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[quote=Anonymous]Shepherd parent here.

Addressing your questions individually:

[b]-Is it unusual for a kid to move to Shepherd after kindergarten? 
[/b]Not unusual at all. Probably a few kids per year.

[b]Is it difficult for newcomers to get integrated socially?[/b]
A little bit - but that's on you to engage. I think that generally parents get to meet other parents the most in PK and K when there are a lot of class events, field trips, etc that parents attend. So there's that. The biggest barrier is probably for out-of-bounds vs. inbounds.

[b]Has the IB curriculum been markedly different from the standard DCPS curriculum? [/b]
Can't talk to this in great detail, not knowing others. I think it's more of a layering on top of the standard DCPS curriculum.

[b]Are they using Eureka Math?[/b]
Yes

[b]Shepherd parents, are you happy with your cadre of teachers and admins? Is there much turnover? [/b]
Hit or miss - though probably the case most places. There isn't a lot of turnover. We were thrilled to see the retirement of a long-standing PK4 teacher who nobody liked.

[b]Are families supplementing with tutors or Kumon? [/b]
I think in the older grades, some are. The school has a program for tutoring after school as well.

[b]Shepherd been a welcoming environment where children are invited over for birthday parties and playdates?[/b]
In our PK and K classes, the entire class has been invited to most kids birthdays. We do playdates with other families.

[b] Are there things that newcomers can do to get integrated socially like signing up for a certain soccer, basketball, or baseball team made up of kids from the school? TIA[/b]
Our classes have organized some - like a classwide Stoddart soccer team. There are some afterschool activities sponsored by the school that they can do for sports.

Hopefully that helps. I think if you're going to live in the neighborhood and make an effort to reach out, you can certainly be integrated and welcomed. Attrition in the upper grades means a trickling in of a few students a year - so it's not that unusual at all. Plus as older neighbors die and houses get turned over (we still have a lot of octogenarians), almost all are being bought by young families. It's a small neighborhood - so reach out and say hello![/quote]

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