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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, neighbor!  We did PK3 at Powell and loved it.  We switched to an immersion charter (not DCB) for PK4 solely because of the feeder pattern into DCI, and I have always regretted it a bit.  If you do not need a path to middle school, Powell is a great option.  Even if you do need a path to middle school, I still think Powell might be the better choice.  Without a guaranteed slot at DCI due to feeder expansions, you are trading off a sure good thing (excellent neighborhood school) for 5+ years of guaranteed inconvenience for a modestly better chance at DCI.[/quote]

NP. If you don't mind me asking, are you at MV? We're looking at a choice between MV and Powell likely and though MV is popular and hyped, I'm not getting the impression that it's actually any better than Powell. [/quote]

NP, but I will say I think "hype" is the right word for MV.  I know lots of people who try to get into MV, and almost all of them then try to get out.[/quote]

Do you have statistics to support your claim? Your hate for MV is so obvious in every thread that is hard to take your posts seriously.

I have a lot of neighbors and friends at DCB, MV, and LAMB and they are all happy with the schools.

To OP, I live in the same neighborhood but our IB is BM.  A lot of people in this neighborhood choose charters due to the DCI feeder (me included). But if that is not a problem for you then choose whatever is easier for your family. I know people that are very happy at Powell and is their first option. [/quote]

I'm the PP you are responding to, but I think you misunderstand (or misidentify?) me. I haven't been posting in other threads.  I don't hate Mundo. (How could I hate or root against a school full of kids!?) Just disappointed that it hasn't work for a good number of my friends and acquaintances.  For people who are happy there, that is great! I just know so many folks who have "outgrown" the school  before the upper grades, or whose kids' needs have not been met they had to go elsewhere. it doesn't seem like the golden ticket.  Like I said, maybe a bit over-hyped, compared to other language charters across the city and other schools in the area.[/quote]

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