe a Facebook group, especially as the community grows?. Maybe we could move this discussion to MOths and figure out how to stay in touch easily, have park play dates, parent wine nights, and notify each other about Spanish language offerings on or near the Hill.

[Anonymous]

Maybe Capitol Hill should be given a neighborhood preference? And then the playground can become the Capitol lawn, with solar-powered shuttles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about a dozen Hill families there now, and about five new families enrolled so far! Looking forward to joining the school.

(Anecdotally there are at least three kindergarten boys, one girl; one boy and girl for pk4; and several 1st and 2nd graders. Inbounds for Maury, Brent, VanNess and Tyler)

Have been trying to create a Mundo Families of Capitol Hill email list, But maybe there is another form of cumuli ovation that would be better. Maybe a Facebook group, especially as the community grows?. Maybe we could move this discussion to MOths and figure out how to stay in touch easily, have park play dates, parent wine nights, and notify each other about Spanish language offerings on or near the Hill.

We just had a parents meeting at the school Friday trying to line up leadership for next year's padres groups. You should get involved if you have the time. I was a room parent this year and will probably be again next year.
One of the bad things about charters is the geographical spread of the students all around town so it takes a lot more effort to get folks together outside of school. That said MV parents are very active in organizing play dates, movie nights, birthday parties etc. We had a movie night in Petworth last week that was packed so folks definitely come out.
I don't live on the Hill but good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about a dozen Hill families there now, and about five new families enrolled so far! Looking forward to joining the school.

(Anecdotally there are at least three kindergarten boys, one girl; one boy and girl for pk4; and several 1st and 2nd graders. Inbounds for Maury, Brent, VanNess and Tyler)

Have been trying to create a Mundo Families of Capitol Hill email list, But maybe there is another form of cumuli ovation that would be better. Maybe a Facebook group, especially as the community grows?. Maybe we could move this discussion to MOths and figure out how to stay in touch easily, have park play dates, parent wine nights, and notify each other about Spanish language offerings on or near the Hill.

A Facebook group sounds like a great idea. And getting the word out on MOTH makes sense!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are about a dozen Hill families there now, and about five new families enrolled so far! Looking forward to joining the school.

(Anecdotally there are at least three kindergarten boys, one girl; one boy and girl for pk4; and several 1st and 2nd graders. Inbounds for Maury, Brent, VanNess and Tyler)

Have been trying to create a Mundo Families of Capitol Hill email list, But maybe there is another form of cumuli ovation that would be better. Maybe a Facebook group, especially as the community grows?. Maybe we could move this discussion to MOths and figure out how to stay in touch easily, have park play dates, parent wine nights, and notify each other about Spanish language offerings on or near the Hill.

We just had a parents meeting at the school Friday trying to line up leadership for next year's padres groups. You should get involved if you have the time. I was a room parent this year and will probably be again next year.
One of the bad things about charters is the geographical spread of the students all around town so it takes a lot more effort to get folks together outside of school. That said MV parents are very active in organizing play dates, movie nights, birthday parties etc. We had a movie night in Petworth last week that was packed so folks definitely come out.
I don't live on the Hill but good luck!

Thanks for the info. One of our concerns has definitely losing the sense of community we have had at Maury. It's good to hear that MV parents work hard to create that.

[Anonymous]

Getting back to the subject line, the budget cuts are definitely affecting other schools. Everyone is getting less money than anticipated. That's why Haynes is doing layoffs.