Bethesda Community School comments/reviews
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I just read an old thread from 2009-2010 and the comments weren't great (to say the least). Yikes! Does anyone have any more recent comments our thoughts on the school? We are thinking about it for September 2011. I've heard good word of mouth, but any positive experiences out there?
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Anonymous
| I am in the exact same situation -- we are seriously considering this school, but was very discouraged by the comments on there. Have you done a tour or talked to any parents? Can you let me know what you find out? |
Anonymous
| Is there a way to contact you off the thread? I do have some more info... |
Anonymous
| Hi, I too have placed my son on the waiting list for that school. Would you share with me what you found out? |
Anonymous
| I was interested in a tour and called to schedule one. When I showed up they put my child on the waiting list and sent me in a room to observe and ask the teacher any questions. I wanted to see the entire school and not just one classroom. The mother/daughter owners did not make me feel welcome and rushed me to one other room. Not looking me in the eye when I asked questions. They never volunteered information about the school themselves and truly made me feel uncomfortable about asking for more information. I left and crossed Bethesda Community School off my list. |
Anonymous
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My mother lives in the same neighborhood as the school and neighbors who send their children there have told her very positive things. I don't know how to reconcile that with the comments I see posted here. |
Anonymous
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OP,
If you have more information, would love to talk off-line. Can you send me an e-mail at rebeccafarber46@yahoo.com? |
Anonymous
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and we pulled him out in disgust. The facility is lovely and the staff seems nice, but when it comes right down to it, it is a rigid program with apathetic teachers. (Our very articulate 3yo told us that his teacher played on the computer a lot while he watched.)
I approached the director with some issues and was rebuffed in an aggressive way. She didn't want to hear that her school was anything but perfect. Our only regret is that we didn't pull DC out sooner. |
Anonymous
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PP here, just realized that I already contributed to the thread from a year or two ago.
Anyway, I agree with the PP on that older thread who said the place feels "clubby" and is not welcoming to parents. In all honesty I think that the underlying assumption is that it's such a beautiful place in such a great neighborhood that it doesn't need to offer any more than that. There are much, much better options out there. |
Anonymous
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I keep seeing people saying "there are much, much better options out there" on forums. What are they?
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Polisci
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Wow,what a place!
We actually made a mistake of putting our child in that school and shortly in a school year found her emotionally terrorized.I couldn't believe that a well grounded and easily adaptive child could become almost haunted by that experience. Her teachers were so inconsiderate, to a point of evil. We are even forced to take her to therapy in order to "save" her feelings about school environment in general. I have numerous " horror" stories but I'll try to be nice and just leave it at that. Final thought-if you are considering taking your child to BCS, think again and save them from being scarred for life. |
Anonymous
| It is a horrible place. Insensitive, mean, disgusting. Please don't send your children here and I have an insiders view. |
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Ok, I'm very confused to say the least about this thread. Just to add in my perspective, as a parent of two children who are currently attending BCS, we've had an amazing experience there. I've found the teachers to be extremely knowledgeable, creative, and caring. My son is in his second year there and my daughter just started this year. Other parents are very welcoming and involved, and I've felt great about the director, manager, teachers, and also the teachers who are there in the afternoons (both of my children stay later as I work). The program is flexible in terms of scheduling in that children can leave at 12, 1, or stay for nap and aftercare. My son has speech and langauge issues, and he has received great attention in the form of special efforts by teachers, communication with us, and they have been very receptive to reviewing and implementing suggestions from professionals. I've been in the classrooms at times for different things, and have always observed teachers being fun, sensitive, and nurturing. Feedback to parents is helpful and also sensitive.
I feel like these parents are talking about an entirely different place!!! Just wanted to add in a very different view. |
Anonymous
| The older kids we know who went there are not that friendly |
Anonymous
| This thread is a little scary. I will be sending 2yo dc there this summer. I found out about it through a friend with kids there. I toured it and thought it was fine. It's close to my house, so I thought it was a no brainer. This thread is concerning to me. Can anyone elaborate on the problems with this school? |