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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m considering a house that is apparently zoned for school without walls middle school. Can anyone tell me what this school is like? Is it rigorous? Do they have good sports and other activities?

Looking online, it claims to be a rigorous curriculum, but I notice that they don’t offer algebra I until 8th grade. My DS is taking algebra I this year as a 6th grader. Do they have some sort of accelerated group or curriculum? Are all the students fairly proficient or is a lot of class time devoted to bringing students who are behind up to speed? Also, what is the homework load like? DS is accustomed to about an hour per night and none of it busy work.

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It's called school without walls at Francis Stevens, and it's a PK-8th, not really a full-blown middle school. Very small classes for 6th-8th; more than 50 students per grade.

DCPS does not offer Algebra 1 in 6th anywhere. The accelerated math is 7th grade Algebra, and that is not offered everywhere. Standard DCPS curriculum is Alg 1 in 8th.

I'd go to an open house and ask about how they would handle your child's math level beyond some in-class differentiation. You're more likely to be happy with the math choices at Hardy, Stuart Hobson or Deal. [/quote]

Thanks. There’s another house I liked almost as well that’s IB for Hardy. I’ll take a look at it. [/quote]

If high school is a concern, the feeder high school for SWW@FS is Cardozo. To attend SWW high school students need to pass a test. [/quote]

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