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[quote=Anonymous]I think the small playground bothers parents a whole lot more than it bothers kids. (it bothered me at first,I admit.) The kids really don't seem to mind that it's small. Also, PE classes often go out to use Gallaudet fields so there is more running around then. The location just a couple blocks from the Metro facilitates field studies.

We've had a good experience there overall. Over the years we've had some really great teachers who have really gone above and beyond for our kids. They have truly differentiated instruction for our kids when they needed extra help with something and pushed them ahead in areas of strength. As for expeditions, some are better than others. The 4th grade expedition about Jamestown, for example, is great and culminates in an overnight trip to Williamsburg/Jamestown.

The sense of community, fostered through weekly school wide community meetings among other things, is terrific. Because it is relatively small with only two classrooms of each grade, the children seem to know each other across the grades. There is an emphasis on public speaking and presentations to demonstrate what kids have learned.

It is true that many children leave after 4th. I have a sense that more kids are staying on, but I just don't know for sure. I think the complaint is that there is a lack of academic rigor at the middle school. The administration emphasizes that the expeditionary learning model emphasizes critical thinking skills over learning rote facts. I think this is generally a positive thing, but in the upper grades, I think more emphasis is needed on rigorous academic work.[/quote]

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