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[Post New]05/28/2020 10:43
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Oh, it's for-profit? No good school is for profit. Hard pass.
You mean the non-profits schools are all good?
[Post New]05/28/2020 10:49
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Oh, it's for-profit? No good school is for profit. Hard pass.
You mean the non-profits schools are all good?


Logic fail.
[Post New]05/28/2020 16:10
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dccheng510
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I went to one info session as well. The reason I went was because I met somebody worked there at a Chinese Movie advocating event and was told that Whittle focused on multicultural study, especially with one school in China and one in the U.S.. I was super curious about how they will connect 2 schools so I went.

I am very passionate about tutoring Chinese language, so I went with a very specific goal in my mind- I wanted to know how they would conduct the Chinese lesson part and I asked one question. I asked "how will you conduct the Chinese lesson? is it the teacher purely just speaking Chinese, or English first and Chinese followed? How will this work with the English-spoken kids?" I was disappointed that there was no clear answer. This was back in Nov,2018. I agree the info session is more a pure marketing- very impressive set up, well designed booklet, fancy snacks, etc. Seems well funded.

I was hoping maybe I could work there but I ended up not applying. I probably wouldn't send my kids there but I certainly hope Whittle will do better and better. Good luck!



Anonymous wrote:I know someone who attended one of the information sessions and was struck with the fact that the school could not answer some basic questions about the curriculum being offered, accreditation plans and even what type of diploma would be offered (considering its international push). The session was heavy on marketing of the bells and whistles (campuses in China, campus here in DC, study abroad opportunities, etc) and rather light on specifics related to the education of the students.

To be fair, things may have been solidified since this session as it was some time ago, but those are red flags. And honestly, I do hope the school becomes successful, but I would be weary of jumping into the hype before it is proven. You also need to read up on the track record of the founder...it's not all great.
[Post New]05/28/2020 17:20
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Anonymous
Has anyone ever heard of this school?
[Post New]05/28/2020 17:37
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone ever heard of this school?


Yes. How does one say “Ponzi Academy” in Mandarin?
[Post New]05/28/2020 17:40
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Anonymous wrote:"Whittle said the structure of the new school — based in New York, incorporated in the Cayman Islands"


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/private-school-with-global-ambition-to-open-in-dc-and-china-in-2019/2018/02/07/c101aaa2-0b4b-11e8-95a5-c396801049ef_story.html


The Caymans?! A red flag for sure. Whittle has a checkered record, but a DC private school with a Caymans registration is a real eye-roller.
[Post New]05/28/2020 17:42
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Has anyone ever heard of this school?


Yes. See: this thread.
[Post New]05/28/2020 17:57
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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone ever heard of this school?


Yes. How does one say “Ponzi Academy” in Mandarin?

Bingo.
[Post New]05/28/2020 18:00
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Anonymous wrote:Not sure whoch teachers from Big 3 jump ship but to go from a legacy school to a no name brand new school is a leap of faith, if you ask me! What happens if the school fails...take a look at BASIS McLean. There has been more turnover at that school than McDonalds!


No teacher would do this unless s/he was already being let go.


OP here. From what our friend says this is not true.... but maybe she is trying to sell the school a bit


They were probably offered a lot more money.


That’s what they did in Hong Kong and Shenzhen when opening that branch. They raided the top schools for teachers and threw money at them.

Typical disgusting behavior. Shame on them.
[Post New]05/28/2020 20:53
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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone ever heard of this school?


Yes. How does one say “Ponzi Academy” in Mandarin?


Biden?
[Post New]05/28/2020 21:09
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Anonymous
We lost 2 pretty good APS teachers to Whittle from our wonderful school. Wondering what they think about their move now?😜
[Post New]05/29/2020 01:03
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Word on the street is it’s an epic fail financially and the whole model is collapsing.
[Post New]05/29/2020 01:16
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Anonymous wrote:We lost 2 pretty good APS teachers to Whittle from our wonderful school. Wondering what they think about their move now?😜

Yes, how dare teachers leave to seek a better opportunity or fit for themselves or family. Don’t they know they come last? EYEROLL
Shame on you taking glee out of this.
[Post New]05/29/2020 01:56
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Anonymous wrote:Word on the street is it’s an epic fail financially and the whole model is collapsing.


I wonder how Covid has impacted them, maybe wealthy parents will be more likely to support as less kids or maybe an epic fail!
[Post New]05/29/2020 07:23
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Anonymous
Since someone has revived this, how are they faring? They are just down the street from us. Weird to know so little about them.
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