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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Friendship Chamberlain no waitlist for PK3-1st. Surprises me for ECE; pretty decent location for Hill/just across the the river folks commuting in.

JOW basically no WL for K-2.

Also, I am confused by why Watkins doesn't appear on the list, because they initially didn't even fill their seats. Can they pull them back if that happens with a plan to downsize?[/quote]

I don't know about Watkins, could be.

JOW likely due to the renovation?

Friendship Chamberlain is a great PK option, I encourage anyone without a solid plan to check it out.[/quote]

Yeah, JOW picked an unfortunate time to be just pre-construction. I think interest there is going to skyrocket post-construction, but they're really going to have to do some rebuilding first. They're going to end up with a ton of empty seats.[/quote]

Maybe. I think for IB families, how the renovation looks will make a difference. They are in a highly visible location and will be in a swing space for two years. That reno is going to be a total overhaul, akin to what was done at Maury and the Logan building at CHMS. I think you are going to see a large renewal in IB interest as it goes up, especially as L-T becomes a less viable alternative even in upper grades, and people lose faith in Two Rivers as a solid option. Increased interest in Stuart Hobson for middle, driven in part by the popularity of L-T, will also help drive interest.

I actually think that renovation is going to draw a lot of eyeballs and lots of families on the Hill and adjacent areas who are not IB for L-T, Maury, or Brent are often looking for a walkable option. A small number get into SWS or CHMS. But I think JOW is going to rapidly become more desirable than TR, Peabody-Watkins, and driving commutes to charters in Brookland/Edgewood/EotR.[/quote]

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