When is LAMB closing the Brookland campus?

[Anonymous]

Is this coming year the last year or is that changing? Is everyone commuting to Brightwood after that or are Brookland families trying to lottery for a closer option?

[Anonymous]

Closes in two years. Most families try the commute but eventually peel off. School doesn’t care about retaining them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this coming year the last year or is that changing? Is everyone commuting to Brightwood after that or are Brookland families trying to lottery for a closer option?

The commute to Kingsbury and then back to downtown in rush hour is going to be hell. If you work downtown, plan over 1 hour plus.

Families in Brookland are trying to lottery into the MV campus in Brookland. It’s walkable, bike able, or 5 minutes by car.

Huge quality of life difference.

[Anonymous]

Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

No shuttle for next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

No shuttle for next year

You need to stop saying that. It’s not yet been determined.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

No shuttle for next year

You need to stop saying that. It’s not yet been determined.

That should tell you something. It’s June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

We did the opposite. Turned down Lamb. We were told no shuttle after campus closes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

Yes exactly. Probably not in poor weather. In that case maybe park and take the 16th street bus?

Honestly doubt either of us will have to work in person every day, so hoping to work things out between carpools, shuttle, ebike, and just driving. If parents can split the duty it’s much easier.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

We did the opposite. Turned down Lamb. We were told no shuttle after campus closes.

We don’t live in Brookland but a number of Brookland families in our DC’s class at MV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

Yes exactly. Probably not in poor weather. In that case maybe park and take the 16th street bus?

Honestly doubt either of us will have to work in person every day, so hoping to work things out between carpools, shuttle, ebike, and just driving. If parents can split the duty it’s much easier.

That sounds exhausting. Imagine the time and energy you would save by attending a school near your home. Quality of life is important.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

Yes exactly. Probably not in poor weather. In that case maybe park and take the 16th street bus?

Honestly doubt either of us will have to work in person every day, so hoping to work things out between carpools, shuttle, ebike, and just driving. If parents can split the duty it’s much easier.

That sounds exhausting. Imagine the time and energy you would save by attending a school near your home. Quality of life is important. [/quote

It’s not actually that far.

Do you take your kids across town to any activities? Is it exhausting? We do it for the education we want our kids to have. That’s also important.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

Yes exactly. Probably not in poor weather. In that case maybe park and take the 16th street bus?

Honestly doubt either of us will have to work in person every day, so hoping to work things out between carpools, shuttle, ebike, and just driving. If parents can split the duty it’s much easier.

That sounds exhausting. Imagine the time and energy you would save by attending a school near your home. Quality of life is important. [/quote

It’s not actually that far.

Do you take your kids across town to any activities? Is it exhausting? We do it for the education we want our kids to have. That’s also important.

DP. Yeah but twice a day, 5 days a week for 5-8 years is an entirely different commitment. There’s a cost benefit that goes into whether that commute is worth the incremental increase of that particular school versus a neighborhood option (of which there are many in Brookland).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks are moving or carpool? We plan to ride ebike. Hopeful for shuttle.

We actually did lottery into MV but turned it down ... perhaps will regret it someday. Still feels too new.

Would you ebike downtown after? In bad weather? Trying to think that through because we’ve never bike commuted across town without a backup plan.

Yes exactly. Probably not in poor weather. In that case maybe park and take the 16th street bus?

Honestly doubt either of us will have to work in person every day, so hoping to work things out between carpools, shuttle, ebike, and just driving. If parents can split the duty it’s much easier.

That sounds exhausting. Imagine the time and energy you would save by attending a school near your home. Quality of life is important.

It’s not actually that far.

Do you take your kids across town to any activities? Is it exhausting? We do it for the education we want our kids to have. That’s also important.

DP. Yeah but twice a day, 5 days a week for 5-8 years is an entirely different commitment. There’s a cost benefit that goes into whether that commute is worth the incremental increase of that particular school versus a neighborhood option (of which there are many in Brookland).

Increase of LAMB over our IB or local DCPS? Yes, worth it.

Other charters? We’d need to lottery in which so far we haven’t except once. We did our homework and made this decision.

Having both Montessori and Spanish is truly rare and for us it’s worth it.