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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So we're a longtime Powell family and I'll try to give it to you quickly. Really liked teachers at each grade. Of course, they can change. The school really works at dual language, at least in my opinion, and is one of the most Hispanic and Spanish-speaking schools in DC, mostly central American, and I say this to contrast with other dual language schools where most families speak English, the Spanish speakers are World Bank expats or heritage speakers and the kids are only passive speakers at best (a stereotype but you should get the point). This matters a lot to us because we want our kids to speak Spanish, for culture/family/etc., not just as a cute party trick or something.

The relationship between staff and management has been a bit obscure, moreso when a pandemic keeps parents out of the schools, and probably isn't that positive - the longtime and at least to us super-beloved AP who really spoke Spanish went to Bancroft this year.

Nothing on Stokes for you. Hope it's good.[/quote]

Disagree that other DL schools in the area speak mostly English.  Bruce Monroe is a great school and has very similar demographics to Powell.  I think the relationship between staff and management is better at Bruce Monroe than at Powell, based on feedback from families that have attended both schools.[/quote]

It’s obvious you both don’t know many educated, high income Hispanics families fluent in an English.  They are not speaking English in the home.  They are speaking Spanish and these families are speaking a higher level Spanish in terms of grammar and vocabulary.  They also place a much higher priority on Spanish than ESL families who care more about their kids learning English to not only help them navigate this country but to also assimilate into it. [/quote]

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